Manufacturing Science and Technology Lead

About the team

Join a site technical function responsible for delivering robust, compliant and cost‑effective manufacturing solutions across the product lifecycle. The team partners with Operations, Quality, Engineering, Packaging, Commercial and R&D to ensure safe, reliable supply and continuous improvement.

Role summary

You will lead the site technical function (Technical Product Owners, Process Engineering, Statistics, Technical Packaging, NPI as appropriate) and be accountable for all technical aspects of the product lifecycle on site. The role focuses on performance, delivery, capability development and talent management to enable the site to meet its business objectives.

Key responsibilities

• Lead core technical business processes for the site including Product Lifecycle Management (technical risk assessment, product control strategies, continued process verification, process robustness assessment), New Product Introduction and technical transfer to other network sites or third‑party manufacturers, change control and risk management.
• Provide matrix leadership across Technical, Engineering, Operations, Quality, Packaging and Logistics to translate product control strategies to the shop floor (batch instructions, standard work), leveraging the GSK Production System (GPS) principles.
• Provide technical governance across the product lifecycle and represent site technical matters in regional and network technical governance forums.
• Provide technical guidance to rapidly address supply-impacting issues, lead product performance investigations using root cause analysis tools, and implement appropriate corrective and preventative actions; escalate major technical risks as required.
• Accountable for on‑time, right‑first‑time delivery of technical scope within NPI and value‑engineering projects.
• Lead dose platform ownership and industrialization of new technologies in partnership with Engineering.
• Deliver process improvement and optimization projects that improve commercial metrics (cost of goods, process robustness, cost of poor quality, yield, waste reduction).
• Support commercial growth by ensuring technical considerations are embedded in network and category strategies through close collaboration with Commercial, Category and R&D teams.
• Drive talent management, succession planning and capability building within the technical team; support graduate and placement programs where applicable.
• Ensure knowledge management of products throughout their lifecycle and maintain accurate technical documentation.
• Manage site technical budget and provide input/support for site capital investments.
• Champion site safety and quality compliance as part of the site leadership team.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a life science discipline.
• 6–10 years’ relevant experience in manufacturing, R&D or quality roles (pharmaceutical preferred), including leadership responsibility.
• Proven track record of delivering technical change, developing people, and influencing across a matrix organization.
• Strong project management experience, particularly with major technical or capital projects.
• Thorough knowledge of GMP and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Experience using data to drive tactical and strategic decisions.
• Practical understanding of Quality by Design and risk management approaches (e.g., FMEA, RCA, technical risk assessments).
• Operational knowledge of manufacturing unit operations and plant/laboratory equipment.
• Experience with operational excellence tools and process performance metrics.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience in pharmaceutical or biologics manufacturing and early product industrialization.
• Experience working in a global manufacturing network and cross‑functional project teams.

Working arrangement

On-site at our site in Boudouaou facility, Algeria.

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.

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.

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