ViiV Healthcare (GSK) Associate Director, Pipeline Project Management in London

We are seeking a strategic, highly motivated, organized, and detail‑oriented professional to support Discovery & Early Development across the HIV and Global Health portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate and/or contribute to asset strategy and evidence strategy, and lead development of the integrated project plan to ensure feasibility and alignment with therapeutic area strategy, prioritization, and pipeline performance objectives.
• Own the single integrated plan that builds team commitment to shared goals with schedules and budgets based on clear dependencies and assumptions.
• Lead options planning, generate recommendations, alternatives, and trade‑offs to strengthen decision‑making and optimize the project strategy.
• Lead team preparation for governance decisions and own schedule, risk, and budget inputs.
• Identify opportunities to accelerate milestones by challenging constraints that impact critical path and near‑critical path activities.
• Orchestrate seamless handoffs with focus on the critical path through proactive project plan monitoring, risk management, and cross‑functional management of project issues with timely escalation to leadership as required.
• Ensure rigor, consistency, and compliance in established systems to drive timely, high‑quality data and reporting in and across projects.
• Build trusting relationships with the team and stakeholders to encourage transparency and collaboration.
• Use strong facilitation skills to lead regular project team meetings and apply consistent best practices for meeting agendas, actions, minutes, and other meeting documentation.
• Establish and sustain agreed‑upon ways of working for effective team communication, decisions, and conflict resolution.
• Work on any assignment as directed. You may manage multiple projects across multiple assets and support other workstreams including global health advocacy, business development, and project‑management infrastructure.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in life sciences or related technical discipline (e.g., drug discovery & development, biology, biochemistry, immunology, pharmacology, toxicology).
• 5+ years of experience in pharmaceutical drug discovery/early‑phase development project management.
• Experience delivering drug development projects within agreed time, cost, and quality, and managing integrated project plans within enterprise management systems.
• Experience leading, integrating, influencing, motivating, and inspiring high‑performing cross‑functional matrix teams, fostering a shared sense of purpose, coaching toward issue resolution, and managing conflict.
• Experience with stakeholder management and developing executive‑level scientific/business case briefing presentations for governance interactions.
• Experience presenting to executive leadership in a matrix environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong communication skills to convey complex information clearly and succinctly.
• Knowledge of GSK/ViiV processes and systems.
• Specific knowledge and experience in infectious disease (e.g., HIV or Global Health importance).
• Experience working within a pharmaceutical HIV and/or Global Health franchise.
• Advanced degree in a scientific discipline and/or MBA.
• Formal Project Management Training or Certification (e.g., PMP) in good standing.
• Comfortable with and knowledgeable about AI tools for project management, applying them appropriately to improve planning, analysis, communication, and team efficiency.

All ViiV employees receive the same benefits options and plans as GSK employees. ViiV is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants 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, military service, or any basis prohibited under federal, state, or local law.