Head of Risk, Governance and Global Legislation in London

We manufacture and supply reliable, high-quality medicines and vaccines to meet patients’ needs and drive our performance. Our network of 37 medicines and vaccines manufacturing sites delivered 1.7 billion packs of medicines and 409 million vaccine doses in 2024 to help make a positive impact on the health of millions of people. Our supply chain is not just core to our operations; it’s vital to bringing our innovations to patients as quickly, efficiently and effectively as possible. Technology is transforming how we manufacture medicines and vaccines, enabling us to increase the speed, quality and scale of product supply.

The Head of GSC Risk Management and Global Legislation is responsible for the deployment and continuous improvement of the GSC Risk Management & Global Legislation Frameworks across Global Supply Chain manufacturing sites and global functions. The role includes accountability for risk processes and tools and standard best practices for governance across Global Supply Chain. This is a global role within the Global Supply Chain (GSC) Strategy Team, with management of a small team.

Responsibilities

• Global Process Owner of GSC Risk Management: Define and maintain the GSC Risk Management Written Standard and risk documents, ensuring risk management is integrated into normal business practices and the internal control framework.
• Deploy and embed the GSC Risk Management culture & processes throughout the network, driving standardization and continuous improvement across GSC sites and functions.
• Define the training strategy and improve user training materials & guidance to increase GSC Risk process and tool capabilities.
• Lead the Risk Management Community of Practice of GSC Risk Management Experts to build and enhance risk management capabilities across GSC sites and functions.
• Maintain and drive continuous improvement of the Veeva QMS Risk Module and the global Risk Management Dashboard.
• Lead the Strategy Risk Management Experts community to ensure risk management processes are aligned across GSC Strategy Teams.
• Define and own the process to impact assess and execute new legislations potentially impacting GSK.
• Drive continuous improvement of the GSC Governance Standards and Best Practices.
• Lead, train, coach and motivate team members towards the pursuit of operational excellence.

Qualifications/Skills

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor degree in General Management or Sciences.
• Strong experience in Biologics or Pharmaceutical industry; in depth knowledge of operations and supply network.
• Proven experience in risk management principles and reporting tools.
• Ability to inspire and motivate people to the benefits of effective risk management.
• Strategic Thinker able to inspire and motivate the risk management community.
• Reliable individual with strong experience in senior stakeholder management.
• Demonstrated project and/or programme management skills including Agile methodology.
• Effective communication and presentation skills in English.
• Customer-focused and Cultural Sensibility.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in highly regulated sectors such as healthcare, life sciences or pharmaceuticals.
• Experience of managing enterprise-level policy, regulatory change or global legislative programmes.
• Team Management.
• Familiarity with risk topics impacting supply chains.
• Strong track record of coaching and developing high-performing teams.
• Experience working across multiple regions and managing complex regulatory interactions.

Work Location: This role is based in the United Kingdom (GSK HQ, London) or Wavre, Belgium and offers a hybrid working model, combining on-site and remote work.

Closing Date for Applications: 27th February 2026

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.