On-Site AI & Manufacturing Innovation Lead

GlaxoSmithKline plc; Upper Merion Township (Montgomery County); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

GlaxoSmithKline plc seeks a strategic technology leader to drive on-site AI and digital initiatives at key GSK manufacturing sites. You will interface with local business units and global digital product teams to translate high-priority opportunities into PoCs, PoVs and MVPs, guiding governance and value validation for scale-up.

The role is equivalent in scope to Associate Director/Senior Manager and requires delivering hands-on engineering across AI, data, integration and automation while

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, AI, Engineering, IT, Manufacturing Systems, or a related technical discipline.
• 6+ years of job-related experience in technology, engineering, data, AI, digital, or manufacturing environments.
• Experience delivering AI, Data & Analytics, Smart Manufacturing, or Digital transformation initiatives within manufacturing or supply chain environments.
• Software engineering experience using modern application development frameworks.
• Experience with Generative AI, AI agents, prompt engineering, RAG, or AI-assisted development approaches.
• Experience developing PoCs, PoVs, or MVPs.
• Experience working with business stakeholders to identify, shape, and deliver technology solutions.
• Experience working across cross-functional product, data, engineering, or business teams.

Responsibilities

• Embed with strategic GSC sites and business teams to understand operational challenges, workflows, data, constraints, and high-value opportunities.
• Translate priority Smart Manufacturing, AI, Data and Digital opportunities into clearly framed, measurable use cases and executable technical solutions.
• Design, build and validate working PoCs, PoVs and MVPs using real site data, systems and workflows.
• Provide hands-on engineering across AI, data, integration, applications and automation, using AI-assisted development and agent-based workflows where appropriate.
• Make evidence-based continue, adapt or stop recommendations based on demonstrated business value, technical feasibility, adoption potential, risk and scalability.
• Incorporate GSK requirements for Code Orange, Responsible AI, cybersecurity, data governance, privacy, GxP and architecture governance from the start of each engagement.
• Partner with product teams to transition validated solutions for industrialization and lifecycle ownership.
• Resolve deployment barriers across legacy systems, fragmented data, integration, security, compliance and local operating processes.
• Convert site-specific learning into reusable agents, integration patterns, prompt templates, reference architectures and product requirements.
• Build site capability through collaborative delivery, technical coaching, documentation and knowledge transfer.

Skills

Agile Methodology

Cross-Functional Teamwork

Data Analysis

Design Thinking

DevOps

Prioritization

Product Research

Product Roadmapping

Project Management

ROI

Software Development

Strategy Deployment

UX

UI Design

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related technical discipline

Master's degree in Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, or related field

Job description

GlaxoSmithKline plc seeks a strategic technology leader to drive on-site AI and digital initiatives at key GSK manufacturing sites. You will interface with local business units and global digital product teams to translate high-priority opportunities into PoCs, PoVs and MVPs, guiding governance and value validation for scale-up.

The role is equivalent in scope to Associate Director/Senior Manager and requires delivering hands-on engineering across AI, data, integration and automation while