R&D HR Business Partner

Location: Greater London

About the Role:

An outstanding opportunity to join GSK in our global HR organization alongside our talented team of HR colleagues and R&D business leaders. Bring your experience and passion to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment where you can help us unite science, technology, and talent to get ahead of disease together. In this position, you will have the opportunity to work with the following businesses:
Oncology - Respiratory, Immunology and Inflammation - R&D Vaccines.

Key responsibilities:

Lead and deliver change initiatives, helping our business adapt and thrive.

Use data and your business acumen to identify opportunities and develop solutions.

Champion our culture of inclusion and engagement, fostering a positive work environment.

Partner with the R&D Talent Team to attract, retain, and develop top talent.

Ensure compliance with HR policies and mitigate risks.

Thrive in a fast-paced, global environment.

Basic Qualifications:

University/College Diploma or Degree in Human Resources (HR), Business, or related field with HR operations/generalist and business partnering experience.

Demonstrated experience working in a client-facing HR business partnering role.

Experience with the following is required:

Experience in leadership development, talent management, inclusion and engagement, executive coaching, building high performing teams, capability building and performance management.

Experience in project management delivering large scale projects.

Experience in delivering HR interventions across various areas, including leadership development, talent management, inclusion and engagement, executive coaching, and performance management.

Experience in leveraging data and analytics to drive insights, sound decision-making, and calculated risk-taking.

Project management skills with experience delivering high-quality, impactful projects within timelines and budget.

Experience in global consultation landscape, and navigating complex, matrixed organizations and stakeholder networks.

Experienced in learning agility, organizational skills, and adopting in fast-paced, complex environments.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience in HR Consultancy, Pharmaceutical or Biotech.

R&D Experience.

Passion for continuous improvement.

Strong decision making based upon sound flexible thinking and calculated risk.

Global consultation processes.

Coaching and counselling senior leaders.

Ability to influence, challenge and coach at senior leadership level.

Analysing and interpreting data draw insights and recommend actions.

Demonstrated ability to communicate vision, strategy and direction, in an inspiring and credible manner.

Experience delivering complex organizational changes including global restructuring.

Desire for excellence, striving for constant improvement and increased performance, with a proven track record of successful business impact.

Work Arrangements:

This role offers a hybrid working model, with a mix of on-site and remote work. Remote or fully home-working arrangements are not available for this role.

Closing Date for Applications – 3 August 2026 EODPlease take a copy of the

Job Description , as this will not be available post closure of the advert.

When applying for this role, please use the ‘cover letter’ of the online application or your CV to describe how you meet the competencies for this role, as outlined in the job requirements above. The information that you have provided in your cover letter and CV will be used to assess your application.

Skills Building Organizational Capability, Business Acumen, Data Analysis, Digital Fluency, HR Business, HR Organization, HR Project Management, Human Resources (HR), Leadership Training and Development, People Performance Management, Project Management, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Resource Planning, Talent Management, Talent Strategy 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.…