Senior Technical Manager (External Manufacturing)

We are now looking for a Technical Specialist to join our Global Supply Chain (GSC) Digital and Technology function to provide global technology leadership for shaping and delivering digital integration, Smart Manufacturing and AI-enabled transformation across GSK’s External Manufacturing and partner network. Job Purpose: The Senior Tech Manager (External Manufacturing) acts as the business-technology integrator between GSK’s departments and Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) partners.  The GSK departments includes External Manufacturing, Chemistry, Manufacturing & Control (CMC) / New Product Introduction (NPI), Manufacturing Science & Technology (MSAT), Quality, Supply Chain, R&D, and global Digital and Technology product teams.  The role translates operational and technology priorities into integrated roadmaps and scalable solutions across enterprise platforms.   The role is explicitly global (rather than aligned to a specific site) but will utilise site insight to validate value and feasibility, then standardises integration patterns, data models, AI-use cases and deployment approaches for re-use across products, sites and external partners.  The role leads end-to-end outcomes from opportunity shaping and business case through design, delivery, adoption, transition to service and value realisation.   Key Responsibilities (include..,): • Lead the global External Manufacturing digital & technology roadmap, aligning CMC/NPI, technology-transfer, manufacturing, supply, quality and partner priorities with enterprise Digital & Technology strategy (including Smart Manufacturing and AI-roadmaps). • Own end-to-end delivery of digital integration solutions for External Manufacturing across enterprise technology environments.  This extends to partnering directly with the External Manufacturing operations and selected CDMOs to identify operational challenges and rapidly shape, prototype and validate high-value Smart Manufacturing, data and AI-use cases (with clear evidence-based continue, adapt or stop recommendations). • Build internal & external collaboration with Tech vendors, external companies & other industry bodies in addition to collaborating with GSK functions in order to stay current with latest Tech & industry trends. • Lead product and programme delivery using Agile and hybrid methods, including roadmap and backlog prioritisation, user stories, sprint and release planning, Risks, Assumptions, Issues and Dependencies (RAID) management, governance, operational readiness, adoption and measurable value realisation.  Set release quality, service level and support transition criteria for what ships, and confirm they are met before handover. • Ensure solutions are scalable beyond the target CMO by converting local learning into global product requirements, reusable agents, integration patterns, reference architectures, onboarding models and deployment playbooks for the wider External Manufacturing network. • Act as the primary digital & technology partner across External Manufacturing, site leadership and global product teams, influencing distributed teams and external partners without direct authority.  Embed Responsible AI, cybersecurity, privacy, data governance, GxP, validation, architecture, service management and regulatory requirements from solution inception through industrialisation and lifecycle support. • Manage your team in using approved AI tools for analysis, prototyping and documentation to improve productivity, role-modelling responsible use with human review and following GSK’s Responsible AI, privacy and security requirements. • Develop investment cases and scaling strategies, manage financial forecasts and supplier inputs, and provide executive-level reporting on scope, dependencies,