Director, Lab Data & AI Product Owner

1054 GlaxoSmithKline Services Unlimited; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

GlaxoSmithKline plc is seeking a Director Product Owner for Lab Execution & Service Operations within the Lab Capture & Experience team. You will define long-term roadmaps for LabWare LIMS products, lead agile squads, and ensure high-quality, AI‑ready data and compliant workflows across R&D labs.

You will mentor Product Owners, collaborate with CMC, Clinical and Quality, and manage a diverse team of employees and partners while shaping value-focused investments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences or similar STEM discipline.
• Track record of strategic product leadership in pharma/digital health with LIMS/CMC/R&D domain.
• Experience as business analyst and product manager with agile delivery in tech-enabled environments.
• Strong familiarity with ITIL-aligned service management.
• Experience leading and developing teams including Product Owners and diverse global teams.
• Strong communication skills to influence stakeholders and translate challenges into user-focused solutions.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams and external partners.
• Understanding of FAIR data principles, data standards and governance in regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Set product vision and strategy for LabCapture & Experience domain.
• Define multi-year roadmap for LabWare LIMS products aligned to R&D strategy.
• Manage Lab Execution and Operations product roadmap, backlog, budget, milestones, quality.
• Lead agile squads and partners to deliver AI-ready, value-driven solutions.
• Design reusable data products with FAIR principles and secure data flow into analytics.
• Establish governance bodies and oversee value delivery, risk, and investment cases.
• Ensure compliance with internal security, risk management and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee service management of LC&E applications with ITIL-aligned processes.
• Line-manage the product group team including mixed internal and external resources.

Skills

Agile

Backlogs

Cross-Functional Teamwork

Design Thinking

DevOps

Process Diagrams

Product Strategy

Project Management

Requirements Gathering

Services Management

Software Development

UX

User Research

User Story

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences

Advanced degree in Life Sciences

Tools

LabWare LIMS

LabWare ELN

Job description

GlaxoSmithKline plc is seeking a Director Product Owner for Lab Execution & Service Operations within the Lab Capture & Experience team. You will define long-term roadmaps for LabWare LIMS products, lead agile squads, and ensure high-quality, AI‑ready data and compliant workflows across R&D labs.

You will mentor Product Owners, collaborate with CMC, Clinical and Quality, and manage a diverse team of employees and partners while shaping value-focused investments.