Data-Flow Lead

GSK; Irvine; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

GSK is seeking a senior data-flow lead to design and govern end-to-end data flows for R&D, turning scattered sources into trusted, reusable assets.

You will partner with business leads and data platform teams to deliver compliant, policy-as-code driven data pipelines, while keeping human expertise in the loop for governance and automation at scale. This role emphasizes data visibility, automation readiness, and measurable business impact across trials, development, and regulatory processes.

Qualifications

• Translate business needs into technical data requirements and processes.
• Knowledge of metadata ecosystems and policy as code.
• Experience integrating multiple data sources into unified reusable data-flows with privacy by design.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain end-to-end data-flows across R&D.
• Ensure data-flows support compliance-by-design; integrate data and systems with governance in mind.
• Deliver pre-packaged, curated data-flows aligned to business requirements with documented specifications.
• Coordinate with R&D business leads and data platform teams to ensure scalable implementation.

Skills

Artificial Intelligence

Computational Sciences

Computer Programming

Data Analysis

Data Management

Data Modeling

Data Science

Predictive Modeling

Statistical Models

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Math/Stats

Tools

Azure

GCP

Job description

At GSK we are looking for a highly capable senior technical builder who can design and govern the data-flows that GSK’s Research & Development (R&D) division runs on. If you believe data should move on its own and still arrive trusted, then this role could be for you. The Data Flow Lead role reports directly into the Senior Director for Data Governance, Innovation & Automated Compliance, and sits within the Data Value Office (DVO) for the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) organization of GSK’s Research & Development (R&D) function. This role is focused on delivering data-flows-as-product, compliance-as-code, and governance built into the pipeline (instead of bolted-on). You will turn scattered systems and sources into modular, reusable, end-to-end flows in one consistent format that can be used to its full potential throughout GSK’s R&D divisions. Your mission is to make R&D data visible, trusted and automation-ready (by default) so teams can decide faster and scale agentic solutions with confidence (whilst keeping the human expert in the loop).

Key Responsibilities

Manage the development of business requirements for data-flow (through collaboration with R&D business/functional leads and data platform colleagues) to translate business needs into technical data requirements and processes to ensure seamless data-flow integration and usage across the R&D ecosystem. Design, develop and maintain modular, end-to-end data-flows (spanning roles, interfaces, data and metadata, triggers and access) to integrate systems and data sources into trusted, reusable assets across R&D (including writing clean, readable code where required). Ensure data-flows support compliance-by-design; integrating, contextualising and orchestrating data and systems in line with compliance principles. Deliver pre-packaged, curated data-flows aligned to business requirements, which include documented data specifications describing processing steps required to generate each flow. Integrate diverse data-flows (eg; protocol development, Development Safety Update Report (DSUR) and clinical trial Individual Human Data (IHD)) into a unified machine readable format for consistent implementation and an end-to-end data ecosystem. Ensure deliverables are appropriately quality controlled, documented and, where required, able to be handed over to function leads and the R&D Tech team for scale implementation. This extends to quantifying and providing insights into business impact and value creation arising from data-flow activities. Coaching and peer review to ensure the team's work reflects industry best practice for data-flow creation activities, including data standards.

Basic Qualifications

Relevant degree-level education (eg; BS/MSc/PhD (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics or a related subject). Relevant experience / knowledge of translating business needs into technical data requirements and processes, ability to quantify and provide insights into business impact and value creation from data-flow activities, and handling complex data-flow processes efficiently. Knowledge / experience of metadata ecosystems and agentic solutions. Relevant hands‑on experience with policy engines, including translating governance requirements into practical, executable Policy as Code. Relevant experience in integrating multiple data sources and systems into unified reusable data-flows ( whilst ensuring data privacy and compliance-by-design). Proficiency with a range of digital tools (eg; Auzure, GCP) and experience leveraging AI or digital technologies to improve efficiency or insights. Proficiency in a range of digital tools (eg; Azure, GCP) and experience leveraging AI or digital technologies to improve efficiency or insights.

Skills

Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computational Sciences, Computer Programming, Data Analysis, Data Management, Data Modeling, Data Science, Predictive Modeling, Statistical Models

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.

GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Important notice to Employment businesses/ Agencies GSK does not accept referrals from employment businesses and/or employment agencies in respect of the vacancies posted on this site. All employment businesses/agencies are required to contact GSK's commercial and general procurement/human resources department to obtain prior written authorization before referring any candidates to GSK. The obtaining of prior written authorization is a condition precedent to any agreement (verbal or written) between the employment business/ agency and GSK. In the absence of such written authorization being obtained any actions undertaken by the employment business/agency shall be deemed to have been performed without the consent or contractual agreement of GSK. GSK shall therefore not be liable for any fees arising from such actions or any fees arising from any referrals by employment businesses/agencies in respect of the vacancies posted on this site.

Changes and Relocation

Location: GSK HQ London, Stevenage, or Ware R&D. Please Note: If the successful applicant is based at Stevenage site: This role will temporarily be based at Stevenage. However, the Company plans to relocate its offices to Cambridge, UK. The location of this role will therefore subsequently change to Cambridge UK, in accordance with timelines to be set by the Company. The relocation is currently proposed to take effect by early 2029.

Application Closing Date

APPLICATION CLOSING DATE – Monday 9th of November 2026 (COB).

Contact

Email: [e-mail]

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