About this role
Product Director — Office of the Chief Medical Officer (OCMO)
Function: R&D & Medical Affairs Digital & Tech (RDM DT) — Office of the Chief Medical Officer
Location: GSK HQ, London, United Kingdom (global remit)
Reports to: Senior Product Director, Evidence Presentation & Regulatory
Reporting responsibilities: This role has no direct reports.
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. We’re uniting science, technology, and talent to get ahead of disease together.
Position Summary
As Product Director, you are the strategic technology business partner to GSK’s Office of the Chief Medical Officer (OCMO), with single-point accountability for all technology delivery to OCMO business partners. You lead the global OCMO technology portfolio — spanning Clinical Trial Transparency, Global Publications, Research Disclosure, Grants & Donations and Managed Access — from strategic transformation through to the stable, compliant operation of in-life products.
You set an outcome-focused product vision aligned to the RDM DT integrated strategy, sequence investment, own delivery and value realisation, and use data and AI responsibly to speed up outcomes for OCMO and, through them, for patients. You lead through influence across cross-functional and vendor teams, mentor junior colleagues, and role-model GSK’s values — Ambitious for patients, Accountable for impact, Do the right thing .
Responsibilities
This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career. These responsibilities include some of the following:
- Partner with OCMO leadership as the single point of accountability for all technology delivery — co-creating strategy as a technology leader, not an order-taker, and framing problems around real business needs.
- Own the product vision and roadmap across the OCMO portfolio, aligned to the RDM DT integrated strategy, with North Star metrics cascaded into product OKRs and paired with leading indicators.
- Shape and sequence investment using commercial acumen and portfolio-level prioritisation; build the case for major investments and lead funding approvals, forecasting and financial governance.
- Deliver strategic transformation end to end — milestones, budget, quality and benefit realisation against approved business cases — validating value early through proofs of value and using data to decide when to pivot, persevere or stop.
- Keep the in-life product estate stable and compliant, owning the essential-maintenance strategy and funding, and a controlled transition into operational support models.
- Own technology trade-offs with architects and engineers, including build-vs-buy and technical-debt decisions aligned to enterprise architecture principles, and pilot emerging technology where it creates value.
- Champion responsible, AI-native ways of working — from AI-enabled document redaction and anonymisation to AI-assisted discovery — validating AI outputs in context (GxP, IHD, access) and actively managing AI risk.
- Embed quality, risk and compliance by design — GxP, CSV, privacy, IHD, cybersecurity and AI governance — including in third-party delivery, and chair risk and compliance reviews for the OCMO product area.
- Manage strategic partners and vendors on outcomes, owning performance against SLAs, budget and contract compliance, and challenging partners to deliver AI-driven acceleration and cost savings across the software development lifecycle.
- Build trusted partnerships and lead through influence — aligning senior OCMO and RDM DT stakeholders, representing the portfolio at senior governance forums, and mentoring and developing junior Product Owners and colleagues.
Why You?
Basic Qualifications
We are seeking professionals with the following required skills and qualifications to help us achieve our goals:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Life Sciences or a related discipline.
- Considerable experience in technology delivery, product or portfolio leadership, Including leading global product portfolios or programmes in pharmaceuticals, life sciences or another regulated industry.
- Proven senior business partnering: a trusted technology adviser who co-creates strategy with business leaders, owns delivery commitments end to end and influences without formal authority.
- Track record of setting outcome-based product vision and roadmaps, with accountability for business cases, investment approvals, forecasting and value realisation.
- Proven delivery and operation of GxP-validated systems, including computer system validation (CSV), data privacy and regulatory compliance.
- Experience managing multiple vendors, managed service providers and system integrators on outcome-based contracts and SLAs.
- Experience with Agile/SAFe, DevOps and product operating models, including the move from project to product delivery.
- Demonstrable AI fluency: responsible, hands-on use of AI in your own work and in products, including validating outputs and managing AI risk.
Preferred Qualifications
If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:
- Master’s degree or MBA in Computer Science, IT Management, Business Administration or Life Sciences.
- Domain knowledge of clinical trial disclosure and transparency, publications or medical affairs.
- Experience applying data, analytics, AI and automation to regulated content (e.g. document redaction and anonymisation).
- Experience mentoring or coaching colleagues to build their capability.
- Certifications such as SAFe (e.g. POPM), ITIL, PMP/PRINCE2 or equivalent.
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: 25 November 2026 (EOD)
Please 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
Agile Methodology, Backlogs, Cross-Functional Teamwork, Design Thinking, DevOps, Process Diagrams, Product Strategies, Project Management, Requirements Gathering, Services Management, Software Development, User Experience (UX), User Research, User Story
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.
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.
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