Director, Risk Management (RM & MM GPO)
We are seeking a highly experienced professional to join our organization as the Director, Global Process Owner for Risk Management (RM) and Management Monitoring (MM) within R&D. This role is instrumental in driving the acceleration of product development through a structured approach to Quality by Design and proactive risk management.
As a member of the R&D Risk Management Team, the Director will lead efforts to enhance process design, efficiency, and integration, standardizing global RM and MM processes and practices to deliver measurable value. In this role, you will be responsible for establishing strategic direction, defining comprehensive training strategies, and overseeing continuous improvements across R&D functions.
A seasoned risk management expert, you will play a critical role in identifying, assessing, and mitigating financial, operational, and strategic risks, actively promoting a culture of proactive risk management within the organization.
This position offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of R&D Quality and Risk Management.
In this role you will:
* Drive a strategic operating model for RM and MM, acting as the single point of contact for end-to-end processes to ensure efficiency and effectiveness across R&D.
* Maintain and ensure compliance of processes, including standards, learning materials, and guidance, aligning with document hierarchy.
* Lead and prioritize process improvement initiatives, fostering innovation and continuous improvement to streamline and enhance efficiency.
* Develop a global training and communication strategy for assigned processes, fostering an engaged Community of Practice to share best practices across R&D.
* Monitor and assess KPIs to ensure process compliance, collaborating with cross-functional users to achieve outcomes.
* Build a strong stakeholder network, partnering with R&D leaders to integrate risk management and management monitoring into business performance, and provide expertise during audits and inspections.
Basic Qualifications & Skills:
* A degree (or equivalent) in a Scientific, Finance, Business or Economics Discipline field
* 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 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
Preferred Qualifications & Skills:
* Proven record of implementing the Internal Control Framework (ICF) and, in particular, Risk Management and Management Monitoring ICF elements, in a naïve population, with successful outcome
* Expertise in essential regulatory guidelines worldwide, as well as GSK company policies and procedures, e.g. detailed knowledge of GSK SOPs, ICH and FDA regulations as they impact all aspects of drug development. Alternatively hold a strong understanding of financial markets or business operation.
Closing Date for Applications – 14th November (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.
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