Capability Director, Chief Medical Officer Organisation

GlaxoSmithKline; Collegeville (PA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global biopharma company is seeking a Director of Development Capability to lead capability building initiatives in a hybrid work environment. This role involves designing large-scale programs and collaborating with various teams to enhance organizational proficiency. The ideal candidate will have a strong track record of strategic leadership and communication skills, alongside a degree in a scientific discipline.

Benefits

Flexible hybrid working model

Learning and development opportunities

Global impact on health innovation

Qualifications

• Significant experience in training design and capability building.
• Proven leadership and strategic thinking abilities.
• Experience working with senior executives.

Responsibilities

• Drive capability development through an interconnected approach.
• Design large-scale capability programs.
• Conduct regular evaluations of organizational capability needs.

Skills

Leadership in matrix environments

Training and capability building

Strong strategic thinking

Effective communication skills

Negotiation skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Scientific Discipline

Master's or PhD in relevant fields

Tools

Digital learning platforms

Job description

Site Name: UK - London - New Oxford Street, USA - Pennsylvania - Upper Providence
Posted Date: Sep 30 2025

Capability Director, Chief Medical Officer Organisation

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.

Position Summary

The role of Director Development Capability is a critical new role in the CMO Transformation Operations team. In this senior role you will act as a trusted and credible matrix leader to the existing capability network across CMO, providing a critical fulcrum to connect and propel the in-function capability network to anticipate, support and drive a pan-CMO approach to capability development rooted in the foundation of continual improvement, organisational and personal capability development.

You will be accountable to drive connection across the capability network and with broader R&D capability activities in a matrix approach, identifying commonalities to elevate and progress across CMO to deliver a holistic and connected capability building approach with effective learning and development strategies, whilst not undermining the functional accountability for strategic capability build.

Role is hybrid with on-site and remote elements.

Key Responsibilities

• In partnership with and providing matrix leadership to the CMO capability network, consolidate and maintain a pan-CMO capability development plan. Develop and implement opportunities for pan-CMO coordinated action on capability build plans for identified needs across multiple functions to maximise impact, desired outcomes, and utility.
• Designing and implementing large-scale capability programs that align with the overall strategic direction of the CMO organisation; building a resilient and future-ready workforce, equipped to respond proactively to evolving business and industry demands.
• Establish and lead a mechanism to periodically drive gap analysis and assessment of organisational capability needs - utilising key performance indicators and feedback as a means of assessment. This should include intelligence gathering of future regulatory and industry trends that will inform the future required capability profiles across CMO.
• Champion the deployment of consistent strategic capability frameworks and develop associated assessment processes (tools/mechanism) to allow individual and organisational assessment of capability strengths and areas for focus.
• Ensure a consistent framework for reporting and appropriate rolled up metrics to facilitate informed functional and pan CMO review by leadership teams.
• Collaborate with R&D Organisational Development and Capability, R&D Quality and if appropriate, external learning vendors to consolidate and maximize efficiencies and impact, standardize approach, priorities, and areas for possible synergies across CMO.
• Actively partner with HR and global learning functions to employ adult learning principles and leverage enterprise-wide approaches (e.g. leadership and coaching frameworks).
• Ensure the deployment, visibility, and communication across CMO of effective learning methods e.g. Degreed, Career Hub, LinkedIn Learning, bite size learning.
• Ensure the embedding of effective knowledge management by championing an open learning culture that identifies and communicates key learnings within and across functions - these learnings should be aligned to organizational objectives.

Qualifications/Skills

Basic:

• Bachelors\' Degree (Scientific Discipline) or equivalent.
• Significant track record and experience in the development and delivery of training and capability building, particularly in highly technical or science-based fields.
• Previous experience in adult technical learning/training design, delivery and evaluation.
• Proven strategic & enterprise thinking with strong business acumen.
• A track record in leading a global project or function where people are challenged and developed and where capability development is seen as a core competency for the future sustained performance of the group.
• Proven leadership operating in a matrix environment, ability to constructively challenge practices with senior leaders; possess negotiation skills and ability to influence with or without authority at all levels of the organization.
• Experience working independently with senior executives and the ability to quickly build personal credibility and assimilate business issues/need.
• Highly effective verbal, written, presentation communications skills.
• Ability to work on-site, with flexibility for hybrid working.

Preferred:

• Masters or PhD (Scientific, Quality, Education/Learning or business discipline) or equivalent.
• Relevant learning, OD certification or coaching certification.
• Familiarity with digital tools and platforms for learning and development.
• Experience of working in R&D in the pharmaceutical industry.

This role offers a hybrid working model, combining on-site collaboration with remote flexibility.

Why GSK?

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.

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