R&D Project Management Graduate Programme 2022

Want to solve some of the world’s biggest health challenges? 

With over 300 years of innovation, we’re a science-led global healthcare company that discovers, develops and manufactures innovative medicines and vaccines. Join us and help millions of people do more, feel better, live longer.

We’re looking for leaders of the future in R&D Pipeline Project Management 

Develop your career

The Project Management Graduate (Project Pipeline and Resource Management (PPRM) Centre Of Excellence Project Lead) is an enterprise role and key member of the Pharma R&D function in Strategy, Portfolio and Operations that is responsible for project management and leadership of the GSK pipeline of new breakthrough medicines to solve global medical needs (Such a COVID 19 Vaccines) and is at the heart of GSK’s ambition to be highest performing leader in Industry.

The role resides within the Project Management Excellence team that is responsible for the establishment and maintenance of Project Management processes, business rules and practices across GSK R&D, to support the drug/vaccine development with excellence in project management discipline across all phases. This encompasses methodologies, training and behaviours enabling the teams to manage the projects efficiently.

What will you do?

You will be accountable for:

• Leadership of Project Management methodologies.  Supporting the development, implementation and management of the project management methodologies such as processes, business rules, practices to support the project managers and the project teams.  
• Support complex projects, capturing business needs from the stakeholders (project managers, global functional leads Portfolio, Finance etc). 
• Supports maintenance of the whole drug/vaccine development framework working across Commercial, R&D and Supply Chain leadership teams. 
• Partners with other teams in the PPRM CoE or TECH to develop the fit-for-purpose systems. 
• Develops and provides onboarding and training and support the Project Management community in applying the PM methodologies.  
• Drive continuous improvement of the PM methodologies and infrastructure, liaising with relevant partners (Internal and External) to achieve it. 
• Ensures promotion and anchorage of Project Management Excellence principles across the R&D organization 
• Captures external trends and innovation related to the PM discipline, and ensuring GSK R&D remains at the edge of the industry for the PM methodologies and infrastructure. 

Tailored training – and great career progression 

We’ll tailor your training and development to suit your talents and ambition, as well as our business needs, setting you up for success in your chosen niche. The skills you learn on our programme can be used across many areas of our business and, potentially, many countries. There’s no limit to how far you can go with us – it’s up to you to prove yourself.

You’ll be excited by the thought of: 

• learning about drug development   
• enabling medicines and vaccines to reach patients worldwide 
• gaining broad experience across the field of Research and Development of Breakthrough Medicines  
• developing your business skills (Project Management, Change Management, Strategy) and understanding of the Pharmaceutical industry 
• learning to manage projects and prioritise tasks 
• working across a global matrix organisation  
• gaining experience across a variety of therapeutic areas 

You’ll need

• to be a motivated and proactive graduate  
• a passion for science and delivering medicines and vaccines to patients 
• a gift for building strong relationships with key stakeholders 
• the ability to adapt to change 
• highly developed communication skills the ability to promote effective decision making 
• excellent influencing and negotiation skills 
• the ability to build internal and external relationships at all levels in a highly dynamic and matrixed environment  
• ability to lead cross-functional project team  
• excellent problem solving and conflict resolution skills with a solutions-oriented mindset  
• ability to understand and balance the broader business needs with the needs of the project 
• strong leadership skills 
• project management skills 
• strong data analysis skills 
• creative thinker - able to challenge the status quo and look for improvements in project delivery.  
• effective problem solving and conflict resolution skills 

Education required

A degree in Project Management or related field is desirable. Degrees in Business Management (or related discipline), a scientific discipline, Maths/Physics, or Engineering will also align with the skills required.

Application deadline: We accept ongoing applications and will close this vacancy once we have enough applications, so it’s recommended to apply as soon as possible.

Assessment Centre date: Late November/Early December

* Please apply only for one Future Leaders or Graduate Programme role in the UK

Benefits

• A salary of £30,600 
• An annual bonus based on company performance 
• Access to healthcare and well-being programs, pension plan membership, savings programs, time off and childcare support 
• Employee recognition programs, which reward exceptional achievements 
• Long-term incentives through shared ownership link your rewards to our longer-term performance 
• On-the-job experience and formal and informal training and development, delivered through a mixture of coaching, mentoring and formal training programs 

As a company driven by our values of Patient focus, Transparency, Respect and Integrity, we know inclusion and diversity are essential for us to be able to succeed. We want all our colleagues to thrive at GSK bringing their unique experiences, ensuring they feel good and to keep growing their careers.  As a candidate for a role, we want you to feel the same way.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are open to all talent. In the US, we also adhere to Affirmative Action principles. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, colour, national origin, religion, gender, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class*(*US only).

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.