Regional HRBP & Talent Lead, Europe Commercial

GSK remains committed to achieving bold commercial ambitions for the future. By 2031, we aim to deliver £40 billion in annual sales, leveraging our existing strong performance momentum to significantly increase our positive impact on the health of billions of patients globally. Our Ahead Together strategy is centered on early intervention to prevent and alter the course of disease, thereby protecting people and supporting healthcare systems.

Our diverse portfolio consists of vaccines, specialty medicines, and general medicines. Through continuous innovation and a dedicated focus on scientific and technical excellence, we strive to develop and launch new, groundbreaking treatments that address critical health challenges.

Job Purpose

This role provides direct support to the VP HRBL, Commercial Europe, partnering with Europe Leadership Team members, EU HR team, CPO & Commercial Talent Capability Team, GPS/US/International HR teams to deliver strategic HRBP support and talent agenda for the region. The HRBP aspect of the role will support regional functions, including Specialty, Oncology, Vaccines Therapy Areas, Regional Market Access, and Strategy and Operations, as well as selected functions within UK Commercial. The role is also the point of contact for planning, preparation, coordination and delivery of Europe-level strategic projects, transformation initiatives and talent management/succession initiatives.

 
In this role you will

• Provide Regional HRBP support to Regional Therapy Areas teams (Specialty, Oncology, Vaccines), Regional Market Access, and Strategy and Operations), and selected UK Commercial functions.

• Provide effective oversight and orchestrate regional people priorities and key actions to ensure projects and initiatives are delivered with focus, impact and quality.

• Drive the Europe Region talent management agenda in line with the Global to Local and Local to Global talent and succession approach and hold key stakeholders and HR leaders accountable for its impact.

• Closely liaise with HRCHs and HRBLs to connect priorities, provide regional guidance and play a critical role in building a high-value creating leadership team.

• Connect sub-HR functions such as Talent, ER/IR, Recruitment, People Services and Reward to engage them in regional people priorities, drive business impact and ensure critical HR operations are delivered to meet business objectives.

• Manage key projects related to Europe-wide Talent, Leadership, Capability and Culture agendas, together with assigned project leads and members.

• Role model an effective HRBP skillset and proactively contribute to global/regional HR capability efforts.

• Promote culture change supporting Europe Region’s shift to a leaner, simpler and more agile operating model.

• Act as a channel for escalated issues/concerns and implement strategies to resolve risk and constraints.

• Coordinate analysis of key people metrics and drive actions based on identified insights.

Why you?

Basic Qualifications:

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

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience (HR, Business Administration)

• Previous experience in Talent Management, Talent Acquisition and/or HR Business Partnering

• Strong track record at global/regional/country level and ability to deliver strong performance in fast-paced environments.

• Ability to influence without authority. Executive presence and leadership maturity to directly work with senior leaders.

• Good understanding of talent management and succession planning.

• Good understanding of, and hands-on experience with, European consultation processes.

• Ability to build connections and alliances across all elements of the HR operating model to perform successfully in a matrixed structure.

• Hands-on experience with advanced people analytics tools, such as Visier.

 

Preferred Skills:

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

• Self-starter with a Completer/Finisher attitude, with the drive to initiate work and follow through to delivery.

• Continuous improvement mindset.

• Ability to proactively shape environments without awaiting guidance.

Closing Date for Applications: Monday 7th September 2026 (COB)

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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.

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Skills

Business Acumen, Cultural Change Management, Data Analysis, Digital Fluency, Leadership Training and Development, Organizational Development (OD), Risk Management, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Resource Planning, Talent Management

 

 

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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