GSK

Director, Portfolio Decision Sciences

GSK

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: London • Pennsylvania • United States

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Lead

About the role

  • Provide leadership across Decision Sciences and Portfolio Management for the Pharmaceutical portfolio, including Oncology and non ‑ Oncology assets
  • Support high ‑ impact decisions at senior leadership levels, ensuring objectivity, cross ‑ portfolio consistency, and strategic context
  • Guide project teams across the R&D lifecycle using strategic decision frameworks, probability‑of ‑ success elicitation, and economic evaluations, facilitating decision making and generating project ‑ and portfolio ‑ level insights
  • Deliver objective project assessments for R&D investment decisions at Research Unit governance bodies, and the Portfolio Investment Board (PIB)
  • Provide clear, rigorous recommendations to governance chairs based on detailed value ‑ risk analyses, option evaluations, resource considerations, and risk ‑ discharge points
  • Lead portfolio ‑ or indication ‑ level assessments to inform senior leaders on prioritization decisions across scientific, commercial, operational, strategic and financial dimensions
  • Support the biannual dynamic Portfolio Review (dPR) for Oncology, ensuring refreshed project assessments and surfacing emerging investment opportunities
  • Collaborate across finance, portfolio management, strategy, operations, and Research Units to recommend short ‑ and long ‑ term focus areas and enable optimal resource deployment
  • Drive portfolio management excellence by monitoring the external environment, evaluating innovative portfolio approaches, and proposing use cases applicable to GSK
  • Enhance the development and deployment of advanced analytics, including AI and machine learning, to elevate decision ‑ making quality across teams and senior leadership

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Science or Business
  • PhD, MD, or advanced scientific/decision sciences degree preferred
  • Demonstrated experience in pharmaceutical, healthcare, or related industries
  • Strong understanding of R&D processes, ideally with experience supporting or leading drug‑development teams
  • Proven track record of independently delivering complex projects
  • Experience navigating cross‑functional teams and enabling change
  • High learning agility; ability to facilitate complex scientific, technical, value, and resourcing discussions
  • Ability to translate detailed scientific and technical insights into concise, impactful recommendations
  • Strong relationship‑building skills to become a trusted strategic partner to project teams and senior leaders
  • Ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, and fast‑paced decision cycles
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Hard Skills & Tools
advanced analyticsAImachine learningR&D processesdrug developmentvalue-risk analysiseconomic evaluationsstrategic decision frameworksproject assessmentsportfolio management
Soft Skills
leadershiprelationship buildinglearning agilitychange managementcommunicationstrategic thinkingcollaborationproject managementdecision makingfacilitation
Certifications
Bachelor's degreePhDMD