Site Name: Italy - Siena, UK - Hertfordshire - Stevenage
Posted Date: Nov 8 2024

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Within R&D Digital & Tech we are looking for a Product Owner to work in CMC Digital Data and Analytics Tech, with a focus on process modelling (mechanistic and data driven). (S)He is accountable to work together with Senior Product Owner(s) and/or the Product Director(s) to design and deliver the roadmap that will improve the user experience for the product within their domain and support the strategic priorities. Each product owner will work collaboratively with BSO/SMEs, product director’s/senior product owner to agree on priorities within their product space and build plans to deliver against those priorities. It is key for a product owner to be able to adapt the language & terminology used depending on the stakeholder (s)he is interacting with.

As being part of Tech, the product owner is required to be correctly technically skilled and is eager to deep dive into new technologies, platforms, with a particular focus on AI/ML, mechanistic modelling.

The product owner will have ownership and responsibility for a product or a product family depending on the criticality and size. This individual is recognized as one of the single points of contact for their product space, working collaboratively and adaptively to constantly meet the needs of their customers and deliver value to GSK. The Product Owner is recognized as the go to leader and trusted advisor for their product, working collaboratively and adaptively to constantly meet the needs of their customers and deliver value to GSK.

Product owner activities will include some of the following:

• Improve and work on a designed technology strategy by building strong domain knowledge including by understanding the business process, industry best practices, in market solutions to finally grow into the role of trusted advisor,
  
• Demand management: Collaborate with business stakeholders and product director/senior product manager to manage and prioritize the product backlog to produce the product set with the highest business value.
  
• Governance: Establish business value, manage delivery and service performance and manage business risk within the scope of the assigned product domain. Preparing and gathering all documentation for representing the product in governance boards.
  
• Product/Project Delivery: deliver the optimal set of products and services which meets the business strategy and requirements. May complete hands on configuration, providing detailed designs and wider impact assessments. The ability to think big picture and customer first is important.
  
• Quality, Risk & Compliance: Accountable for ensuring the defined product domain is compliant with internal security and risk management policies and practices, as well as external regulatory and statutory requirements e.g. Gx P and that Tech continuity plans are in place for all critical products.
  
• Adoption strategy & change management: in the role of change agent, support both the product teams and the business in agile approaches to solution development and adoption, building excitement, momentum, visible success stories and clear value-based versions of vision as roadmap plans come to life.
  

Why you?

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

• Master’s Degree – Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, Information Technology
  
• Knowledge of Fluid Dynamics, Partial Differential Equations and Ordinary Differential Equations.
  
• Good understanding of Python programming
  
• Strong analytical mindset
  
• Strong facilitation, communication, and interpersonal skills
  
• Fluency in English (written and oral)
  

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

• Working knowledge of AGILE concepts and SCRUM processes
  
• Experience with AZURE, AHA!
  
• Pharmaceutical industry experience
  
• Self-confident/assertive/dynamic/motivated behavior & being able to work on multiple tasks/projects in parallel with supervision
  
• Knowledge and assessment of emerging technical trends
  
• Knowledge of modelling software (Ansys fluent, Openfoam, start CCM+, g Proms, Matlab, Sipat)
  

What We Offer:

• Fixed-term contract in a very Inclusive environment
  
• Performance Reward
  
• Flexible Benefits
  
• Company Healthcare Plan
  
• Integrative pension fund
  
• Employee Assistance Programme
  
• Prevention services and vaccination clinic
  
• Tax assistance
  
• Local nursery agreement
  
• Postal service, laundry, shoe repair and tailoring
  
• On Site Gym
  
• On Site canteens and coffee corners
  
• Free company bikes and shuttle
  

Closing Date for Applications – November 15th, 2024
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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.
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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