R&D AI & Tech Adoption Leader — Hybrid Work

GlaxoSmithKline; Upper Providence (Delaware County); Hybrid; USD 171,000 - 285,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Annual bonus

Healthcare & wellbeing programmes

Pension plan membership

Shares & savings programme

Hybrid working model

Job summary

GlaxoSmithKline seeks a Director of R&D AI & Technology Adoption to lead adoption strategies across priority R&D programmes, turning AI investments into practical changes. You will design adoption plans, coordinate stakeholders, and measure value while guiding cross‑R&D initiatives and ensuring alignment with scientific and operational needs.

This hands‑on leadership role combines change expertise with project delivery and analytical skills, with potential relocation to Cambridge/UK timelines.

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 in processes, behaviours or ways of working.
• Experience developing and delivering change plans that include stakeholder engagement, readiness, communications and capability building.
• Strong project delivery skills and experience 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 and using data to inform decisions.
• 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 create and deliver practical adoption and change plans.
• Assess programme readiness, stakeholder alignment, process impacts, capability needs and delivery risks.
• Work with programme leaders to confirm that appropriate change resources, governance and ownership are in place.
• Coordinate adoption activity across R&D while supporting departments to tailor approaches to local scientific and operational needs.
• Deliver cross‑R&D adoption initiatives for shared AI tools, data platforms and technology‑enabled 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

GlaxoSmithKline seeks a Director of R&D AI & Technology Adoption to lead adoption strategies across priority R&D programmes, turning AI investments into practical changes. You will design adoption plans, coordinate stakeholders, and measure value while guiding cross‑R&D initiatives and ensuring alignment with scientific and operational needs.

This hands‑on leadership role combines change expertise with project delivery and analytical skills, with potential relocation to Cambridge/UK timelines.