Job Description

Site Name: UK – London – New Oxford Street, Belgium-Wavre, UK - Hertfordshire - Stevenage, USA - Pennsylvania - Upper Providence

Posted Date: Dec 19 2025

We are looking for a Study Delivery Lead to join our team on a permanent basis.

This exciting role will allow you to lead the design, execution, and reporting of studies within the Non-Interventional Study (NIS) portfolio, including primary data collection studies and site-based studies delivered via Third Party suppliers. The NIS P&D SDL is accountable for the assessment, selection, engagement, and management of appropriate vendors and acts as the primary contact for vendor at study level.

We create a place where people can grow, be their best, be safe, and feel welcome, valued and included. We offer a competitive salary, an annual bonus based on company performance, healthcare and wellbeing programmes, pension plan membership, and shares and savings programme.

We embrace modern work practises; our Performance with Choice programme offers a hybrid working model, empowering you to find the optimal balance between remote and in-office work.

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Job Purpose

In this role you will be

• Planning and leading the delivery of assigned studies to timelines, quality, budget, company standards and scientific requirements; from concept to final study report and archiving.
• Accountable for a study delivery strategy (e.g. country selection, diversity, patient identification and engagement strategy, recruitment plan, digital platforms/tools etc) which ensures consistency with asset plans.
• Accountable for the coordination and delivery of a fully feasible Study Protocol, Informed Consent Forms, operationally robust study documents and Clinical Study Reports.
• Taking ownership of operational problem-solving and decision-making. Making informed decisions that weigh risk verse benefit, with a clear understanding of the impact on the study and project. Proactively addresses risks and escalates issues to the NIS P&D TA Study Delivery Head when necessary.
• Building productive partnerships to support your studies and collaborating with therapy aligned staff in other functions. Interacting effectively across boundaries with other global functions using influencing and relationship-building skills.
• Ensuring compliance with ICH/GCP & ENCePP guidelines and/or applicable guidelines for NIS such as Good Pharmacovigilance Practices (GVP), Good Epidemiological Practices (GEP) and CIOMS, all applicable laws and regulations, and GSK SOPs, for all products and services delivered on your designated studies.

Why you?

Basic Qualifications & Skills:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in life sciences or related discipline +
• Proven experience in clinical operations or related research, specifically in study management.
• Knowledge and experience of Non-Interventional Studies (NIS), Registry studies, Phase IV clinical trials or PASS/PAES.
• Ability to work independently and proactively and to take on leadership roles in cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated experience leading in a matrix environment to deliver studies, develop clinical plans, and manage change.
• Ability to establish and build internal and external relationships (e.g. Third Party suppliers) at all levels in a highly dynamic and matrixed environment.

Preferred Qualifications & Skills:

Please note the following skills are not necessary, just preferred, if you do not have them, please still apply:

• Advanced degree (e.g. MS, PhD, PharmD) or equivalent experience.
• Proven expertise in the proactive identification of issues which may impact clinical programmes coupled with the ability to contribute to solutions affecting cross-functional matrix teams.
• Proven experience in managing relationships with vendors to ensure successful delivery of studies.
• Demonstrated in-depth knowledge of study management, essential regulatory guidelines worldwide, and the clinical development process.
• Experience with budgeting and forecasting, commercial and financial acumen.

Closing Date for Applications – 2nd January 2026 EOD

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When applying for this role, please use the ‘cover letter’ of the online application or your CV to describe how you meet the competencies for this role, as outlined in the job requirements above. The information that you have provided in your cover letter and CV will be used to assess your application.

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GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale.

People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

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