Senior Tech Manager - External Manufacturing
Glaxosmithkline
Site Name: UK – London – New Oxford Street, Poznan Pastelowa Posted Date: Jan 20 2025 The Senior Tech Manager collaborates with the External Manufacturing Operations teams & other GSK functions to build local capability and drive measurable value from existing & new innovative Tech. The role is accountable for ensuring all External Manufacturing Tech systems are available, secure and compliant with GSK Tech standards. You will manage internal & external Tech providers against expected service levels. The Senior Tech Manager is responsible for business level implementation of foundational, advanced & digital Tech solutions to support and drive improvement in safety, service, cost & quality KPIs. You will collaborate with other GSK functions to ensure digital capability remain secure and compliant to GSK standards and champion adoption & use of Digital & Technology capabilities to drive performance improvement & collaborates with PQTS+ (Cross functional) teams to deliver increased value. We create a place where people can grow, be their best, be safe, and feel welcome, valued and included. We offer a competitive salary, an annual bonus based on company performance, healthcare and wellbeing programmes, pension plan membership, and shares and savings programme. Discover more about our company wide benefits and life at GSK on our webpage Life at GSK | GSK In this role you will Collaborates & agrees with business leadership teams to priorities for key Tech projects & strategy for the business over multiple years. Benchmarking with other GSK sites and externally within the industry. Manages local Tech team & budget in the delivery of foundational & advanced & innovation projects relating to Tech to maximise value for the site working within agile, value driven methodology. Acts as site Tech subject matter expert (SME), maintaining & sharing deep domain Tech expertise & knowledge, facilitates input when appropriate from other internal & external subject matter experts Champions Digital & Technology capability building across all site teams. Works with leadership teams to identify and resolve any capability gaps. Leads cross-functional teams at site to deliver value through Digital & Technology led projects. Builds internal & external collaboration with Tech vendors, external companies & other industry bodies in addition to collaborating with GSK functions in order to stay current with latest Tech & industry trends. Drives digital and technology operations to ensure site Tech remains secure & minimises vulnerability risks Why you? Basic Qualifications & Skills: We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a science, engineering, computing, or similar discipline Experience in delivering and operating complex digital capability with significant business change using Agile methodologies Managing diverse stakeholder groups aligning business outcomes to digital interventions Preferred Qualifications & Skills: Please note the following skills are not necessary, just preferred, if you do not have them, please still apply: Comprehensive knowledge and experience in leading the delivery and operation of digital capability within External Manufacturing & Supply Chain processes (within a regulated environment) Strong expertise in current Tech solutions available in the marketplace with understanding of digital and technology management systems. A proven ability to lead others to success in a line and matrix manner (with a wide range of skill sets – business, technical, project), combining strong goal on delivery, collaboration and teamwork Ability to shape best practices, develop capability across the site teams and champion the application of current & novel Digital & technology for problems solving & continuous improvement. Strong communication and influencing skills to work cross-functionally with a diverse team. Experience in delivering and operating Software as a Service Solutions with strong vendor and strategic partner management capabilities. Closing Date for Applications – 31st January 2025 (COB) Please take a copy of the Job Description, as this will not be available post closure of the advert. When applying for this role, please use the ‘cover letter’ of the online application or your CV to describe how you meet the competencies for this role, as outlined in the job requirements above. The information that you have provided in your cover letter and CV will be used to assess your application. Why GSK? Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. 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. 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). 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. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are open to all talent. In the US, we also adhere to Affirmative Action principles. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to neurodiversity, race/ethnicity, colour, national origin, religion, gender, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class*(*US only). We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. 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