CPO Learning Experience Head

GSK; Irvine; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

GSK seeks a CPO Learning Experience Head to lead the multi-year global capability and learning strategy across Enterprise CPO, Medical and Commercial interfaces. You will partner with Commercial leadership to align portfolios, launches and workforce readiness while driving scalable, differentiated learning experiences.

Lead end-to-end design of flagship CPO programmes and governance, embedding digital and AI-enabled learning across regions and markets, ensuring compliance and measurable impact

Qualifications

• Advanced scientific qualification such as PharmD, MD, PhD or equivalent.
• Significant senior leadership experience in enterprise and medical learning or capability leadership positions within a global organisation.
• Strong business astuteness and performance focus.
• Experience building strategic, peer-level partnerships with Commercial leadership and aligning capabilities across Medical and Commercial while maintaining appropriate functional boundaries.
• Demonstrated success defining and executing an enterprise capability, workforce, learning or organisational transformation strategy across multiple markets and business units.
• Experience in exceptional change management and in leading learning transformation, embedding a modern learning experience.
• Deep understanding of Medical Affairs strategy and operations, including Field Medical, scientific engagement, evidence generation, scientific communications, governance and launch readiness.
• Proven record of driving global learning strategies with measurable business performance outcomes.
• Expertise in Learning Experience Design (LXD) and adoption of digital and AI learning technologies.
• Demonstrated ability to work proactively and self-directed, taking ownership for priorities and outcomes in a complex global environment.

Responsibilities

• Set the enterprise CPO Capability & Skills Strategy: Define, own and execute a multi-year global CPO skills and learning strategy, directly focusing on the capabilities that drive enterprise performance, align to priorities (growth, launches, simplification) and future workforce needs.
• Translate business and CPO strategy into role-based skills, learning pathways and targeted capability interventions.
• Partner with Commercial Learning Experience leadership to align CPO and GPS strategies across portfolio, pipeline, launch, technology and organizational priorities.
• Leverage enterprise-wide learning initiatives, platforms and tools while defining which capabilities require common enterprise standards and which require differentiated CPO expectations, experiences and governance.
• Establish an enterprise CPO capability framework spanning Global, Regional and Local Medical, Field Medical, Scientific Communications, Evidence Generation and other priority disciplines.
• Embed capability strategy in portfolio planning, launch planning, organizational design, succession, talent development and transformation initiatives.
• Act as a trusted advisor to CPO leaders on capability, skills, and workforce readiness.
• Influence senior stakeholders across global, regional, and market levels to drive alignment and adoption.
• Build aligned enterprise capabilities across CPO and GPS Partner with Commercial leadership to define a shared CPO and GPS capability agenda aligned to portfolio, pipeline, launch, customer and workforce priorities.
• Identify and develop shared capabilities in leadership, strategic thinking, external engagement, launch excellence, digital and AI fluency, data-driven decisions and cross-functional execution.
• Define where common standards or function-specific approaches are required.
• Co-develop capability frameworks, programs and learning experiences that leverage common platforms, technology, content, vendors and measurement approaches to improve performance, reduce duplication and achieve scale while maintaining CPO-specific requirements and scientific independence.
• Establish joint governance to align capability investments with business planning, prioritize shared initiatives, challenge duplication and ensure compliance with Medical, regulatory and approval requirements.

Skills

Senior leadership

Learning strategy

Stakeholder management

Digital fluency

AI literacy

Education

PharmD/MD/PhD

Tools

LXD platforms

Job description

CPO Learning Experience Head Locations: GSK HQ UK, New Oxford Street or USA PA - Upper Providence/ Durham Reporting to: Sr. Director, Business Performance and Operations The CPO organisation partners closely with R&D and Commercial to translate cutting-edge science into measurable health outcomes, grounded in the patient voice and external insights from healthcare systems and decision-makers worldwide. Joining CPO means working across the full product lifecycle and collaborating with diverse expert teams – from Patients & External Environment and Medical Planning to Data Generation, Scientific Communications, Medical Impact, Proactive Risk Ownership and Integrated Evidence Strategy – to ensure robust evidence, clear medical insight and responsible risk ownership shape strategy and execution at scale. It’s a highly visible, purpose-driven environment where your expertise can directly influence how innovative therapies are developed, communicated and used to improve lives around the world.

Key Responsibilities but not limited to:

• Set the enterprise CPO Capability & Skills Strategy: Define, own and execute a multi-year global CPO skills and learning strategy, directly focusing on the capabilities that drive enterprise performance, align to priorities (growth, launches, simplification) and future workforce needs.
• Translate business and CPO strategy into role-based skills, learning pathways and targeted capability interventions.
• Partner with Commercial Learning Experience leadership to align CPO and GPS strategies across portfolio, pipeline, launch, technology and organizational priorities.
• Leverage enterprise-wide learning initiatives, platforms and tools while defining which capabilities require common enterprise standards and which require differentiated CPO expectations, experiences and governance.
• Establish an enterprise CPO capability framework spanning Global, Regional and Local Medical, Field Medical, Scientific Communications, Evidence Generation and other priority disciplines.
• Embed capability strategy in portfolio planning, launch planning, organizational design, succession, talent development and transformation initiatives.
• Act as a trusted advisor to CPO leaders on capability, skills, and workforce readiness.
• Influence senior stakeholders across global, regional, and market levels to drive alignment and adoption.
• Build aligned enterprise capabilities across CPO and GPS Partner with Commercial leadership to define a shared CPO and GPS capability agenda aligned to portfolio, pipeline, launch, customer and workforce priorities.
• Identify and develop shared capabilities in leadership, strategic thinking, external engagement, launch excellence, digital and AI fluency, data-driven decisions and cross-functional execution.
• Define where common standards or function-specific approaches are required.
• Co-develop capability frameworks, programs and learning experiences that leverage common platforms, technology, content, vendors and measurement approaches to improve performance, reduce duplication and achieve scale while maintaining CPO-specific requirements and scientific independence.
• Establish joint governance to align capability investments with business planning, prioritize shared initiatives, challenge duplication and ensure compliance with Medical, regulatory and approval requirements.

End-to-End Learning Experience:

• Act as the single point of accountability for the end-to-end CPO learning experience, from needs identification through design, deployment, and continuous improvement.
• Co-develop priority programs with Commercial capability leaders where shared design strengthens leadership, collaboration, launch readiness, strategic planning, digital fluency or enterprise execution.
• Set standards, tools and frameworks that drive consistency of learning quality globally, while enabling local adaptation to market needs.
• Collaborate with priority launch markets and regional/CPO leaders in the co-creation of high-quality content that meets local needs, ensuring learning is practical, role-relevant, and embedded into Commercial workflows.
• Lead the design and deployment of flagship CPO learning programmes.
• Establish a coherent experience across CPO onboarding, role transitions, leadership progression, new capability acquisition, launch readiness and continuous professional development.

Platforms, Systems & Digital Learning

• Own the CPO learning ecosystem, including the L&D Hub, skills frameworks, and supporting learning technologies.
• Connect the CPO ecosystem deliberately with the broader CPO and GPS capability architecture, providing a coherent experience across shared and function-specific development.
• Adopt cutting-edge digital tools, AI, and technology to ensure scalable, integrated and future-ready learning solutions.
• Embed modern, digital learning principles that increase the quality and effectiveness of learning across all levels of the organisation.
• Build differentiated CPO pathways within common enterprise programs so learning remains relevant to Medical responsibilities and scientific standards.
• Transform approaches to self-led learning, empowering individuals with ownership over their own development.
• Lead simplification and optimisation of CPO learning platforms, reducing duplication and improving learner experience.

Basic Qualifications

• We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals: Advanced scientific qualification, such as PharmD, MD, PhD or equivalent.
• Significant senior leadership experience in enterprise and medical learning or capability leadership positions within a global organisation.
• Strong business astuteness and performance focus.
• Experience building strategic, peer-level partnerships with Commercial leadership and aligning capabilities across Medical and Commercial while maintaining appropriate functional boundaries.
• Demonstrated success defining and executing an enterprise capability, workforce, learning or organisational transformation strategy across multiple markets and business units.
• Experience in exceptional change management and in leading learning transformation, embedding a modern learning experience.
• Deep understanding of Medical Affairs strategy and operations, including Field Medical, scientific engagement, evidence generation, scientific communications, governance and launch readiness.
• Proven record of driving global learning strategies with measurable business performance outcomes.
• Expertise in Learning Experience Design (LXD) and adoption of digital and AI learning technologies.
• Demonstrated ability to work proactively and self-directed, taking ownership for priorities and outcomes in a complex global environment.

Preferred requirements

• Qualifications such as an MBA or equivalent.
• Previous medical field leadership experience.
• Experience in leading diverse, cross-functional teams with strong collaboration and stakeholder management.
• Strong business and financial acumen and knowledge of Medical and Commercial operations, including product launches, and Global, Regional and Local Medical.

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. If you are passionate about making a difference and have the skills and experience, we are looking for, we encourage you to apply.

Closing Date for Applications: 6 November2026 (EOD)

Skills Cross-Functional Leadership, Digital Fluency, Enterprise Thinking, High Impact Communication, Launch Excellence, Patient Impact

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