Team Director, Global Clinical Supply Planning

Lead and develop a multi-disciplinary Global Clinical Supply Planning team for a therapy area, ensuring delivery of medicines and vaccines to patients in support of the GSK R&D strategy. Set clear objectives and coach people to achieve them.

• Own the end-to-end supply plan for the therapy area across the clinical trial timeline, balancing service, cost and working capital.
• Run regular supply review meetings and drive timely decisions for allocation, risk mitigation and contingency plans.
• Partner with the CMC team, clinical operations, clinical manufacturing, quality and finance to support launches, pack changes, discontinuations and other lifecycle events.
• Identify supply risks early and deliver pragmatic mitigation plans, escalating where needed to protect patient supply.
• Deliver continuous improvement projects to raise on-time service, optimise inventory and simplify processes.
• Work with the Global Clinical Supply Planning leadership team to develop and maintain a strategic, portfolio-level view of the clinical supply chain, managing demand loading across Therapeutic Areas.

• Degree in supply chain, engineering, life sciences, business.
• At least 8 years' experience in pharmaceutical clinical trial supply chain planning, inventory management or related roles.
• Proven people leadership experience, managing and developing high-performing teams.
• Experience creating and running end-to-end supply plans across multiple sites and partners.
• Stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration experience.

• Advanced degree or MBA in supply chain, operations, business or related field.
• Experience with large-scale planning systems (for example SAP or advanced planning tools).
• Experience with product lifecycle management, including new product introductions.
• Track record of delivering measurable improvements in service, cost or cash.
• Experience working in a matrix or global organisation.
• Comfortable making data-driven decisions under time pressure.

Hybrid. You will spend time on site and working remotely. Remote-only working is not available.

We look for people who act with patient focus, transparency, respect and integrity. You will join a team that values clear communication, accountability and practical problem solving. We encourage learning, development and collaboration across functions and geographies.

GSK is a global biopharma company dedicated to advancing health through innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines.

GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law.