Director, AI-Driven R&D Transformation

GSK; Collegeville (PA); Hybrid; USD 171,000 - 285,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Annual bonus

Healthcare and wellbeing programmes

Pension plan membership

Shares and savings programme

Hybrid working model

Job summary

GSK is recruiting a Director, R&D AI & Technology Adoption to turn AI and technology investments into practical changes in processes and ways of working. You will design and deliver adoption plans, coordinate stakeholders and use evidence to show value across priority R&D programmes.

This hands‑on leadership role requires strong change management and project delivery skills, with the ability to tailor adoption to different scientific and operational settings.

Qualifications

• Significant experience delivering technology adoption, organisational change or digital transformation in a large pharmaceutical R&D environment.
• Hands-on experience implementing adoption of AI, digital tools, data platforms or technology-enabled operating models with sustained changes.
• Experience developing and delivering change plans that include stakeholder engagement, readiness, communications and capability building.
• Strong project delivery skills coordinating work across multiple functions or teams.
• Ability to analyse complex issues, develop practical recommendations and follow through to implementation.
• Experience defining measures for adoption, outcomes or value realisation using data.
• Strong communication, facilitation and influencing skills across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently, manage ambiguity and contribute beyond a narrowly defined change-management remit.

Responsibilities

• Partner with priority technology programmes to deliver adoption plans.
• Assess programme readiness, stakeholder alignment, process impacts, capability needs and delivery risks.
• Work with programme leaders to confirm governance and ownership are in place.
• Coordinate adoption activity across R&D while tailoring approaches to local needs.
• Deliver cross-R&D adoption initiatives for shared AI tools, data platforms and new ways of working.
• Translate technology changes into clear implications for processes, roles, behaviours and capabilities.
• Create reusable tools, guidance and lessons that increase consistency across programmes.
• Define and track adoption measures linked to outcomes and value, using insights to adjust the approach.
• Manage focused projects related to major technology investments without taking over delivery accountability from programme owners.
• Work effectively with internal teams and external partners, challenging approaches where needed and building sustainable internal capability.
• Communicate with senior stakeholders and contribute flexibly to adjacent transformation priorities across the team.

Skills

AI Adoption

Behavior Management

Change Management

Change Process Management

Communication

Cross-Departmental Collaboration

Decision Making

Financial Acumen

Innovation

Leadership

Management of Change

Portfolio Management

Project Management

Project Management Governance

Risk Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Stakeholder Management

Strategic Leadership

Technology Transformation

Visionary Thinking

Job description

GSK is recruiting a Director, R&D AI & Technology Adoption to turn AI and technology investments into practical changes in processes and ways of working. You will design and deliver adoption plans, coordinate stakeholders and use evidence to show value across priority R&D programmes.

This hands‑on leadership role requires strong change management and project delivery skills, with the ability to tailor adoption to different scientific and operational settings.