Project Director

About this role

Responsibilities

• You will have end-to-end accountability for delivering a complex, multi-year programme, with responsibilities that include:
• Leading full lifecycle delivery of the campus fit out, ensuring scope, schedule, cost and quality commitments are achieved.
• Accountable for ongoing contract governance for outsourced project management and construction delivery organisations, including oversight of budget changes, performance against service partner KPIs, risk mitigation and effective handover to operations.
• Build strong relationships with key R&D leaders and wider stakeholders across functions and levels, partnering to shape scope, align priorities and resolve business-driven changes that impact project delivery.
• Owning the integrated delivery plan, coordinating resources and critical path activities to keep execution on track.
• Designing and overseeing change and communications plans to support smooth transitions and strong employee engagement.
• Proactively managing programme risks, issues and budgets, and providing clear, data-driven progress updates to senior stakeholders.
• Coaching and developing project teams, creating an inclusive environment that supports learning, accountability and high performance.
• Basic Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Project Management, Engineering or Business.
• Proven ability to manage complex engineering projects in a pharmaceutical R&D facility, including planning, execution and delivery, using frameworks such as PMF.
• Proven experience engaging and influencing senior stakeholders to secure decisions and resources.
• Strong track record in planning and delivering change, including cutover, go-live or transition activities.
• Practical skills in risk management, financial oversight and programme governance.
• Clear communicator with experience coaching teams and driving cross-functional collaboration.
• Preferred Qualification:
• Master’s degree in Project Management, Engineering or Business related subject.
• Sound technical knowledge of the pharmaceutical R&D process and GxP / project management requirements.
• Ability to establish strong working relationships with internal stakeholders and external contract partners to deliver project investment.
• Thorough understanding of statutory legislation in a technically complex environment.
• Proven ability to translate strategy into practical delivery plans and measurable benefits.
• Comfortable working in ambiguity and able to act with sound judgement and pace.
• We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. If you are passionate about making a difference and have the skills and experience, we are looking for, we encourage you to apply.
• Closing Date for Applications: 16th September 2026 (EOD)
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Requirements

• Change Management, Communication, Cross-Departmental Collaboration, Decision Making, Financial Acumen, Innovation, Leadership, Portfolio Management, Project Management, Project Management Governance, Risk Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Leadership, Visionary Thinking
• 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.
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