Are you energized by a high-level project management role that leverages your leadership experience to drive efficiency across global supply chain operations? As a Senior Director, Global Capital Projects, Drug Substance, you will lead the delivery process of Divisional Strategic Capital Projects, from concept selection stage to Hand-over and Close-out, delivering expected business benefits and ensuring that all the defined project objectives for cost, schedule, quality and safety are fulfilled.

This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career, these responsibilities include some of the following:

• Builds and leads the Project Team in charge of the design, procurement, construction, qualification, hand-over and close-out of new and or upgraded production, offices, warehouses, labs facilities and ensures that the project is delivered following GSK Project Management Framework and using GE tools.
• Drives the Project Execution Plan process, selecting the project delivery (Project Execution Plan, Construction Safety Plan) and procurement strategy (Procurement Project Register) according to the Project Management Framework. Establishes a Quality Plan for the project and is proactive in planning for quality.
• Ensure an effective project control strategy according PMF (Project Management Framework) is implemented for scheduling, cost/forecasting, change control management, physical progress/ productivity measurement, invoicing, resource management, documents management.
• Set-up of an efficient project communication and meetings strategy involving all project key stakeholders
• Develops a risk management strategy for the project and implements associated processes and tools to ensure effective identification, monitoring and management of project risks.
• Monitors project performance by measuring project KPIs and issues monthly progress reports according to the PM Framework to keep the Steering Group and Sponsors informed on critical issues that could jeopardize projects success.

Why you?

Basic Qualifications:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• Bachelor’s degree
• 10+ years of experience and understanding of the capital project lifecycle from design to operation
• 10+ years of experience in delivering high-tech life science capital projects
• Experience managing $100+ million project budgets

Preferred Qualifications:

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• Excellent people management and coaching skills
• Ability to manage changes in complex situations
• Strong written and oral communication skills in English
• Experience in senior leadership positions in operations management with direct and matrix responsibility
• Expertise in the implementation of new technologies
• Advanced knowledge in GMP and regulatory requirements (FDA, EMEA) as applied to maintenance, calibration, and classified facility operation in Bio/Pharma environment.
• Basic knowledge MS-Office, MS-Project/Primavera and SAP
• Good financial understanding, opex management and cost of ownership evaluation of change and capex
• PMI certification

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Please visit  GSK US Benefits Summary to learn more about the comprehensive benefits program GSK offers US employees.

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.

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