Associate Director, Clinical Development Project Manager

GSK; United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

GSK is seeking an Associate Director Clinical Development Project Manager to lead end-to-end management of Clinical Matrix Teams (CMTs). You will own the lifecycle of CDPs, from chartering to closeout, partnering with functional leads and the broader PPM organization to standardize planning, governance, tracking, and reporting.

The role emphasizes project leadership, risk management, and communication planning to keep critical paths on track and ensure quality and regulatory compliance across

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in life sciences, nursing, pharmacy, or related field.
• 5+ years of project management experience in a matrix team environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead key activities to progress clinical development projects from charter to closeout.
• Develop and own PM plans, risk/RAID logs, and governance routines to ensure timely delivery.
• Produce recurring status reports and KPI-based dashboards for leadership.
• Facilitate monthly governance meetings and ensure adherence to PM systems and templates.
• Promote GSK values and foster collaboration with functional leads and stakeholders.

Education

Bachelor's degree in life sciences, nursing, pharmacy, or a related field

Job description

Business Introduction

At GSK, we have bold ambitions for patients, aiming to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade. Our R&D focuses on discovering and delivering vaccines and medicines, combining our understanding of the immune system with cutting-edge technology to transform people's lives. GSK fosters a culture ambitious for patients, accountable for impact, and committed to doing the right thing, making sure that we focus our efforts on accelerating significant assets that meet patients' needs and have the highest probability of success. We're uniting science, technology, and talent to get ahead of disease together.

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Position Summary

Clinical Matrix Teams (CMTs) are asset-focused teams of functional leaders that design and deliver early- to late-stage Clinical Development Plans (CDPs). As the number and complexity of CMTs has grown, these teams need dedicated project management capacity to stay organized, disciplined, and focused on the critical path. The Associate Director Clinical Development Project Manager provides the project management and communication-planning backbone that keeps one or more CMTs running efficiently, freeing functional leads to focus on clinical strategy rather than administrative coordination. The role owns the full lifecycle of CMT project management assets - from charter, scope, and kickoff through governance, risk, resourcing, and reporting, to implementation, training, and closeout - and partners with CMT functional leads and the broader PPM organization to standardize how CMTs plan, govern, track progress, and report status.

Responsibilities

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

• Develop and own the Project Charter and Scope Statement that define the CMT's objectives, scope, stakeholders, and success criteria, and lead the Project Kickoff Deck that aligns the team at initiation.
• Build and maintain the Stakeholder Register, Communication Plan, and Meeting Cadence / Governance Calendar so the right information reaches the right people with clear, timely escalation paths.
• Create and maintain the CMT plan, translating CDP milestones into a visual schedule of tasks, dependencies, and critical-path activities.
• Own the RACI Matrix and Governance Framework, clarifying accountability across functional leads and defining steering committee structures and decision checkpoints for the CMT.
• Maintain the Risk Log / RAID Register, Issue Log, and Dependency Tracker, proactively identifying, escalating, and driving resolution of risks, issues, and cross-functional dependencies.
• Produce recurring Status Reports and the Project Dashboard (summary view), giving leadership a clear, KPI-based view of progress, risk, and milestones.
• Maintain the Requirements / Deliverables Log, Decision Log, Action Item Tracker, and Milestone Tracker so that scope, decisions, and commitments stay traceable and on schedule.
• Develop the Quality / Test Plan and Compliance Checklist, and maintain the Change Log, to confirm deliverables meet quality standards and adhere to regulatory and policy requirements.
• Prepare the Stakeholder Communication Summary and Executive Summary Report, translating detailed project activity into concise updates for stakeholders and leadership.
• Deliver the Lessons Learned / Closeout Report and Post-Implementation Review, capturing performance against objectives and recommendations to improve future CMT engagements.
• Facilitate monthly governance and review meetings with project stakeholders to review deliverables and plan upcoming activities, applying consistent best practice for agendas, actions, and minutes.
• Ensure rigor, consistency, and compliance in established PM systems and templates to drive timely, high-quality data and reporting across the CMT.
• Build trusting relationships with functional leads and stakeholders to encourage transparency, collaboration, and effective conflict resolution.
• Actively promote GSK's Code and values. Seek diverse perspectives, cultivate psychological safety, and ensure all relevant voices are heard to strengthen outcomes. Work on any assignment as directed.

Why You?

Basic Qualification

• Bachelor's degree in life sciences, nursing, pharmacy, or a related field
• 5+ years of project management experience in a matrix team environment, ideally