Digital, Data and Analytics

Site Name: UK - West Sussex - Worthing

Posted Date: Apr 3 2023

We make and supply medicines and vaccines all around the globe and our teams own every production stage, from creating quality products at our manufacturing sites to designing effective supply forecasting and regulatory inspections; all powered by digital, data and analytics. We operate at impressive scale, producing over 1.7 billion packs of medicine and 767 vaccine doses in 2021.

We continue to modernise, so we can launch even more new products at speed whilst turbo-charging delivery across our entire portfolio through our relentless focus on quality, safety, and service. The way we work will change. For some, the shift in technology and products will be revolutionary. Our R&D pipeline demands a new kind of supply chain, and we need the very best minds and capability to help us on our journey to make more complex products, harnessing the power of automation and robotics so we can work smarter together.

Find out more: Annual Report 2021

Digital, Data and Analytics (DD&A) Lead

We have a new opportunity for a Digital, Data and Analytics Lead for the Worthing site to support our ambition to be a world-class manufacturing facility with respect to productivity and compliance. The job holder is expected to both support the delivery of central projects as well as more locally led initiatives. As a new and evolving workstream, the DD&A Lead must seek to bring the outside in, keeping abreast of new technologies. You will support other staff to increase their capability in DD&A and drive project delivery.

As an active member of the GPS team, the DD&A Lead will be involved in continuous improvement activities across site and will be expected to be capable of using lean/six sigma tools and to have the ability to optimise processes using non-DD&A methodologies.

In this role you will

• With the GPS Lead and Site Tech Lead, develop, maintain and deliver a DD&A strategy for the Worthing site aimed at improving performance (efficiency, cost and compliance) and eliminating waste.
• Support the design and implementation of centrally deployed DD&A projects at the Worthing site as required.
• Support site continuous improvement activities (CIF), through delivering improvements and coaching others as part of the GPS team.
• Promote and encourage employee skills development and involvement in DD&A initiatives.
• Establish, develop, promote and encourage a network of practitioners and local directorate DD&A communities of practice, driving improvement initiatives
• Drive the creation, development and maintenance of training resources to support employee development. Discover and promote external training as appropriate.
• Integrate DD&A methods as part of standard Worthing toolset and ways of working. Drive awareness and inclusion of DD&A in CAPA, the Factory Master Plan and standard work.
• Represent the site at above-site DD&A Steering and other central forums or working groups as appropriate.
• Ensure alignment of site DD&A activity and strategy with site strategy and with GPS, IT and OT initiatives.
• Promote and communicate site DD&A activity, initiatives and successes on and ex-site.
• Maintain knowledge and awareness of current state of the art in DD&A and share with site practitioners and SLT.
• Identify business problems and improvement opportunities across site which could be made better by the use of technology solutions.
• Gain knowledge of technology solutions available in GSK and how they are used by other sites and champion their adoption at Worthing, as appropriate.

Closing Date for Applications: Friday 14th April (COB)

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Why you?

Qualifications & Skills:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• Degree or significant demonstrable work experience
• The DD&A Lead should have significant experience of working in a GMP and/or pharma environment, preferably in a range of different disciplines/specialisms
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Experience of leading others and influencing within a matrix organisation.
• Experience and/or qualifications in Lean, Six Sigma, Agile or equivalent improvement and efficiency methodologies eg. Green Belt, Black Belt, Scrum Master.
• Project and/or product management experience and/or qualifications.
• Demonstrated experience in business change management.
• Strong numeric competence.
• Experience of automation and/or data analytics would be advantageous.

Why GSK?

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose - to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together - so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns - as an organisation where people can thrive. Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it, and we aim to impact the health of 2.5 billion people around the world in the next 10 years.

Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it's also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves - feeling welcome, valued and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.

Find out more: Annual Report 2021

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose - to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together - so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns - as an organisation where people can thrive. Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it, and we aim to impact the health of 2.5 billion people around the world in the next 10 years.

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