GSK
Director,DDSBusinessEnablement&Implementation
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“Director, DDS Business Enablement & Implementation at GSK. Skills: process management, cross-functional coordination, vendor/stakeholder management, operational metrics, resource planning, continuous improvement, program management, business transformation, operational excellence, organizational change, enterprise change leadership, performance enablement, innovation portfolio management, process stewardship, capability building. Drive the design and delivery of multiple, complex, high-impact in”
What You'll Achieve.
enhance Drug Development and Supply (DDS) performance; strengthen ways of working; support organizational readiness for strategic change; programs, processes, and innovations are translated into tangible impact and sustained adoption; clear outcomes, governance, and success measures for initiatives; ensuring adoption, behaviour change, and long-term embedding of new processes or capabilities; enable higher-quality delivery; ensure that capabilities deliver agreed benefits; holistic view of all innovation investments and resource demand; ensuring consistency and high-quality execution across Drug Development and Supply (DDS); propose proactive mitigation strategies
Industry & Context.
Identify performance gaps and define targeted interventions; Identify potential risks to delivery or adoption and propose proactive mitigation strategies.
hybrid working model, with a mix of on-site and remote work. Remote or fully home-working arrangements are not available for this role.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Degree in Life Sciences, Business, or related or equivalent by experience, Experience in program management, business transformation, operational excellence, or organizational change within complex, matrixed environments., Experience in design, scope, and delivery of major cross-functional initiatives with clear outcomes, governance, and performance measures., Experience working with cross-functional leaders and serving as a thought partner for decision-making across R&D, Chemistry, Manufacturing & Controls (CMC), or Operations.
Nice to Have
Advanced degree in Life Sciences, Business, or related or equivalent by experience, Experience leading enterprise-level transformation programs in biopharma R&D, CMC, or supply chain settings., Demonstrated ability to manage innovation and capability portfolios, including oversight of milestones, resources, risks, and implementation readiness., Experience of Chemistry, Manufacturing & Controls (CMC) processes, digital capabilities, or manufacturing technologies, enabling integrated decision-making with performance and digital partners., Experience driving process standardization and optimization, especially in regulated or highly cross-functional environments., Experience designing and facilitating capability-building or organizational development programs.
What You'll Do.
Drive the design and delivery of multiple
high-impact initiatives that enhance Drug Development and Supply (DDS) performance
strengthen ways of working
and support organizational readiness for strategic change.
Act as an integrator across functions
and innovations are translated into tangible impact and sustained adoption.
and design major improvement and transformation initiatives aligned to enterprise priorities
ensuring clear outcomes
and success measures.
Lead structured change approaches (Prosci or equivalent) for Drug Development and Supply (DDS) -wide initiatives
and long-term embedding of new processes or capabilities.
Identify performance gaps and define targeted interventions—process improvements
or new ways of working—to enable higher-quality delivery.
Provide portfolio overview of Drug Development and Supply (DDS) innovation and capability portfolio delivery (delivered via the functional lines and/or external partnerships) including progress against plans (time
implementation readiness and change plan to implement.
Proactively identify any interventions to ensure that capabilities deliver agreed benefits.
Partner with others in Chemistry
Manufacturing & Controls (CMC) performance
Manufacturing & Controls (CMC) Digital and MTT leads to ensure a holistic view of all innovation investments and resource demand.
Drive the standardization
and embedding of business processes
ensuring consistency and high-quality execution across Drug Development and Supply (DDS).
Support development of team and organizational capabilities through targeted learning and skill- building initiatives.
Identify potential risks to delivery or adoption and propose proactive mitigation strategies.
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Act as an integrator across functions; Serve as a trusted partner to functional leads and Chemistry, Manufacturing & Controls (CMC) Performance Leads, ensuring alignment, clarity, and informed decision-making.; Partner with others in Chemistry, Manufacturing & Controls (CMC) performance, Chemistry, Manufacturing & Controls (CMC) Digital and MTT leads to ensure a holistic view of all innovation investments and resource demand.; Experience working with cross-functional leaders and serving as a thought partner for decision-making across R&D, Chemistry, Manufacturing & Controls (CMC), or Operations.
Process & Methodology
program management, business transformation, operational excellence, organizational change, design, scope, and delivery of major cross-functional initiatives with clear outcomes, governance, and performance measures., innovation and capability portfolios, including oversight of milestones, resources, risks, and implementation readiness.
Full Job Description
**Job Title: Director, DDS Business Enablement & Implementation** **Job Purpose:** Drive the design and delivery of multiple, complex, high-impact initiatives that enhance Drug Development and Supply (DDS) performance, strengthen ways of working, and support organizational readiness for strategic change. Act as an integrator across functions, ensuring programs, processes, and innovations are translated into tangible impact and sustained adoption. **Key Responsibilities:** **** **1\. Strategic Program Design & Delivery:** Shape, scope, and design major improvement and transformation initiatives aligned to enterprise priorities, ensuring clear outcomes, governance, and success measures. The in/out scope of those programs will be prioritized by the head of the BPI. **2\. Enterprise Change Leadership:** Lead structured change approaches (Prosci or equivalent) for Drug Development and Supply (DDS) -wide initiatives, ensuring adoption, behaviour change, and long-term embedding of new processes or capabilities. **3\. Performance Enablement:** Identify performance gaps and define targeted interventions—process improvements, capability uplift, or new ways of working—to enable higher-quality delivery. **4\. Innovation:** Provide portfolio overview of Drug Development and Supply (DDS) innovation and capability portfolio delivery (delivered via the functional lines and/or external partnerships) including progress against plans (time, budget & resource), implementation readiness and change plan to implement. Proactively identify any interventions to ensure that capabilities deliver agreed benefits. Partner with others in Chemistry, Manufacturing & Controls (CMC) performance, Chemistry, Manufacturing & Controls (CMC) Digital and MTT leads to ensure a holistic view of all innovation investments and resource demand. **5\. Cross-Functional Partnership:** Serve as a trusted partner to functional leads and Chemistry, Manufacturing & Controls (CMC) Performance Leads, ensuring alignment
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