Global Tech Lead: External Manufacturing & AI Ops

GSK; Barnard Castle; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working policy

Career development opportunities

Staff recognition programme

Job summary

GSK is seeking a Technical Specialist to drive digital integration, Smart Manufacturing, and AI-enabled transformation across External Manufacturing and partner networks. This global role aligns technology with business priorities, delivering scalable solutions and value realization.

The Senior Tech Manager will lead cross-functional teams, manage partnerships with CDMOs, and shape enterprise-wide roadmaps while ensuring regulatory compliance and responsible AI practices.

Qualifications

• Relevant degree in a technical discipline with a track record in digital transformation.
• Experience leading digital integration or technology transformation in manufacturing or supply-chain environments.
• Understanding of CMC/NPI, Supply Chain, QA/QMS systems.
• Familiarity with integration architecture, APIs, middleware, and data models.
• Experience delivering Smart Manufacturing, AI, and data analytics use cases.

Responsibilities

• Lead global external manufacturing digital & technology roadmap aligning priorities with enterprise strategy.
• Own end-to-end delivery of digital integration solutions across enterprise environments.
• Collaborate with CDMOs and External Manufacturing operations to shape high-value AI-use cases.
• Lead agile delivery including roadmap, backlog, sprints, RAID, governance, and adoption.
• Ensure scalable solutions with reusable patterns and reference architectures.
• Embed Responsible AI, cybersecurity, privacy, data governance, and regulatory requirements.
• Develop investment cases, forecasting, and executive-level reporting.

Skills

Application Integrations

API Security

CI/CD

Cloud Engineering

Data Engineering

IoT

SDLC

Stakeholder Management

Agile Methodologies

Regulatory Compliance

Education

Relevant Degree in Computer Science / Software Engineering / Data Science

Tools

API Design

Cloud Platforms

Data Integration

Automation Tools

Job description

GSK is seeking a Technical Specialist to drive digital integration, Smart Manufacturing, and AI-enabled transformation across External Manufacturing and partner networks. This global role aligns technology with business priorities, delivering scalable solutions and value realization.

The Senior Tech Manager will lead cross-functional teams, manage partnerships with CDMOs, and shape enterprise-wide roadmaps while ensuring regulatory compliance and responsible AI practices.