Director of Technology Innovations

Do you have a passion for pioneering the digital landscape? Are you ready to collaborate across departments to bring groundbreaking ideas in Generative AI and beyond to life? If shaping the future of technology in healthcare excites you, join us as a leader within GSK’s Enterprise Technology Innovation team.

About the Role

As Director of Innovation, you'll leverage cutting-edge technology to manage and inspire groundbreaking projects. You'll identify, organize, and drive high-potential initiatives, fostering a collaborative environment that transforms ideas into impactful solutions.

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

• Leadership and Collaboration: Inspire cross-functional teams, fostering a culture of curiosity, boldness, and collaboration. Communicate progress regularly and promote risk-taking and innovative thinking.
• Innovation Management: Lead the transformation of ideas into PoCs, PoVs, and MVPs. Manage projects from conception to implementation, ensuring alignment with strategic goals.
• Project Organization: Identify and prioritize high-potential projects, maintaining transparent visibility of ongoing and upcoming initiatives.
• Technology Utilization: Explore and leverage technology stacks, including OpenAI, Databricks, Azure, and GCP, to drive advancements.
• Outcome Sharing: Establish processes to document and share project outcomes, promoting continuous learning and improvement.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Build strong relationships with internal and external partners to ensure collaborative success.

What We Are Looking For

Basic Qualifications:

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

• At least 5 years of experience in delivering new products and solutions out of overall 18+ years of experience
• Bachelors degree and 8+ years or more of Technology experience.
• At least 3 years of experience managing a team of 4 or more software engineers.
• Experience in driving and managing innovation projects and initiatives.
• Strong strategic thinking and ability to translate business objectives into innovative solutions.
• Familiarity with emerging technologies and trends, such as artificial intelligence/Gen AI, AR/VR, and data analytics, etc.
• Creative, open, flexible and with a learning mindset.
• Experience working in a global and matrixed organization, collaborating with diverse teams across different geographies.
• Ability to analyze market trends, customer insights, and industry data to identify innovation opportunities.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Expertise in navigating large enterprises, preferably in the BioPharma industry.
• Experience in matrix organizations, influencing peers and colleagues.
• Proficiency in Azure/GCP platforms and understanding of software engineering and system design principles.
• Exceptional interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Strong communication abilities to convey complex concepts.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to think creatively and analytically.
• Adaptability to navigate a dynamic technological landscape.
• Willingness to embrace change and drive innovation in a rapidly evolving industry.

At GSK we value diversity (Gender, LGBTQ +, PwD etc.) and treat all candidates equally. We aim to create an inclusive workplace where all employees feel engaged, supportive of one another, and know their work makes an important contribution.

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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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