Portfolio Data Science Director — Hybrid Leader

GlaxoSmithKline; Upper Providence (Delaware County); Hybrid; USD 260,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

GlaxoSmithKline seeks a Portfolio Data Science Director to lead a multidisciplinary team delivering analytics, AI, and decision-support tools for R&D and strategic resource management. The role partners with senior leaders to align analytics with portfolio priorities and governance standards.

You will shape the analytics roadmap, mentor data scientists and engineers, and ensure scalable, production-ready solutions with clear ownership and documentation.

Qualifications

• Doctoral or Master’s with extensive data/analytics leadership experience
• Proven track record leading data science, analytics and AI initiatives
• Experience delivering analytics applications to internal users from concept to production

Responsibilities

• Define and own strategy for data science, analytics and AI in R&D portfolio and resource decisions
• Lead and develop multidisciplinary teams across data science, analytics and engineering
• Deliver robust analytics apps and dashboards for business users with production-grade quality
• Partner with senior stakeholders to shape investment priorities and governance for responsible AI

Skills

People leadership

Strategy

Stakeholder engagement

Analytics leadership

Education

Doctoral degree in quantitative/scientific discipline

Master's degree with extensive relevant experience

Tools

Python

R

Cloud platforms

CI/CD

Containerisation

Job description

GlaxoSmithKline seeks a Portfolio Data Science Director to lead a multidisciplinary team delivering analytics, AI, and decision-support tools for R&D and strategic resource management. The role partners with senior leaders to align analytics with portfolio priorities and governance standards.

You will shape the analytics roadmap, mentor data scientists and engineers, and ensure scalable, production-ready solutions with clear ownership and documentation.