Director, Description Domain Owner

(2-Year Fixed Term Contract)

Locations - GSK HQ (UK), Barnard Castle (UK), Rixensart (Belgium), and Upper Providence (US)

Reporting to - Executive Director, CMC Data Strategy (SPQS)

Business Introduction
We manufacture and supply reliable, high-quality medicines and vaccines to meet patients’ needs and drive our performance.
Our network of 37 medicines and vaccines manufacturing sites delivered 1.7 billion packs of medicines and 409 million vaccine doses in 2024 to help make a positive impact on the health of millions of people. Our supply chain is not just core to our operations; it’s vital to bringing our innovations to patients as quickly, efficiently and effectively as possible. Technology is transforming how we manufacture medicines and vaccines, enabling us to increase the speed, quality and scale of product supply.
We need the very best minds and capability to help us on our journey to make more complex products, harnessing the power of smart manufacturing technologies including robotics, digital solutions and artificial intelligence to deliver for patients.

Position Summary

ICH M16 Structured Product Quality Submissions (SPQS) will fundamentally change how product quality information is created, governed and exchanged. The Description Domain Owner is accountable for defining and governing the Description data domain, ensuring product, material and related CMC Description data is trusted, standardised and fit for future structured regulatory submissions. Working across Research & Development, Global Supply Chain, Regulatory and Quality organisations, the role will define the Description domain strategy, priorities, standards and business requirements required to support Structured Product Quality Submissions (SPQS), IDMP and future digital regulatory capabilities. The role will act as the primary business owner for Description domain decisions and will work closely with the SPQS Lead Data Steward, Technology teams and delivery partners to establish scalable, governed Description data products and future system-of-record capabilities.

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

• Define and deliver the strategy, roadmap and governance model for the Description data domain.
• Act as the accountable business owner for Description domain priorities, standards, decisions and risks.
• Work in partnership with business data owners across R&D, Global Supply Chain, Regulatory and Quality to establish aligned Description data standards and practices.
• Define business requirements for Description data products and future system-of-record capabilities.
• Drive harmonisation of product, material and related Description data across business functions, systems and organisational boundaries.
• Partner with the SPQS Data Steward to embed stewardship requirements, governance processes and data quality controls.
• Establish business rules, definitions and standards supporting structured regulatory data and future SPQS capabilities.
• Partner with Technology teams to support implementation of Description domain capabilities within SAP PLM and related platforms.
• Represent the Description Domain in key business, data and industry discussions.
• Monitor domain performance and drive continuous improvement activities.

Why You?

Basic Qualification

We are seeking professionals with the following required skills and qualifications to help us achieve our goals:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Data Management or a related field.
• Significant experience within pharmaceutical development, manufacturing, regulatory, quality or supply chain environments.
• Experience leading complex cross-functional initiatives in large matrix organisations.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with experience influencing senior leaders and subject matter experts.
• Experience defining standards, governance approaches or business processes.
• Ability to make clear business decisions and drive alignment across diverse stakeholder groups.

Preferred Qualification

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• Experience with product, material, substance or manufacturing data.
• Experience supporting ICH, ISO, IDMP or related regulatory data initiatives.
• Experience with SAP PLM or related product lifecycle management platforms.
• Experience defining data products, master data capabilities or enterprise data management approaches.
• Participation in industry standards organisations or cross-company data initiatives.
• Demonstrable track record of delivering organisational change and embedding new ways of working.

What you will gain

You will influence high-impact decisions and shape domain practice across GSK. You will work with experienced colleagues who share a clear purpose. You will grow your leadership skills and technical understanding while making work easier and safer for many teams. If you want to help GSK turn robust control design into faster, more reliable outcomes for patients, please apply.

How to apply

Please submit your CV and a short cover letter that explains why you are interested and how your experience maps to this role. We encourage applications from people with different backgrounds and experiences. We look forward to hearing from you.

Closing date for applications: 8th September 2026 (EOD)

Skills

Data Governance, Data Quality, Data Quality Improvement, Data Security, Data Standards, Incident Management, Master Data, Metadata Standards

 

 

Belgium Salary Range / Fourchette salariale – Belgique: EUR 115,500 to EUR 192,500The annual gross base salary range for new hires in this position is listed above for each applicable location. These ranges take into account a number of factors including the candidate’s skills, experience, education level and the market rate for the role. In addition, this position may offer an annual bonus and eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program which is dependent on the level of the role. More detailed information on the total benefits package will be supplied during the recruitment process. This role is available for applicants from multiple locations, and therefore salary ranges for certain locations are also shown. Salary ranges for other locations are shown because some markets have pay transparency laws that require salary information on job postings, and those locations are potential job sites for this role. If salary ranges are not displayed in the job posting for a specific location or country, the relevant compensation will be discussed during the recruitment process. Please note salaries vary by country based on the candidate’s skills, experience, education level and the market rate for the role. Offers are typically made within the advertised range based on the candidate’s skills, experience and qualifications, with the upper end generally reserved for highly experienced candidates or other exceptional circumstances aligned with these criteria.

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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