Execution Systems Senior Product Development Manager

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. Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it, and we aim to impact the health of 2.5 billion people around the world in the next 10 years.

The Execution Systems team has been established as part of our Smart Manufacturing Transformation to drive the value realization and reduce the life cycle costs of the manufacturing execution systems supporting GSK’s Biologics and Devices business unit.  The Execution Systems team will collaborate with the manufacturing site teams to standardize and digitize the business processes supporting manufacturing.  The team will own the design and support of the Emerson DeltaV MES (Syncade) application, development of standard reusable configuration library, and establishment of a proactive maintenance and support model.

This role will lead the Execution Systems Product Development Team and will be responsible for supporting the core and application development, as well as providing escalated troubleshooting support based on the detailed knowledge of the software design.

Execution Systems Senior Product Development ManagerKey Responsibilities:

• Coach and develop your engineers to become effective team members that deliver valuable work, focused on data-driven decision making and customer centricity.
• Partner to identify high value requirements and capabilities
• Prioritize resources to deliver on product roadmap, while supporting ongoing support and maintenance needs of the sites
• Deliver product solutions to increase manufacturing system capabilities in both clinical and commercial manufacturing environments.
• Train your team how to determine and understand your customer’s needs better than anyone, through a combination of qualitative and quantitative analysis.
• Leverage the knowledge of your internal team and external partners to develop reusable, standard, robust solutions to support the manufacturing processes.
• Maintain high credibility and deliver real value by shipping product that make our users’ lives 10x easier.
• Develop of a product support model that ensures we can provide the sites with a reliable, maintainable system and access to expert resources when needed.

Why You?Necessary skills:

• Minimum BS/BA in engineering, computer science or related technical discipline.
• Significant experience with Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) implementation and lifecycle support (e.g. Emerson Syncade, Werum Pas-X, etc.)
• Experience and depth of understanding of procedures to support GAMP5 guidance
• Experience working in and supporting systems in a regulated/GMP environments
• Experience delivering projects in an Agile framework working with international teams

Preferred Skills (it would be a plus):

• Experience leading teams that have delivered successful software products from concept to adoption in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience managing product developers/analysts and are passionate about developing people
• Experience working within a matrixed organisation with multiple stakeholders to manage You know how to create and balance a healthy-tension between Product, UX & Design and Engineering
• Experience in product lifecycle management for systems supporting biologics drug substance manufacturing in-depth knowledge of industry standards such as ISA-88 and ISA-95
• You are familiar with software quality assurance processes, testing methodologies, and release management

Why GSK?

• Career at one of the leading global healthcare companies
• Attractive reward package (competitive salary, annual bonus & awards for outstanding performance, recognition awards for additional achievements and engagement, holiday bonus)
• Company car or car allowance and yearly company shares
• Possibilities of development within the role and company’s structure
• Life insurance and pension plan
• Hybrid working model (2 days/week in the Business Garden office)
• Open and inclusive environment which is supportive and welcoming of all diversity strands (gender, race, ethnicity, sexuality, disability, or any other characteristic)
• Private medical package with additional preventive healthcare services for employees and their eligible counterparts
• Sports cards (Multisport)
• Personalized learning approach (mentoring, online trainings’ platforms: Pluralsight, Business Skills, Harvard Manage Mentor, Skillsoft and external trainings)
• Extensive support of work life balance (flexible working solutions including working from home possibilities, health & wellbeing activities)
• Supportive community and integration events
• Modern office with creative rooms, fresh fruits everyday
• Free car and bike parking, locker rooms and showers

Inclusion & Diversity at GSK: 

Inclusion and diversity at GSK are key for our success.

If you need any adjustments in the recruitment process due to health reasons, please get in touch with our Recruitment Team ([email protected]) to further discuss this today.

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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.

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