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Lead Solution Architect - Capital Projects
Glaxosmithkline LLC · 🇺🇸 Upper Merion Biopharm
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- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 39 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 15 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
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The US Department of Labor certified 39 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 15 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Business Introduction GSK remains committed to achieving bold commercial ambitions for the future. By 2031, we aim to deliver £40 billion in annual sales, leveraging our existing strong performance momentum to significantly increase our positive impact on the health of billions of patients globally. Our Ahead Together strategy is centred on early intervention to prevent and alter the course of disease, thereby protecting people and supporting healthcare systems. Our diverse portfolio consists of vaccines, specialty medicines, and general medicines. Through continuous innovation and a dedicated focus on scientific and technical excellence, we strive to develop and launch new, groundbreaking treatments that address critical health challenges. Position Summary Provide end-to-end Digital & Technology solution architecture leadership for the Global Supply Chain capital projects portfolio, with primary focus on the Upper Merion Flex Factory. Shape architecture from concept and feasibility through design, delivery and operational handover, ensuring capital investments deliver secure, resilient, compliant, composable and future-ready manufacturing capabilities. Act as the architecture design authority across manufacturing, engineering, quality, automation, data, cloud, cybersecurity and enterprise platforms. Align project teams, GSC Digital & Technology, enterprise functions and external partners around an integrated architecture that supports immediate programme outcomes while creating reusable and scalable capabilities for the wider manufacturing network. Key Responsibilities: • Own end-to-end solution architecture for the capital projects portfolio, including the Flex Factory • Translate business, engineering and site requirements into coherent current-state, transition-state and target-state architectures. • Define integrated designs across manufacturing, engineering, quality, automation, data, cloud and enterprise platforms. • Apply composable architecture principles to promote reuse, interoperability and avoidance of siloed or duplicative technology. • Act as architecture design authority at programme stage gates and provide clear, evidence-based recommendations. • Manage cross-site, cross-domain and supplier architecture dependencies, decisions and risks. • Develop solution options and provide cost, value, risk and feasibility input to investment decisions. • Identify architecture exceptions and escalate material decisions through the appropriate GSC architecture governance forums. • Maintain architecture artefacts, roadmaps and decision records for the capital portfolio. • Represent GSC Architecture with programme leaders, Engineering, sites, suppliers and enterprise functions. Why you? Basic Qualifications: We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals: • Bachelor’s degree in electrical or computer engineering, Information Technology, Computer Science, Industrial Engineering, • 8+ years of experience in solving architecture, engineering technology, manufacturing technology or related disciplines. • Experience leading architecture for large, complex capital programs or site transformations. • Experience integrating manufacturing, automation, engineering, quality, cloud, data and enterprise platforms. • Experience operating in a regulated environment and working with global, cross-functional teams and external suppliers. Preferred Qualifications: If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus: • TOGAF or an equivalent architecture certification is preferred. • Strong knowledge of solution architecture, manufacturing systems, operational technology, cloud technologies and systems integration. • Working knowledge