Principal Engineer, Portfolio and PPRM

GSK is one of the world’s foremost pharmaceutical and healthcare companies, and we are proud to be part of an industry that improves the lives of others. We embark on a significant transformation journey to support GSK in becoming a top-quartile data-enabled organization.

This is an exciting time to join GSK. We are embracing new data technologies to improve the development, manufacture, and distribution of GSK’s vital products to patients and consumers worldwide. You will be part of a team building a robust data and analytics ecosystem, allowing GSK to drive higher value by placing data at the core of its strategic and operational decisions.

Job Purpose

This role is responsible for leading data engineering teams to drive execution of Data engineering and Advanced Analytics projects. He/She will work collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and support prioritize data analytics projects that can drive business growth and efficiencies. As a senior member in the Data Engineering team, he/she will stay up to date with emerging trends and technologies in data analytics and apply them to the GSK’s data initiatives.

The Principal Engineer, Portfolio and PPRM role will provide you the opportunity to lead key activities to progress your career.  These responsibilities include some of the following:

• Data & Solution Architecture – Ability to work closely with a team of highly technical Engineers and define data architecture strategy that align with business goals ensuring data availability & data accuracy. Ensuring data quality by implementing and enforcing data governance policies and best practices
• Data Products & Platform Support – Ability to provide technical support to Data & Platform Support running production.
• Technology evaluation & selection – Execute Proof of concept and Proof of value for various technology solutions and frameworks
• Continuous Learning - Staying up to date with emerging technologies and trends in data engineering, and making recommendations for their adoption wherever appropriate
• Collaboration & communication – Collaborate and work closely with  stakeholder and business and technical teams to effectively communicate architecture strategy & clearly articulate the business value

Why you?

Basic Qualifications:

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

• BS or MS in engineering, sciences, or equivalent relevant experience required. 
• 10 - 14 years of experience in building/managing/administrating cloud-based data and analytics applications is required. 
• Designing solution architecture and present the architecture in architecture review forums.
• Hands-on experience with data engineering tools such as Pyspark / python using Databricks.
• Should have good experience on Azure PaaS services like Azure Data Factory, Azure SQl, Synapse, Event hub, Cosmos DB, Azure ML etc.
• Should have good understanding of continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD), automated testing, data lakes, data warehouses.
• Basic understanding of data mesh concepts and principles
• Stakeholder Management & Communication Skills while working with various highly technical team across GSK.
• Strong creativity, problem solving, customer focus, collaboration, attention to detail and presentation skills.
• Ability to oversee and matrix manage GSK and 3rd party technical resources.

Preferred Qualifications:

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

• Understanding of IT architecture trends and high-level concepts.
• Basic knowledge of building analytics applications using Power BI/Spotfire/Tableau
• Understanding of data modelling best practices.
• Should have exposure on low code platforms, like PowerApps, Mendix, etc.
• Good understanding of GCP and its associated PaaS services
• Experience in Snowflake, AI/ML, GenAI
• Experience of Pharmaceuticals processes and systems
• Experience in or strong awareness of Agile
• Understanding of / experience in process design and systems design

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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