Capability Lead, Asia Development

Roles & Responsibilities

Asia Development is a new GSK function within Development which aims to deliver better and faster for patients in the region and contribute further to global delivery, through strengthening R&D in Asia, with Asia Expertise and Global Capability for Sustainable Impact.

Capability is a key pillar to realize the vision and purpose of Asia Development. We are recruiting a Capability Lead to partner with Asia Development Leadership Teams and R&D Capability Leads to develop and execute a strategic capability plan for a fit-for-purpose/future organisation. This role will be accountable for driving a learning and performance culture within Asia Development. The individual will report to the Transformation Lead, Asia Development.

The individual will be comfortable working with senior stakeholders and able to foster a trusted relationship with the Leadership Team, bringing creative ideas to the table but also appropriately providing challenging ideas and options.

The ideal individual will be a recognized as an expert in capability building and will be accountable to monitor and incorporate global industry best practices to ensure that the Asia Development capabilities and competencies are industry leading. You will not only support the practice of Asia Development but also work closely with key business partners to maximize Asia Development ability to deliver against strategic priorities and needs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Developing and maintaining Asia Development capability development plan along with co-designing and implementing training materials and tools in collaboration with the broader Development community in GSK.
• Actively partnering with HR and global learning functions to employ adult learning principles and leverage enterprise-wide approaches (e.g. leadership and coaching frameworks).
• Establishing and leading a mechanism to periodically drive gap analysis and assessment of organizational capability needs - utilizing key performance indicators and feedback as a means of assessment. This should include intelligence gathering of future industry trends that will inform the future required capability profiles across Asia Development.
• Implementing a GSK capability model with a developed assessment process for global consistency, performing external benchmarking for top-tier standards, and integrating learnings/behaviors to drive world-class performance within the organization.
• Maintains the GSK Capability Framework ensuring that the capabilities, competencies and proficiencies reflect the required expectations.
• Ensuring the deployment, visibility, and communication of effective learning methods e.g. LinkedIn Learning, bite size learning, etc.
• Ensure the embedding of effective knowledge management by championing an open learning culture that identifies and communicates key learnings within and across functions – these learnings should be aligned to organizational objectives.
• The incumbent will also support the Asia Development Leadership Team (ADLT) in the design and delivery of the Communication & Engagement plan as necessary.

Basic Qualifications

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

• Bachelor's degree in scientific or business.
• Min 5 years of experience in the development and delivery of training and capability development, particularly in highly technical or science-based fields.
• Min 2 years working with digital content
• Highly effective verbal, written, presentation communications skills.
• High level of energy, passion in people development and storytelling, and commitment.
• Experience working with modern communication methods and create effective messaging for a global audience.
• Experience working in a large matrixed and regulated work environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

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

• Fluent/Proficient in Japanese and Chinese.
• Degree in Scientific, Quality, Education/Learning, or business discipline, or certification in coaching.
• Experience working in organizations undergoing transformation and associated change in ways of working.
• Track record of employing highly sound technical and business judgment in solving complex business problems with high risk/impact to the organization.
• Demonstrated skill operating in situations characterized by complexity, ambiguity, and high levels of uncertainty.
• Highly effective influencing and negotiations skills in challenging, ambiguous and/or changing environments.
• Experience working independently with senior executives and the ability to quickly build personal credibility and assimilate business issues/need.
• Ability to build credibility quickly across a diverse range of functional teams, seniority and geography.
• Excellent organizational planning skills, with the ability to prioritize effectively in a fast-moving environment.
• Able to lead high visibility initiatives and deliver under pressure.
• A track record in leading a global project or function where people are challenged, developed and talent management is seen as a core competency for the future viability of the group.
• Leadership of complex projects with significant organizational impact and proven track record.

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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