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Project Specialist (External Manufacturing-Drug Product)
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External Manufacturing-Drug Product (EM-DP) Project Specialist
The External Manufacturing-Drug Product (EM-DP) Project Specialist is accountable for providing project oversight for Contract Manufacturing Organisations (CMOs) through the Procurement, Quality, Technical, Supply, + (PQTS +) team. The Project Specialist acts as the key point of contact between GSK and the CMO / supplier to drive technology transfer activities, mitigate risks and resolve issues. They may work alongside (or via) a Project Manager or the Supply Director to accomplish this. They will set up and deliver technology transfer schedules (through to product launch) in preparation for operationalising a single new supplier or new molecule / asset within the EM-DP network. In delivering your role you will leverage relationships with the supplier(s) to accelerate project timelines and deliver within budget. You will partner with the Supply Director on communications to GSK Senior Leadership teams (including managing escalations for the projects are responsible for). You will work as part of the cross-functional PQTS + team and will be a key-interface between internal and external product schedules (to drive a single schedule) and will manage (critical path) to ensure technical transfer deliverables are met.
For reference: The CMO’s within EM-DP are inclusive of sterile drug product (eg; monoclonal antibodies, antibody drug conjugates, small molecules, vaccines, water-for-injection (WFI) and adjuvants).
Key Responsibilities (include...)
- Key owner that develops and delivers the overarching project schedule that maintains critical path on the governed delivery dates and within budget.
- Able to assist in risk identification and mitigation of issues that may delay critical path delivery.
- Able to help articulate any issues or misalignments with the supplier / delivery plan and work with the relationship manager and/or Supply Director to mitigate with the supplier.
- Build a strong relationship with project team members across the PQTS+ and external suppliers based on trust and collaboration.
- Establish project organizational structure and maintain governance throughout the technology transfer.
- Key organizer of information for program milestone and escalation communication through established governance, across various leadership levels, as well as reporting of KPIs.
- Able to help Quality and MSAT organizations within GSK and the suppliers align on timely execution of all technology transfer deliverables.
- Overall project management, including appropriate and timely escalation of project priorities, risks and issues to ensure project delivery.
- Able to help drive continuous improvement on project delivery with the assigned CMO(s) or asset(s) with internal and external stakeholders.
- Ensure manufacturing know-how, relationship history and other technical knowledge is retained for future supply.
Location
You can be based at any GSK manufacturing site in the UK (eg; Ware, Barnard Castle, Worthing), or at GSK HQ (London, UK), or Wavre (in Belgium).
Travel
The successful applicant may need to travel as part of the delivery of their role to any of the sites in the network. We anticipate that travel will be a maximum of 10% of their time.
CLOSING DATE for applications
Wednesday 31st of July 2026 (COB).
Basic Qualifications
- Degree (or international equivalent) in Business, Supply Chain, Technical, Procurement, Biotechnology or Biologics related field, Engineering, Logistics, Finance or Quality.
- Experience in Pharmaceutical Industry with a GMP background.
- Experience in managing projects (at an internal or external facility).
- Understanding / knowledge of project governance and escalation processes including senior stakeholder communication and reporting.
- Understanding / knowledge of technical transfer & associated consideration (eg; risk/issue, timeline and budget management).
- Understanding / Knowledge of end-to-end Supply Chain Management (including financial implications / acumen).
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- Communication
- Cross-Departmental Collaboration
- Decision Making
- Financial Acumen
- Innovation
- Leadership
- Project Controls
- Project Management
- Project Management Governance
- Project Planning
- Project Tracking
- Risk Management
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Stakeholder Management
- Strategic Leadership
Belgium Salary Range / Fourchette salariale – Belgique
EUR 69,600 to EUR 116,000
The annual gross base salary range for new hires in this position is listed above for each applicable location. These ranges take into account a number of factors including the candidate’s skills, experience, education level and the market rate for the role. In addition, this position may offer an annual bonus and eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program which is dependent on the level of the role. More detailed information on the total benefits package will be supplied during the recruitment process.
This role is available for applicants from multiple locations, and therefore salary ranges for certain locations are also shown. Salary ranges for other locations are shown because some markets have pay transparency laws that require salary information on job postings, and those locations are potential job sites for this role. If salary ranges are not displayed in the job posting for a specific location or country, the relevant compensation will be discussed during the recruitment process. Please note salaries vary by country based on the candidate’s skills, experience, education level and the market rate for the role. Offers are typically made within the advertised range based on the candidate’s skills, experience and qualifications, with the upper end generally reserved for highly experienced candidates or other exceptional circumstances aligned with these criteria.
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