Automation & Digital Programme Manager

**Site Name**: UK - London - New Oxford Street, Belgium-Wavre, GSK Asia House, Poznan Grunwaldzka, UK - Angus - Montrose, UK - County Durham - Barnard Castle, UK - North Ayrshire - Irvine, UK - West Sussex - Worthing, USA - North Carolina - Zebulon, Ware
**Posted Date**: Jun 12 2025

**Automation & Digital Programme Manager**

**_Closing Date for Applications - 26th June (COB)_**

We create a place where people can grow, be their best, be safe, and feel welcome, valued and included. We offer a competitive salary, an annual bonus based on company performance, healthcare and wellbeing programmes, pension plan membership, and shares and savings programme.

We embrace modern work practises; our Performance with Choice programme offers a hybrid working model, empowering you to find the optimal balance between remote and in-office work.

Discover more about our company wide benefits and life at GSK on our webpage _Life at GSK | GSK_

In this role you will:

- Execute FEED studies to define the required scope, cost, schedule and risk profile associated with new Smart Manufacturing technology deployment on strategic projects.
- Lead multi-function teams across GSC to effectively and efficiently manage the delivery of approved projects, ensuring on time, cost and right first time.
- Manage, monitor and report progress of projects and associated business benefits.
- Establish, manage, monitor and report project relevant roadmaps with milestones and KPI's.
- Manage capital and resource allocations for projects during FEED & execution phases.

**_ Why you?_**

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

- HNC/Degree in Engineering, IT or Project Management.
- Experience and knowledge of at least one of the following systems:

- Automation - e.g. DCS, PLC/SCADA, Instrumentation, Robotics, Process/Machinery Safety
- MES - e.g. eBRS, Weigh & Dispense, Historian.
- Laboratory Systems - e.g. LES, LIFT.
- Technology Infrastructure - e.g. IT/OT, firewalls, networking, hosting.
- Extensive experience in design & delivery of technology within API, Biopharm or Secondary manufacturing.
- Direct experience of delivering complex automation and/or Tech projects.
- Direct experience of leading technology teams in global and diverse cultures.
- Strong stakeholder management and effective communicator.

Preferred Qualifications & Skills:

- Good understanding of project controls.
- Good understanding of Computer System Validation.
- Good understanding of the capital project lifecycle from Design to Operation.

**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.

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.

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