Director, Risk Management

GlaxoSmithKline - Collegeville, PA

Full-time - Director

Hybrid - Collegeville, PA

5,001-10,000 employees

Chemical Manufacturing

About the position

As the R&D Quality & Risk Management Director at GSK, you will play a pivotal role in shaping product development through Quality by Design. This position involves embedding risk management and efficiency throughout the Product Lifecycle, supporting seamless risk management execution across business lines, and aligning with GSK's Internal Control Framework. You will be responsible for assessing and mitigating risks to help build a strong, future-ready organization.

Responsibilities

• Support the assigned business line in implementing an effective Internal Control Framework (ICF), including fit-for-purpose Management Monitoring.
• Collaborate with senior leaders to foster a culture of openness, transparency, and accountability.
• Integrate risk management within R&D business planning and performance, proactively identifying and managing emerging risks.
• Lead management review and reporting for R&D, using data-driven insights to promote continuous improvement.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of a streamlined Risk Management (RM) process, aligned with GSK's Quality Management System (QMS).
• Partner with Quality and Compliance teams to link risk, issues, and corrective actions, guiding effective root cause analysis and CAPA execution.
• Train and support business lines on risk management tools and methodology.

Requirements

• A degree (or equivalent) in a Scientific, Finance, Business or Economics Discipline.
• Proven record of robust experience (ideally in R&D) in Quality/audit/CAPAs, successfully executed in challenging circumstances.
• Risk management experience in the pharmaceutical/vaccines industry, finance or business, with a proven record of leading multiple complex projects.
• Experience using risk management tools and methodology.

Nice-to-haves

• Proven record (ideally in R&D) of the ability to drive performance and influence stakeholders, including Sr Leaders.
• Proven record of implementing the Internal Control Framework (ICF) and Risk Management elements in a naïve population.
• Expertise in essential regulatory guidelines worldwide, as well as GSK company policies and procedures.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Annual bonus based on company performance
• Healthcare and wellbeing programmes
• Pension plan membership
• Shares and savings programme
• Hybrid working model through Performance with Choice programme