R&D Director of Risk and Innovation

2 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom GSK Full time
Job Overview

We are seeking a skilled R&D Risk Management Director to join our team. As a key member of our organization, you will play a crucial role in shaping product development through Quality by Design.

This is an excellent opportunity to leverage your expertise in risk management to drive seamless execution across business lines, align with GSK's Internal Control Framework, and connect with Enterprise Risks.

Key Responsibilities
  • Support the assigned business line in implementing an effective Internal Control Framework (ICF), including fit-for-purpose Management Monitoring, informing both risk and audit universe
  • Collaborate with senior leaders to foster a culture of openness, transparency, and accountability, ensuring staff feel empowered to speak up
  • Integrate risk management within R&D business planning and performance, proactively identifying and managing emerging risks to support business objectives
  • Lead management review and reporting for R&D, using data-driven insights to promote continuous improvement and informed decision-making
  • Contribute to the development and implementation of a streamlined Risk Management (RM) process, aligned with GSK's Quality Management System (QMS)
  • Partner with Quality and Compliance teams to link risk, issues, and corrective actions, guiding effective root cause analysis and CAPA execution
  • Train and support business lines on risk management tools and methodology, offering guidance on policies, SOPs, and internal control frameworks
Requirements
  • A degree (or equivalent) in a Scientific, Finance, Business or Economics Discipline
  • Proven record of robust experience (ideally in R&D) in Quality/audit/CAPAs, successfully executed in challenging circumstances, with multiple stakeholders and conflicting interests
  • Risk management experience in the pharmaceutical/vaccines industry, finance or business, with a proven record of multiple complex projects successfully led in a matrix environment, including problem solving, self-discipline and operating under pressure, with changing priorities and difficult circumstances
  • Proven record of robust experience (ideally in R&D) in quality- and risk management-related areas, including root cause analysis and ability to drive pragmatic, data-driven decisions, focusing on high impact areas, with attention to detail, while fully taking into account the big picture and interconnections
  • Experience using risk management tools and methodology
Salary Information

The estimated salary for this position is £80,000 - £110,000 per annum, depending on location and experience.

About Us

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/immunology and oncology).

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