Director of Data Science - Global Functions

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. Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it, and we aim to impact the health of 2.5 billion people around the world in the next 10 years.

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.

As the Director of Data Science (working closely with the Head of Data & Analytics for Global Functions and D&A leadership in GSK’s Global Capability Center), you will own and manage AI/ML & Data Science competency, oversee design, development and deployment of AI/ML & Data Science Products for GSK’s Global Functions.

Acting as a competency leader, for business functions and GSK’s Digital & Technology teams (which include Subject Matter Experts and external third-party organizations), you will work closely with senior business leaders (in Finance, Procurement, HR, Legal, Compliance, Risk Management, WREF etc) and various technology leaders to oversee the development and implementation of AI/ML projects, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, and with the desired outcomes leveraging GSK’s Enterprise Data Platform.

Day-to-day you will use your data science, business domain and product development expertise to define and refine D&A product visions, strategies and roadmaps to drive the design and delivery of high-quality D&A solutions (to enable the company to achieve its objectives.

D&A Products currently being delivered by the team include automation solutions for the generation of essential dashboards/reports for hundreds of global users, analysis solutions using AI/ML to meet business objectives more efficiently than humans, and digital automation solutions for global functions (helping to identify opportunities for optimization).

Key Responsibilities: 

• Understanding needs, business processes and data requirements of customer-groups and users, and manage key business relationships for your AI/ML portfolio.

• Manage across a portfolio of data products, identify synergies and dependencies, and manage successful delivery.

• Combining business understanding with knowledge of established and emerging AI/ML capabilities to identify and cultivate use-cases from ideas into potential D&A products

• Build and manage a team of AI/ML professionals, including data scientists, machine learning engineers, and researchers, ensuring they have clear objectives and the resources needed to succeed.

• Oversee the development and implementation of AI/ML projects, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, and with the desired outcomes

• Foster a culture of continuous learning and development within the AI/ML team, including mentoring and career growth opportunities

• Encourage a culture of innovation and experimentation within the team to explore new AI/ML techniques and applications

• Ensure that AI/ML practices adhere to ethical standards and comply with relevant laws and regulations, particularly regarding data privacy and security.

• Work closely with other departments, such as GP&T, product management, and business units, to integrate AI/ML solutions into the broader business strategy.

• Stay abreast of the latest developments in AI/ML technology and research to maintain a competitive edge and apply cutting-edge methods to solve business problems.

• Engage with internal partners to understand and probe business processes to develop hypotheses and bring structure to requests and translates requirements into an analytic approach.

• Work collaboratively with business leaders in Identifying critical business problems that could be solved using Generative AI. Identify opportunities to leverage the latest Large Language Models (LLMs)

• Thinking and acting with agility, using experimentation, user demos and other sources of rapid feedback to iteratively refine the D&A Product Roadmap and backlog throughout the Product lifecycle

• Confirming delivery from development team meets the business requirements and creates the expected value in line with business KPIs

• Coaching and guiding wider Data, Analytics and AI teams, promoting a culture of continuous improvement

Basic qualifications:

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

• Undergraduate degree in Analytics, Applied Mathematics, Economics, Statistics or related analytical field of study or equivalent combination of training and experience. Graduate degree preferred
• Total 18+ years out of which 10+ years of technical experience in delivering solutions involving Data Science, Machine Learning or Statistics
• 10+ years in managing cross-functional teams and leading the execution of highly visible complex projects, demonstrating strong project management.
• Strong relevant experience of Data & Analytics Product Development (ideally within a cloud environment like Azure)
• Domain knowledge in life science industry is preferred

About You:

This role is an interface role and good influencing, and communication skills are essential. You will utilize your technical skills, knowledge and experience to add value to the sites and above-site functions that you interact with. As a strong and credible Product Director, you will be able to lead multi-disciplinary and cross-functional teams (many of whom will not be in your direct management hierarchy) to deliver high-quality Data & Analytics solutions.

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 Us?

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 organization where people can thrive. Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it, and we aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of 2030.

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 workplace where everyone can feel a sense of belonging and thrive as set out in our Equal and Inclusive Treatment of Employees policy. We’re committed to being more proactive at all levels so that our workforce reflects the communities we work and hire in, and our GSK leadership reflects our GSK workforce.

  
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