Associate Director – GSC Portfolio Optimization

GSK

Associate Director for GSC Portfolio Optimization responsible for enhancing Pharma portfolio performance and alignment with commercial strategy. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive decisions on brand optimization.

Posted 6/20/2026full-timePoznan • 🇵🇱 PolandSenior💰 PLN 268,500 - PLN 447,500 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Collaborate with Commercial, Medical, Regulatory, and Manufacturing sites to review General Medicine brands and recommend optimizations
Facilitate the Quarterly Portfolio Optimisation board, the governance meeting where the Senior VP Gen Med Commercial makes decisions on brand discontinuations
Conduct data-driven portfolio reviews with Commercial, supply planning teams and Finance
Develop dashboards and reports for cross-functional decision-making
Serve as the primary contact for portfolio discussions between supply chain and commercial teams
Engage with functional teams to secure resources and mobilize the project team
Clarify roles and responsibilities within project teams and ensure compliance with GSK's decision-making structures
Establish and maintain portfolio governance processes, including performance tracking and reporting
Implement standard project management oversight, including planning, tracking, and reporting progress, risks, and issues
Facilitate project budget development and manage spending within budget
Identify and engage stakeholders, addressing their needs and concerns to support project updates and decisions
Provide accurate information to stakeholders and contribute to governance papers for project status and risk recommendations
Support and share best practices with the Strategy team
Promote continuous improvement in portfolio management practices including digitalisation and use of AI

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum 15 yrs of experience working with Pharma brands and understanding of pharmaceutical product lifecycles
Strong commercial acumen with the ability to balance profitability, operational efficiency and market/medical needs
Awareness of the supply chain or business area and key priorities to inform day to day activities in support of programme execution
Demonstrated project leadership and management skills
Demonstrated effective communications skills both written & oral
Attention to detail; a focus on output, content & delivery to ensure that there is tangible progress
Agile and willingness to learn
Capacity to adapt priorities, organization and promote change management
Ability to work with tight deadlines
Experience with continuous improvement
Ability to work cross-functionally and use networks throughout GSK

Benefits

Comp & perks

annual bonus
eligibility to participate in share based long term incentive program

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Hard Skills & Tools

data analysisdashboard developmentportfolio managementproject managementbudget managementperformance trackingrisk managementcontinuous improvementdigitalisationAI implementation

Soft Skills

commercial acumenproject leadershipeffective communicationattention to detailadaptabilityorganizational skillschange managementstakeholder engagementcollaborationproblem-solving