Team Director, Global Clinical Supply Planning
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Occupation Code Skill LevelMedium Skilled
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Description
Site Name: Stevenage, Upper Providence, Ware, Wavre
Posted Date: Mar 3 2026
You will lead a therapy area team to ensure patients have reliable access to medicines and vaccines. You will shape end-to-end supply planning and lifecycle decisions across a defined therapy area. You will work closely with the CMC team, clinical operations, clinical manufacturing, quality and finance partners in a collaborative way. We value pragmatic leaders who develop people, make clear decisions using evidence, and focus on impact. This role offers growth, visible impact and the chance to help GSK unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.
Responsibilities
Posted Date: Mar 3 2026
You will lead a therapy area team to ensure patients have reliable access to medicines and vaccines. You will shape end-to-end supply planning and lifecycle decisions across a defined therapy area. You will work closely with the CMC team, clinical operations, clinical manufacturing, quality and finance partners in a collaborative way. We value pragmatic leaders who develop people, make clear decisions using evidence, and focus on impact. This role offers growth, visible impact and the chance to help GSK unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.
Responsibilities
- Lead and develop a multi‑disciplinary Global Clinical Supply Planning team for a therapy area, ensuring delivery of medicines and vaccines to patients in support of the GSK R&D strategy. Set clear objectives and coach people to achieve them.
- Own the end‑to‑end supply plan for the therapy area across the clinical trial timeline, balancing service, cost and working capital.
- Run regular supply review meetings and drive timely decisions for allocation, risk mitigation and contingency plans.
Working model: hybrid. You will spend time on site and working remotely. Remote-only working is not available.
Basic Qualification
We are seeking professionals with the following required skills and qualifications to help us achieve our goals
- Degree in supply chain, engineering, life sciences, business
- At least 8 years’ experience in pharmaceutical clinical trial supply chain planning, inventory management or related roles
- Proven people leadership experience, managing and developing high-performing teams.
If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus
- Advanced degree or MBA in supply chain, operations, business or related field.
- Experience with large-scale planning systems (for example SAP or advanced planning tools).
- Experience with product lifecycle management, including new product introductions.
- Track record of delivering measurable improvements in service, cost or cash.
- Experience working in a matrix or global organisation.
- Comfortable making data-driven decisions under time pressure.
We look for people who act with patient focus, transparency, respect and integrity. You will join a team that values clear communication, accountability and practical problem solving. We encourage learning, development and collaboration across functions and geographies.
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.
GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law.
We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.
Should you require any adjustments to our process to assist you in demonstrating your strengths and capabilities contact us at UKRecruitment.Adjustments@gsk.com where you can also request a call.
Please note should your enquiry not relate to adjustments, we will not be able to support you through these channels. However, we have created a Recruitment FAQ guide. Click the Link where you will find answers to multiple questions we receive
Important notice to Employment businesses/ Agencies
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.
GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law.
We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.
Should you require any adjustments to our process to assist you in demonstrating your strengths and capabilities contact us at UKRecruitment.Adjustments@gsk.com where you can also request a call.
Please note should your enquiry not relate to adjustments, we will not be able to support you through these channels. However, we have created a Recruitment FAQ guide. Click the Link where you will find answers to multiple questions we receive
Important notice to Employment businesses/ Agencies
GSK does not accept referrals from employment businesses and/or employment agencies in respect of the vacancies posted on this site. All employment businesses/agencies are required to contact GSK's commercial and general procurement/human resources department to obtain prior written authorization before referring any candidates to GSK. The obtaining of prior written authorization is a condition precedent to any agreement (verbal or written) between the employment business/ agency and GSK. In the absence of such written authorization being obtained any actions undertaken by the employment business/agency shall be deemed to have been performed without the consent or contractual agreement of GSK. GSK shall therefore not be liable for any fees arising from such actions or any fees arising from any referrals by employment businesses/agencies in respect of the vacancies posted on this site.
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Please note that if you are a US Licensed Healthcare Professional or Healthcare Professional as defined by the laws of the state issuing your license, GSK may be required to capture and report expenses GSK incurs, on your behalf, in the event you are afforded an interview for employment. This capture of applicable transfers of value is necessary to ensure GSK’s compliance to all federal and state US Transparency requirements. For more information, please visit the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) website at https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/