Site Name: UK - County Durham - Barnard Castle
Posted Date: Apr 22 2025
GSK Barnard Castle is a key secondary manufacturing site and has invested heavily in industry 4.0 state of the art, bespoke equipment to support sustained new product introductions and volume increases, and as a key supplier of some of GSK’s blockbuster products, the site contributes revenues of ~$2Bn annually.
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.
This role is site based and will require occasional shift support.
As a MSAT Team Lead you will lead a technical team to manage and deliver the Introduction of New Product activities at the site. This includes handling complex changes to existing products, processes, and equipment technologies, resolving day-to-day technical issues, and supporting New Product Introduction to meet business demands. Additionally, the role ensures technical execution in Product Life Cycle Management (PLM) business processes and ensuring the correct capabilities and implementation of a single approach across the Barnard Castle Site.
In this role you will…
Develop, lead, and coach a high performing team of technologists to successfully execute the product-related, risk, change, and knowledge management responsibilities of the department. Ensure the development of the team, the GSK Production system, and data trending activities are visibly demonstrated. Manage the team in line with all GSK and Barnard Castle specific policies and procedures, consulting effectively with central and Site HR to be compliant and mitigate risk. Establish a fully trained and capable team which is high performing and forward-thinking to achieve results and protect productivity, whilst remaining compliant. Responsible for the Site technical resource for leading and execution of technical aspects of planned changes and for product Technical Transfers (NPI, GSC) through effective risk management processes. Ensure day-to-day technical issues are resolved urgently to minimise impact on project(s)/product performance or reject/waste levels.
Why you?
Basic Qualifications & Skills:
We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:
1. Bachelors/Masters degree in Chemistry, Biology, Engineering, or a related field, accompanied by substantial technical or industry experience.
2. Strong Leadership capability
3. Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
4. Effective communication and teamwork abilities.
5. Familiarity with cGMP, industry standards and regulatory requirements.
Preferred Qualifications & Skills:
1. Preferred experience in life science, biotechnology, pharmaceutical or other regulated industry.
2. PHD in Chemistry, Biology, Engineering, or another related field with industry experience.
3. Strong knowledge of lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, and other process improvement methodologies.
4. Knowledge of Product Lifecycle Management business processes, including QbD approach, product dose forms, manufacturing processes, and Technology Transfer.
Closing Date for Applications: 6th May 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.
GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law.
We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.
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