R&D Cyber Risk & Compliance Director

GSK; Camden Town; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

GSK in the United Kingdom seeks a Director to lead Technology Risk & Compliance Business Partners for R&D, focusing on the Cambridge and Ware sites. This senior role drives cyber risk alignment, governance, and regulatory technology in collaboration with CSO and business leadership.

You will guide risk posture, develop the team, and shape solutions across the Digital and Tech organisation while embedding security through initiatives from the outset.

Qualifications

• Degree in a relevant discipline or related experience.
• Demonstrated experience in cyber risk, technology risk or information security governance.
• Working knowledge of risk assessment and risk register management.
• Practical experience with senior business stakeholder engagement.
• Substantial experience in cyber security, including end-to-end ownership of a capability.
• Proven experience leading and developing technical or specialist teams.
• Experience managing suppliers and delivery commitments.
• Strong influencing and communication skills with senior stakeholders.
• Experience with service definition and process improvement methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the multi-year strategy for Technology Risk & Compliance Business Partners - R&D, translating it into delivery plans for the Cambridge and Ware sites.
• Drive a risk-accountable leadership culture and a cyber- and risk-savvy workforce culture across the Cambridge and Ware sites.
• Lead and develop the team supporting the assigned area, setting priorities and managing performance.
• Report capability performance and risk to CSO leadership and governance forums.
• Own the cyber risk and compliance relationship for the assigned area, R&D with particular focus on the Cambridge and Ware sites, including clinical, discovery and regulatory technology.
• Develop a deep understanding of Research and Development business processes and strategic business priorities at the Cambridge and Ware sites, and guide local R&D leadership on how the changing technology, threat and regulatory landscapes affect their risk posture.
• Influence across the Cyber Security Office and broader Digital and Tech organisation to identify and shape solutions for effective and efficient risk and compliance management.
• Identify, analyse and influence the management of cyber security risk across the assigned area.
• Hold operational areas, risk owners and suppliers to account against the Cyber Security Office strategy for the assigned area.
• Build and maintain the cyber risk register for the area, including risk statements, ratings, owners and treatment plans.
• Facilitate Risk & Compliance governance (RMCB) activities for the assigned area, ensuring priority actions, findings and CAPAs are tracked with clear accountabilities.
• Partner with Business Quality Assurance to ensure GxP validation of business-facing application systems and services within the assigned area.
• Provide oversight and coaching to the team on audit and inspection readiness, including hosting of external inspections and regulator/auditor engagements, and on the reporting of CAPA status.
• Provide oversight and coaching to the team on GxP software change management and system release governance for regulated applications within the assigned area.
• Embed security requirements and controls at the start of initiatives rather than retrofitting them before go-live.

Skills

Cyber risk

Technology risk

Information security

Stakeholder engagement

Risk assessment

Leadership

Communication skills

Education

Degree in a relevant discipline

Tools

GRC platforms

ServiceNow

Job description

GSK in the United Kingdom seeks a Director to lead Technology Risk & Compliance Business Partners for R&D, focusing on the Cambridge and Ware sites. This senior role drives cyber risk alignment, governance, and regulatory technology in collaboration with CSO and business leadership.

You will guide risk posture, develop the team, and shape solutions across the Digital and Tech organisation while embedding security through initiatives from the outset.