R&D Cyber Risk & Compliance Lead

GSK; Camden Town; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

GSK in the UK is seeking a Senior Manager, Risk & Compliance Business Partners R&D to lead the R&D risk and compliance team across Ware and London HQ. The role blends hands-on delivery with coaching and stakeholder management in a regulated, technology-driven environment.

You will work with CSO governance, advance risk posture for clinical, discovery and regulatory technology, and partner with Quality Assurance to support GxP validation and external inspections.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Experience securing IT systems and applications in a regulated environment.
• Working familiarity with SOX and GxP compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead the R&D risk and compliance business partnering team at the Ware and London Global Headquarters sites, including its people, delivery and outcomes.
• Manage delivery against the R&D risk and compliance roadmap, escalating blockers to the Director, R&D Business Partners early.
• Develop team capability in R&D-specific risk and compliance consulting through coaching, review and structured feedback.
• Represent R&D risk and compliance interests in CSO governance forums and in R&D's own cross-functional governance structures, including Quality and GxP forums.
• Provide hands‑on risk and compliance consulting and assurance to R&D teams deploying and owning technology, representing both risk and compliance perspectives.
• Own the cyber risk and compliance relationship for the assigned area, GSK Research and Development, including clinical, discovery and regulatory technology.
• Develop a working understanding of R&D business processes and priorities at the Ware and London Global Headquarters sites, and advise local R&D teams on how changing technology, threat and regulatory landscapes affect their risk posture.
• Support the Risk & Compliance governance forum (RMCB) for the assigned area, helping track priority actions, findings and CAPAs.
• Partner with Business Quality Assurance to support GxP validation of business‑facing application systems and services within the assigned area.
• Support audit and inspection readiness activities, including evidence preparation and coordination for external inspections and regulator/auditor engagements.
• Support GxP software change management and system release governance for regulated applications within the assigned area.

Skills

Cyber risk

Technology risk

Information security governance

Risk assessment

Stakeholder engagement

Regulated IT security

Education

Degree in a relevant discipline

Job description

GSK in the UK is seeking a Senior Manager, Risk & Compliance Business Partners R&D to lead the R&D risk and compliance team across Ware and London HQ. The role blends hands-on delivery with coaching and stakeholder management in a regulated, technology-driven environment.

You will work with CSO governance, advance risk posture for clinical, discovery and regulatory technology, and partner with Quality Assurance to support GxP validation and external inspections.