Project Manager

Worthing, England, United Kingdom

12/9/2024

Site Name: UK - West Sussex - Worthing

Posted Date: Dec 9 2024

Project Manager – 2 Years Fixed Term Contract

Closing Date for Applications – 1st January (COB)

This is a site-based role in Worthing, UK.

At our GSC Worthing site, we have a proud heritage in global manufacture of oral antibiotics (solid dose and dry powder suspension), The site also manufactures bulk export material for use at other manufacturing sites in our network.

On site we produce over 50 million packs to our patients each year, with growing demand in the future. To achieve this, we have a thriving community of employees who are committed to positively impacting the health of people around the world, with our products reaching patients in over 100 countries.

This role will take responsibility for leading a complex, large scale project working at pace involving the planning and execution to strict timelines. Delivery against this project plan will require the matrix management of representative across multiple on-site and central functions including MSAT (Manufacturing Science and Technology), Operations, Supply, Artwork & Quality, teams, as well as the offsite Programme Management and Regulatory teams.

Ready to shape the future of healthcare?

We create a place where people can grow, be their best, be safe, and feel welcome, valued and included. We offer a competitive salary, an annual bonus based on company performance, healthcare and wellbeing programmes, pension plan membership, and shares and savings programme.

We embrace modern work practises; our Performance with Choice programme offers a hybrid working model, empowering you to find the optimal balance between remote and in-office work.

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In this role you will:

• Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, outlining scope, goals, deliverables, timelines, and resource requirements. Manage and coordinate change requests, ensuring they are evaluated, approved, and integrated into the project plan, communicating changes effectively to all stakeholders and manage their impact on project outcomes.
• Lead the execution of project plans, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and adherence to GSK's standards and methodologies. Oversee the project budget, ensuring effective allocation and utilization of resources. Monitor financial performance throughout project lifecycle, identifying any variances, and implement corrective actions as needed to stay within budget.
• Ensure delivery against the project plan managing identified risks appropriately and integrating safety and quality into all processes.
• Coordinate and lead a cross-functional team through matrix management to ensure project goals are met.
• Monitor project progress and address roadblocks promptly. Escalate issues to relevant stakeholders and sponsors as necessary.
• Robust project reporting through tiered accountability and governance.
  
  
  

Why you?

Qualifications & Skills:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• Degree level qualification (or strong equivalent experience) in an appropriate discipline.
• Strong ability to manage and influence stakeholder at site and the wider business.
• Excellent organizational skills with demonstrated Project Management skills and experience, particularly on major technical and/or capital projects.
• Ability to communicate and influence effectively at all levels of the organisation.
• Proven capabilities in enabling and driving change, delivering solutions, developing people, and building relationships across multiple interfaces and in a matrix environment.
• Experience in Operational Excellence tools, and use of process performance metric.
  
  
  

Preferred Qualifications & Skills:

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

• Thorough knowledge of GMP and Regulatory requirements.
• Ability to use and interpret data to drive decision making at tactical level.
• Thorough operational knowledge of manufacturing unit operations and plant/laboratory equipment.
  
  
  

Manufacturing at the Worthing site is for antibiotics. It is advised that you take this into consideration when deciding to apply for this position. We cannot accept applications from individuals that have an allergy to penicillin due to Health and Safety.

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).

Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.

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