On-Site AI & Smart Manufacturing Lead

GlaxoSmithKline plc; Marietta (PA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

GSK seeks an on-site technology leader to drive AI, data, and digital initiatives at key manufacturing sites. You will translate high-priority opportunities into PoCs, PoVs, and MVPs, ensuring governance and value delivery while partnering with global product teams for scale-up and lifecycle management.

The role is equivalent to Associate Director or Senior Manager, embedding with local business stakeholders and GSC teams to rapidly validate and productionize AI-enabled solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field (CS, Engineering, IT, etc.).
• 6+ years of experience in technology, engineering, data, AI, digital, or manufacturing environments.
• Experience delivering AI, Data & Analytics, Smart Manufacturing, or Digital transformation initiatives in manufacturing or supply chain.
• Software engineering experience with modern development frameworks.
• Experience with Generative AI, AI agents, prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation, or AI-assisted development.
• Experience developing PoCs/PoVs/MVPs.
• Experience working with business stakeholders to identify and deliver technology solutions.
• Experience working across cross-functional product, data, engineering, or business teams.

Responsibilities

• Embed with GSC sites and business teams to understand operational challenges and high-value opportunities.
• Translate opportunities into measurable use cases and executable solutions.
• Design, build and validate PoCs/PoVs/MVPs using real site data and workflows.
• Provide hands-on engineering across AI, data, integration, applications, and automation.
• Make evidence-based continue/adapt/stop recommendations based on value and feasibility.
• Incorporate GSK requirements for AI governance, cybersecurity, privacy and data governance at the start.
• Partner with GSK & GSC product teams to transition validated solutions for industrialization.
• Resolve deployment barriers across legacy systems, data, and security constraints.
• Convert learnings into reusable patterns and templates for other sites.
• Build site capability through coaching, documentation and knowledge transfer.

Skills

Agile Methodology

Cross-Functional Teamwork

Data Analysis

Design Thinking

DevOps

Prioritization

Product Development Research

Product Roadmapping

Project Management

Return on Investment (ROI)

Software Development

Strategy Deployment

UX/UI Design

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related

Master’s degree in AI/CS/Data Science or related

Tools

Python

Azure

Job description

GSK seeks an on-site technology leader to drive AI, data, and digital initiatives at key manufacturing sites. You will translate high-priority opportunities into PoCs, PoVs, and MVPs, ensuring governance and value delivery while partnering with global product teams for scale-up and lifecycle management.

The role is equivalent to Associate Director or Senior Manager, embedding with local business stakeholders and GSC teams to rapidly validate and productionize AI-enabled solutions.