PROGRAMMING MANAGER

Business Introduction 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. GSK fosters a culture ambitious for patients, accountable for impact, and committed to doing the right thing, making sure that we focus our efforts on accelerating significant assets that meet patients’ needs and have the highest probability of success. We’re uniting science, technology, and talent to get ahead of disease together.
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Our approach to R&D Position Summary You will lead clinical programming for multiple studies, ensuring high-quality, regulatory-ready data and reports. You will work closely with statisticians, data managers, clinical colleagues, and external partners. We value clear communication, practical problem solving, and a coaching mindset. This role offers significant growth, the chance to mentor others, and a meaningful impact aligned with GSK’s mission to unite science, technology, and talent to get ahead of disease together. Join us to build your career where your work truly matters. Responsibilities This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career. These responsibilities include some of the following: - Plan, manage, and deliver programming outputs such as datasets, tables, listings, and figures across multiple studies. - Provide technical leadership and oversight for outsourced programming and external vendors. - Define, implement, and maintain programming standards, templates, and processes to ensure quality and regulatory readiness. - Review and contribute to study documents including analysis plans, output specifications, and submission materials. - Identify risks early, propose practical solutions, and escalate issues to keep projects on track. - Coach and mentor programming team members to build skills and support professional growth. Why You? Work model: Hybrid. Combine on-site collaboration in India with flexible remote working. Basic Qualification We are seeking professionals with the following required skills and qualifications to help us achieve our goals: - Bachelor’s degree in computer science, statistics, mathematics, life sciences, or a related field. - Minimum 5 years of clinical or statistical programming experience supporting clinical trials. - Strong skills in SAS programming, including macro development and writing reusable code. - Practical understanding of clinical data standards, such as SDTM and ADaM, and clinical data flows. - Experience managing programming deliverables and providing oversight to vendors or contract research organizations. - Clear written and verbal communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences. Preferred Qualification If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus: - Master’s degree in statistics, data science, computer science, or a related field. - Experience with R, Python, or other scripting languages for analysis and automation. - Familiarity with regulatory submission processes and define.xml generation. - Experience working with Agile methods and tools such as Jira. - Demonstrated leadership in study teams and effective cross-functional collaboration. - Proven track record of mentoring team members and improving programming processes. What we value You are collaborative and inclusive. You focus on delivering results while balancing priorities. You make evidence-based decisions and keep teams informed. You enjoy developing others and are always looking for ways to improve how we work together. Ready to apply? If this role fits your skills and ambitions, we encourage you to apply. We look forward to seeing how you will grow with us and help get ahead of disease together.

Skills

Agile Leadership, Agile Methodology, Clinical Development, Data Engineering, Data Science, Influencing Without Authority, Learning Agility, Problem Solving, Statistical Programming

 

 

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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