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Senior Manager - External Manufacturing Procurement
Glaxosmithkline LLC · 🇺🇸 3 Locations
Sponsorship verdict
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One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- 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)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- 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.
- What Glaxosmithkline LLC paid sponsored hires in similar roles1 certified filing for “Sr Manager - Oncology Commercial Analytics, Multiple Myeloma” (Data Scientists) in PA: $135k–$135k, median $135k. Most were filed at wage level III (100%) — 3 lottery entries, ≈46% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
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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
Senior Manager, External Manufacturing Procurement Large Molecule 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 centered 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. Job Purpose Are you energized by a procurement role that allows you to shape strategic external manufacturing partnerships, lead complex commercial negotiations, and support reliable delivery of critical large molecule medicines for patients? If so, this Senior Manager, External Manufacturing Procurement – Large Molecule role could be an ideal opportunity to explore. As part of GSK’s Global Procurement organization, you will lead sourcing, category strategy, supplier relationship management, and commercial execution across a portfolio of external manufacturing partners supporting biologics drug substance & drug product supply, including monoclonal antibodies, antibody-drug conjugates, and other complex large molecule modalities. We are looking for an experienced direct procurement professional who can contribute quickly. You will bring strong category strategy, sourcing, negotiation and contracting capabilities. Experience in external manufacturing or large-molecule drug substance and drug product would be valuable, but we also welcome candidates from other direct procurement categories who can demonstrate learning agility, sound commercial judgement and delivery in complex, fast-moving environments. In this role you will • Lead end-to-end category and sourcing strategies for outsourced large-molecule drug substance and drug product manufacturing services. • Run complex sourcing activities and negotiate contracts, including master service agreements, statements of work, pricing arrangements and long-term capacity agreements. • Manage strategic relationships with contract development and manufacturing organisations and other critical external partners. • Work across Procurement, External Manufacturing Operations, R&D, Technical, Supply Chain, Quality, Finance, Legal and product teams. • Support new product introductions, technology transfers, capacity expansion, supplier transitions and supply-continuity activities. • Balance value, quality, service, resilience, innovation and risk when making commercial and supplier decisions. What Success Looks Like You will be able to step into an active portfolio, establish credibility with business and supplier stakeholders and progress sourcing and contracting activity at pace. You will understand how to turn business requirements into a clear procurement strategy, lead effective negotiations and make well-reasoned decisions where timelines, supply requirements and commercial considerations must be carefully balanced. This is a hands-on strategic role without direct reports. It offers broad exposure across GSK’s external manufacturing network, senior stakeholders and critical product activity. We are seeking someone with the appetite and potential to grow into broader procurement leadership in the future. Why you? Basic Qualifications : We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals: • A degree in business, supply chain, engineering,