SPQS Data Steward

GSK; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

GSK is seeking a SPQS Data Steward on a 2-year fixed-term contract to drive data stewardship, governance and quality for SPQS. You will translate domain decisions into standards, metadata and data controls across Description, Control and future SPQS domains, collaborating with R&D, GSC, Regulatory and Quality.

This hybrid UK-based role partners with technology teams and external delivery partners to embed stewardship in business processes and digital solutions, enabling compliant data management

Qualifications

• Degree in Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Data Management, Engineering or a related discipline.
• Experience in data stewardship, data governance, master data management or related disciplines.
• Experience developing data standards, business rules, controlled vocabularies or metadata frameworks.
• Experience working across multiple business functions and stakeholder groups.
• Strong communication, facilitation and influencing skills.
• Experience operating within regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Act as the lead steward for SPQS data, standards and ownership practices.
• Coordinate stewardship activities across multiple business functions and data domains.
• Translate Domain Owner decisions into operational standards, controls and stewardship processes.
• Lead cross-system vocabulary alignment and harmonisation activities supporting SPQS.
• Define and monitor data quality controls, metrics and remediation activities.
• Support implementation of governance frameworks, ownership models and stewardship operating procedures.
• Ensure consistency and traceability across the Description to Control data lifecycle.
• Provide oversight of supplier-delivered data management, data quality and stewardship deliverables.
• Support audits, inspections and compliance activities relating to SPQS data assets.

Skills

Data stewardship

Data governance

Master data management

Communication

Facilitation

Influencing

Regulated environments

Education

Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences or related

Tools

SAP PLM

Enterprise data platforms

MDM solutions

Job description

SPQS Data Steward (2-Year Fixed Term Contract)

Locations - GSK HQ (UK), Barnard Castle (UK), Rixensart (Belgium), and Upper Providence (US)

Reporting to - Executive Director, CMC Data Strategy (SPQS)

Business Introduction

We manufacture and supply reliable, high-quality medicines and vaccines to meet patients' needs and drive our performance.

Our network of 37 medicines and vaccines manufacturing sites delivered 1.7 billion packs of medicines and 409 million vaccine doses in 2024 to help make a positive impact on the health of millions of people. Our supply chain is not just core to our operations; it's vital to bringing our innovations to patients as quickly, efficiently and effectively as possible. Technology is transforming how we manufacture medicines and vaccines, enabling us to increase the speed, quality and scale of product supply.

We need the very best minds and capability to help us on our journey to make more complex products, harnessing the power of smart manufacturing technologies including robotics, digital solutions and artificial intelligence to deliver for patients.

Position Summary

ICH M16 Structured Product Quality Submissions (SPQS) will fundamentally change how product quality information is created, governed and exchanged. The SPQS Lead Data Steward will lead implementation of the stewardship, ownership and data quality capabilities required to support future structured regulatory submissions. Working across Description, Control and future SPQS domains, the role will translate Domain Owner decisions into practical standards, stewardship processes, metadata requirements, controlled vocabularies and data quality controls. The role will work across R&D, Global Supply Chain, Regulatory and Quality organisations to establish sustainable data management practices that support SPQS deployment, digital transformation initiatives and long-term operational readiness.

This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career. These responsibilities include some of the following:

• Lead implementation of the SPQS data stewardship framework across Description, Control and future SPQS domains.
• Coordinate federated ownership of critical CMC data assets across R&D, GSC, Regulatory and Quality.
• Establish and maintain metadata standards, controlled vocabularies, business definitions and reference data structures supporting SPQS.
• Drive data quality management processes, issue resolution and continuous improvement activities.
• Support delivery of governed Description and Control data products and future structured submission capabilities.
• Partner with Domain Owners, Technology teams and external delivery partners to embed stewardship and governance requirements into business processes and digital solutions.
• Build awareness, adoption and data literacy through training, guidance and stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Act as the lead steward for SPQS data, standards and ownership practices.
• Coordinate stewardship activities across multiple business functions and data domains.
• Translate Domain Owner decisions into operational standards, controls and stewardship processes.
• Lead cross-system vocabulary alignment and harmonisation activities supporting SPQS.
• Define and monitor data quality controls, metrics and remediation activities.
• Support implementation of governance frameworks, ownership models and stewardship operating procedures.
• Ensure consistency and traceability across the Description to Control data lifecycle.
• Provide oversight of supplier-delivered data management, data quality and stewardship deliverables.
• Support audits, inspections and compliance activities relating to SPQS data assets.

Why You?

Basic Qualification

• Degree in Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Data Management, Engineering or a related discipline.
• Experience in data stewardship, data governance, master data management or related disciplines.
• Experience developing data standards, business rules, controlled vocabularies or metadata frameworks.
• Experience working across multiple business functions and stakeholder groups.
• Strong communication, facilitation and influencing skills.
• Experience operating within regulated environments.

Preferred Qualification

• Experience in pharmaceutical CMC, manufacturing, quality, regulatory or supply chain data management.
• Experience supporting IDMP, structured data, SPQS or related regulatory data initiatives.
• Experience implementing data ownership and stewardship frameworks.
• Experience with SAP PLM, enterprise data platforms or master data management solutions.
• Experience implementing data quality management processes and controls.
• Participation in industry standards or data governance initiatives.

Working Model

This role is hybrid. You will work from a UK office regularly and may w