Senior Product Owner - DevOps and DevCMO Performance

GSK; Stevenage; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

GSK is seeking a Senior Product Owner for DevOps and DevCMO Performance to lead the vision and delivery of digital products that enhance operational insights across Development Operations and DevCMO. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate priorities into a clear backlog and deliver impactful dashboards that guide decision-making.

This hybrid UK role offers growth as a product leader, contributing to GSK’s mission to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience in engineering, computer science, life sciences, or product management.
• Significant experience in product ownership or product management, with proven ability to manage a product lifecycle from concept to adoption.
• Demonstrated leadership of agile delivery teams, acting as the voice of the customer and managing prioritized backlogs.
• Experience with data, analytics, or reporting solutions and translating these into clear product decisions.
• Experience delivering products in regulated environments with understanding of quality, validation, and compliance requirements.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and build consensus among senior, cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Own and continuously refine the product vision and roadmap for performance and operational intelligence tools across Development Operations and DevCMO, balancing short- and long-term goals.
• Translate business and operational priorities into a clear, prioritized backlog with well-defined user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Lead agile delivery teams involving engineering, design, and data to deliver high-quality, reliable, and scalable outcomes.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with stakeholders across Development Operations, DevCMO, Technology, and senior leadership, aligning priorities around a shared product direction.
• Deliver intuitive dashboards and tools that provide actionable insights, enhance operational predictability, and support better decision-making.
• Use data, user feedback, and analytics to continuously improve products and validate their impact, embedding robust governance, quality, and compliance in line with regulated environments.

Skills

Agile Methodology

Backlogs

Cross-Functional Teamwork

Design Thinking

DevOps

Process Diagrams

Product Strategies

Project Management

Requirements Gathering

Services Management

Software Development

User Experience (UX)

User Research

User Story

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Business Introduction GSK remains committed to achieving bold commercial ambitions for the future. By 2031, we aim to deliver £40 billion in annual sales, leveraging our existing strong performance momentum to significantly increase our positive impact on the health of billions of patients globally. Our Ahead Together strategy is centered on early intervention to prevent and alter the course of disease, thereby protecting people and supporting healthcare systems. Our diverse portfolio consists of vaccines, specialty medicines, and general medicines. Through continuous innovation and a dedicated focus on scientific and technical excellence, we strive to develop and launch new, groundbreaking treatments that address critical health challenges.

Position Summary As a Senior Product Owner for DevOps and DevCMO Performance, you will lead the vision and delivery of digital products that improve operational performance and decision-making across development and manufacturing operations. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including leaders in Development Operations, DevCMO, and Technology to transform complex challenges into clear, impactful solutions. We seek someone who communicates openly, leads with empathy, acts with integrity, and stays focused on delivering outcomes that accelerate science and benefit patients. This role offers a chance to grow as a product leader, make visible enterprise impact, and contribute to GSK’s mission of uniting science, technology, and talent to get ahead of disease together.

Responsibilities

• Own and continuously refine the product vision and roadmap for performance and operational intelligence tools across Development Operations and DevCMO, balancing short- and long-term goals.
• Translate business and operational priorities into a clear, prioritized backlog with well-defined user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Lead agile delivery teams involving engineering, design, and data to deliver high-quality, reliable, and scalable outcomes.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with stakeholders across Development Operations, DevCMO, Technology, and senior leadership, aligning priorities around a shared product direction.
• Deliver intuitive dashboards and tools that provide actionable insights, enhance operational predictability, and support better decision-making.
• Use data, user feedback, and analytics to continuously improve products and validate their impact, embedding robust governance, quality, and compliance in line with regulated environments.

Why You?

Work arrangement: This role offers a hybrid working model, combining on-site collaboration at our United Kingdom offices with flexible remote working.

Basic Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience in a relevant discipline such as engineering, computer science, life sciences, or product management.
• Significant experience in product ownership or product management, with proven ability to manage a product lifecycle from concept to adoption.
• Demonstrated leadership of agile delivery teams, acting as the voice of the customer and managing prioritized backlogs.
• Experience with data, analytics, or reporting solutions and translating these into clear product decisions.
• Experience delivering products in regulated environments with understanding of quality, validation, and compliance requirements.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and build consensus among senior, cross-functional teams.

Preferred Qualification

• Experience in pharmaceutical R&D, development operations, clinical operations, or manufacturing engineering domains.
• Hands-on experience with business intelligence tools or analytics platforms such as Power BI, Tableau, or equivalent.
• Familiarity with AI, machine learning, or predictive analytics applied to operational decision-making.
• Experience scaling digital products within complex, matrixed organizations.
• Knowledge of integrations, APIs, and cloud technologies relevant to digital product delivery.
• A strong commitment to user-centered design and fostering inclusive, collaborative team environments.

#GSK-LI Skills

Agile Methodology, Backlogs, Cross-Functional Teamwork, Design Thinking, DevOps, Process Diagrams, Product Strategies, Project Management, Requirements Gathering, Services Management, Software Development, User Experience (UX), User Research, User Story

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. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law.

We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles.

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We are a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive.

Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it, and we aim to impact the health of 2.5 billion people around the world in the next 10 years. Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.