VP R&D Quality

**Job Title: VP R&D Quality**

**Business Introduction**

**R&D**: At GSK, we have bold ambitions for patients, aiming to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade. Our R&D focuses on discovering and delivering vaccines and medicines, combining our understanding of the immune system with cutting-edge technology to transform people's lives.GSK fosters a culture ambitious for patients, accountable for impact, and committed to doing the right thing, making sure that we focus our efforts on accelerating significant assets that meet patients' needs and have the highest probability of success. We're uniting science, technology, and talent to get ahead of disease together.

**Supply Chain**: We manufacture and supply reliable, high-quality medicines and vaccines to meet patients' needs and drive our performance. Our network of 37 medicines and vaccines manufacturing sites delivered 1.7 billion packs of medicines and 409 million vaccine doses in 2024 to help make a positive impact on the health of millions of people. Our supply chain is not just core to our operations; it's vital to bringing our innovations to patients as quickly, efficiently and effectively as possible. Technology is transforming how we manufacture medicines and vaccines, enabling us to increase the speed, quality and scale of product supply.

We need the very best minds and capability to help us on our journey to make more complex products, harnessing the power of smart manufacturing technologies including robotics, digital solutions and artificial intelligence to deliver for patients.

**Position Summary**
This role offers an exciting opportunity to lead and shape the quality strategy for GSK's Research & Development (R&D) organization. As VP R&D Quality, you will ensure that quality standards are embedded across the R&D pipeline, driving compliance, innovation, and operational excellence. You will collaborate with senior leaders across R&D, manufacturing, and regulatory functions to deliver high-quality outcomes that support GSK's mission to improve health globally. We value candidates who are strategic thinkers, strong communicators, and passionate about fostering a culture of quality and continuous improvement.

**Responsibilities**
- Develop and implement the R&D Quality Management System (QMS) to ensure compliance with global regulatory requirements.
- Provide strategic oversight for quality across the R&D pipeline, including early-phase CMC development, quality oversight for clinical batch release internally and externally with our CMOs and PQ risk management across R&D.
- Lead issue management, escalation, and resolution processes to ensure timely and effective decision-making.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to drive quality strategies that accelerate product development and regulatory approvals.
- Build and lead a high-performing team, fostering talent development and succession planning.
- Represent R&D Quality in governance bodies, ensuring alignment with GSK's broader quality and business objectives.

**Qualifications/Skills**

**Basic:**
- Bachelor's degree in science, pharmacy, or a related field.
- Minimum 10 years of experience in pharmaceuticals, biopharmaceuticals, or vaccines manufacturing and quality operations.
- At least 5 years of direct experience in regulatory compliance and quality management.
- Proven leadership experience, including managing teams and serving on leadership committees.

**Preferred:**
- PhD in a relevant scientific discipline.
- Strong knowledge of CMC (Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls) and regulatory requirements.
- Experience in strategy development, continuous improvement, and change management.
- Ability to navigate complex regulatory environments and provide clear guidance.
- Exceptional communication and influencing skills, with a track record of building effective partnerships across functions and geographies.

**Location and Work Environment**
This role can be based in Europe or the US, ideally co-located with an R&D clinical location, and operates in a hybrid work model, combining on-site collaboration with remote flexibility.

Join us in this pivotal role to shape the future of R&D quality at GSK, ensuring we deliver innovative solutions that make a difference in patients' lives.

Why GSK?
Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases - to impact health at scale.

People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we're committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

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.

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