Associate Director, Trial Analytics and Decision Support

GlaxoSmithKline; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A global biopharma company is seeking an Associate Director of Trial Analytics and Decision Support in Mississauga. This role will drive evidence-based strategies for clinical trials, leveraging advanced analytics and matrix leadership. Candidates should have a background in life sciences or clinical research and 7+ years of relevant experience. Join a mission-driven team committed to advancing healthcare through innovative solutions.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in clinical operations or strategic planning.
• Proficient in scenario modelling for clinical trial planning.
• Strong ability to interpret complex data and generate strategic insights.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate discussions to inform strategic decisions.
• Quantify trade-offs in timelines and resources.
• Translate complex analytics into recommendations for senior leadership.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Leadership

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Job description

*Please Note: Deadline for internal application / referral is Nov 17th 2025

Position Overview

The Associate Director of Trial Analytics and Decision Support will be a key contributor to Global Clinical Operations (GCO) and Medicine Development teams within GSK’s R&D organization. This role is responsible for providing advanced analytical and decision support expertise to enable evidence-based planning and operational excellence across the clinical trial lifecycle. By leveraging structured decision frameworks, data‑driven insights, and facilitative leadership, the successful candidate will help shape strategic options, quantify trade‑offs, synthesize evidence, and deliver actionable recommendations to improve decision‑making, study outcomes, and operational efficiency.

This is a highly collaborative role requiring strong matrix leadership and impactful communication to influence cross‑functional teams and senior stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Decision Support & Analytics

• Facilitate discussions to develop differentiated strategic options for asset and indication planning, framing business questions to ensure analytics directly inform decisions.
• Translate strategic questions into scenarios to be run by quantitative teams and interpret the outputs to guide decisions.
• Reprioritize questions for solutioning based on evolution of insights and the planning landscape.

Data & Tools

• Quantify trade‑offs in timelines, resources, cost, and risk through use of scenario modelling tools to develop strategies to plan for realistic and de‑risked study delivery.
• Partner with data science teams to define requirements for and guide the application of models and decision frameworks.
• Collaborate with data management, analytics, and technology teams to ensure high‑quality, integrated data feeds into modelling approaches.
• Advocate for and contribute to the development of repeatable solutions that inform internal tooling roadmaps and improve operational planning capabilities.

Matrix Leadership & Collaboration

• Represent GCO perspectives to quantitative teams, ensuring operational constraints, timelines, and resources are integrated into strategic decisions.
• Build strong partnerships across R&D functions, including Clinical Operations, Clinical Development, Biostatistics, Development Technology, and Epidemiology, to surface and triage key strategic questions for appropriate analytics support.
• Translate complex analytical outputs into clear, compelling presentations for senior leadership, constructively challenging assumptions and refining strategic questions to deliver actionable recommendations.
• Partner with innovation and analytics initiatives to share best practices, identify opportunities to expand model capabilities, and influence broader decision‑making frameworks within GSK.

Capability Building

• Advocate for the adoption of decision support methodologies across GCO, promoting a culture of evidence‑based, structured decision‑making.
• Train and mentor colleagues on the use of tools, methods, and structured decision frameworks to build organizational capability.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., Life Sciences, Clinical Research, Business, or related expertise).
• Minimum of 7+ years of experience in clinical operations, strategic planning, or consulting roles in the pharma/biotech industry.
• Experience with leveraging predictive or scenario modelling approaches for clinical trial planning.
• Strong ability to interpret complex data, analytical outputs, and visualizations to generate strategic insights.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to distill complex analyses into clear insights and recommendations for senior audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to influence decision‑making and drive alignment in a cross‑functional environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with facilitative leadership techniques, including strategic framing, quantifying value trade‑offs, and integrating diverse evidence sources into decision models.

Why Join Us?

This role offers a unique opportunity to shape evidence‑driven strategies and operational plans that directly impact the success of GSK’s clinical trials and medicine development pipeline. You will work on high‑impact, cross‑functional initiatives that require analytical rigor, innovative thinking, and the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels. By joining GSK’s R&D team, you will play a pivotal role in advancing our mission to bring life‑saving medicines to patients faster and more efficiently.

Why GSK?

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. GSK is committed to accommodating persons with disabilities. If you need accommodation at any stage of the application process or want more information on our accommodation policies, please contact us at [e-mail]. Please do not send resumes to this e‑mail and instead apply through the online application process of this posting.