Associate Director- Digital Innovation, Third Party Oversight and Risk Management at Gsk

Business Introduction
At GSK, we have bold ambitions for patients, aiming to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade. Our R&D focuses on discovering and delivering vaccines and medicines, combining our understanding of the immune system with cutting-edge technology to transform people’s lives. GSK fosters a culture ambitious for patients, accountable for impact, and committed to doing the right thing, making sure that we focus our efforts on accelerating significant assets that meet patients’ needs and have the highest probability of success. We’re uniting science, technology, and talent to get ahead of disease together.
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Position Summary
You will lead digital innovation and third party oversight to reduce risk and improve how we work. You will work across technology, legal, procurement, and business partners in India and globally. You will build practical, data-driven solutions that keep people safe and projects on track. We value clear communication, curiosity, and steady leadership. This role offers career growth, real impact on patient-centred work, and a chance to help GSK unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career. These responsibilities include some of the following:

• Innovation Leadership:

  • Lead the development and implementation of innovative strategies and initiatives to enhance third-party oversight and risk management processes.

  • Foster a culture of innovation across the department by encouraging the adoption of new technologies and best practices.

  • Stay informed on industry trends and emerging technologies to continuously improve GSK’s risk management capabilities.

• Third Party Oversight:

  • Develop and maintain a robust third-party oversight framework that aligns with GSK’s standards and regulatory requirements.

  • Conduct comprehensive due diligence and ongoing monitoring of third-party vendors and partners.

  • Ensure third-party compliance with GSK’s policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.

  • Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure third-party performance meets GSK’s expectations and promptly address any issues or breaches.

  • Lead initiatives to continuously improve and optimize third-party risk management frameworks.

  • Stay abreast of industry trends and best practices in third-party risk management and innovation.

  • Drive the adoption of innovative tools and technologies to enhance risk management and oversight processes.

• Risk Management:

  • Identify, assess, and mitigate risks associated with third-party engagements through proactive risk management strategies.

  • Design risk management strategies and action plans to minimize potential threats.

  • Develop and implement risk management policies and procedures that are integrated into business processes.

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure risk management practices are integrated into business processes.

  • Monitor and report on the effectiveness of risk management strategies, providing insights and recommendations for continuous improvement.

• Strategic Leadership –

  • Provide strategic direction and leadership in external working groups to develop common principles and standards to support clinical data transparency and data sharing and be a leader for GSK with industry-leading strategies in data transparency.

  • Maintain knowledge and expertise in Data Disclosure environment (Publications ethics and Data Disclosure). Partner with key internal and external stakeholders to strengthen GSK practices for Policy requirements in line with relevant internal and external requirements.

  • Develop strategies involving technology implementation and set targets to match the vision of an organization, creation of future business plans and required actions. Provide key insights on the industry disclosure policies on clinical trials by benchmarking the disclosure policies of the competitors.

• Strategic Collaboration:

  • Work closely with cross-functional teams, to ensure a cohesive approach to third-party risk management.

  • Provide expert guidance and support to leadership on matters related to third-party oversight and risk management.

  • Establish strong relationships with internal business partners such as medical writers, risk councils, auditors involved in the audits of clinical trial transparency processes.

  • Represent GSK in industry forums and with external stakeholders to share best practices and drive industry standards.

• Process Excellence

  • Drive the processes for transparency activities leading to timely, accurate and high-quality information posted to public websites.

  • Establish and integrate consistent processes across Clinical Trial Transparency. Maintain oversight for processes improvement/ efficiencies for the transparency function according to evolving requirements. B

  • ring specialized knowledge of global transparency requirements and standards and provide guidance on best practices to ensure quality of information shared publicly and ensure compliance with defined requirements.

• Business Performance Monitoring

  • Establish and track key performance indicators that demonstrate compliance with applicable disclosure as per regulations and internal policy.

  • Have an oversight of KPIs for continuous improvement across disclosure.

  • Monitor the third-party risks and assure that the third parties are well equipped to provide services efficiently to Clinical Trial Transparency while protecting the integrity and privacy of the GSK data.

Basic Qualifications:
This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career. These responsibilities include some of the following:

• At least 12-15 years of experience in a Pharma / clinical environment.

• Master’s Degree - Life sciences or Pharmaceutical sciences or Clinical Research

• At least 6-8 years of experience in third-party risk management, compliance, or a related field, with a significant portion in a leadership role.

• A strong understanding across all aspects of clinical trial transparency and data sharing

• Expertise in Project Management

• Excellent communication skills

• Experience in Pharmaceutical company environment and specifically in matrix, global, multi-cultural organization

• Experience in data visualization

• Agility and good learning skills

Why You?
We are looking for someone who will bring steady leadership, technical curiosity and practical problem solving. This role is hybrid, with a mix of office and remote work in India; you will be expected to visit the office and suppliers as required.

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.

Inclusion at GSK:

As an employer committed to Inclusion, we encourage you to reach out if you need any adjustments during the recruitment process.

Please contact our Recruitment Team at [email protected] to discuss your needs.

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