Vp, Pharma Clinical Program Delivery

Job description Site Name: UK – London – New Oxford Street, Belgium, Canada - Ontario - Mississauga, Greater Poland, India - Karnataka - Bengaluru, UK - Hertfordshire - Stevenage, USA - Pennsylvania - Upper Providence, Warsaw Posted Date: Oct 25 2024 The Vice President of Pharma Clinical Program Delivery will be a member of the Clinical Operations Leadership Team, contributing to the overall running of ClinOps and defining the future strategy as well as contributing to Development Review Boards to support governance decision making for new medicines.
The VP of Pharma Clinical Program Delivery will also lead a global team be accountable for the overarching operational delivery of the entire end to end Pharma clinical portfolio and will ensure delivery of key clinical development plan progression targets, from design through to submission.
The position will own the enterprise study sourcing strategy, in partnership with the Head of Vaccine Program Delivery, to ensure teams have the requisite talent and expertise to deliver the pipeline utilising the internal GSK delivery model or outsourcing to strategic partners.
In addition to effectively partnering with Research Unit leadership teams, MDLs/EDLs, Clinical Sciences, Supply Chain, Regulatory, ClinOps functions and other senior stakeholders to embed solutions to optimize operational delivery of development plans and to accelerate cycle times.
Additionally, the VP of Pharma Clinical Program Delivery will enhance relationships with GSK's strategic partners to improve delivery, productivity, and vendor performance.
Responsibilities include: This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career.
These responsibilities include some of the following: •   Provide strategic leadership, management and single point of accountability for all aspects of Pharma Clinical Program Delivery worldwide to ensure delivery of key progression targets and optimum alignment with stakeholders •   Lead and direct a large, global, cross-functional organization of professional and highly experienced clinical staff including all aspects of training and development, performance management, career development, and deployment to projects and work activities consistent with business requirements.
•   Embed innovative approaches to drive protocol optimization and to accelerate recruitment and development timelines across the life cycle of a study/asset (with a goal to reduce amendments prior to FSFV and to accelerate start up cycle times).
•   Embed the principles of CRO excellence to improve the productivity and quality from our strategic partners •   Enable close synergies between clinical scientists, MDL, medical writers to complete key strategy documents (e.g.
briefing books, CTD/NDA) and ensure timely delivery of high quality submissions •   Accountable for the enterprise clinical sourcing strategy and responsible to re-assess the strategic partners to ensure strategy is Fit for Purpose and aligns with future pipeline •   Embed clinical planning as a core capability within the asset lead and SDL community to optimize plans with clear mitigation strategies •   Create a culture within the organization that values: sharing best practices, fostering sense of community, identification and development of key talent, innovation and problem-solving in the face of an increasingly challenging environment in which we develop medicines, collaboration across the development organization in order to deliver the portfolio and development of targeted metrics against which teams can strive to deliver •   Understand quality trends/issues as it relates to delivery of our clinical trials and take a more holistic approach to CAPA development and implementation •   Support the maintenance / regulatory authority inspection readiness for the entire R&D pharma & Franchise clinical portfolios Why you?
Basic Qualifications:     •   Bachelors degree in Sciences or Business .
•   Experience leading global multidisciplinary, functional, line and matrix teams.
•   Experience in establishing and executing strategic vision for a global function, ensuring successful project delivery and outcomes across the organisation    •   Experience in clinical operations including study/asset leadership, data and site management.
•   Therapeutic area expertise in oncology, respiratory & inflammation •   Experience driving transformation across organisational changes, digital uplift and accelerating ways of working.
Preferred Qualifications: •   Masters degree or PhD  •   Ability to understand and simplify complex situations.
•   Project Management skills/experience  •   Effective communication, negotiation, and presentation skills at various senior levels of the organization  •   Collaborative mindset Why GSK?
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