Director of Life Cycle Assessment

Director of Life Cycle Assessment

This role will preferably be based at UK GSK site but can be based at other strategic GSK locations on a case-by-case basis.

GSK has ambitious environmental sustainability goals to have a net zero impact on climate and a net positive impact on nature by 2030 across our entire end to end value chain.

This exciting new position is responsible for defining and delivering technical aspects of the sustainability strategy.

This position is responsible for:

1) Leading a team of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) specialists supporting them to develop and identify environmental impact reduction plans, working across teams to deliver GSK’s commitment to a nature positive world, by reducing our environmental impacts across, carbon, water, materials, and biodiversity.

2) Acting as a subject matter expert on sustainability (inc. LCA, product carbon & water footprints, emerging LCA impact categories) to provide input into product strategy.

3) Agree and prioritise reduction strategies and lead key project initiatives which are significant to our ambition. Providing technical depth on identified hotspots, from raw materials, our processes (product & packaging), to patient use, managing trade-offs between different life cycle stages.

The role requires working with many different senior stakeholders, working across GSC(Global Supply Chain) and R&D to ensure alignment the strategical goals and vision are met. A deep understanding of our product and process operations, a proven track record of turning data into insights, a robust approach to preparing technical documentation and good writing and communication skills are all required.

Ready to shape the future of healthcare?

In this role you will:

• Lead a team of LCA analysts (3-5 direct) and manage our LCA practitioners’ networks within GSC.
• Identify and manage demand for product footprints, providing clarity and prioritisation to deliver a LCA network plan.
• Develop actionable insights from the portfolio to reduce the environmental impact of GSK’s products and manufacturing processes.
• Develop standard approach to LCA, managing data, documents, and outputs.
• Ensure that LCA outputs are communicated effectively to stakeholders across the business, providing clear guidance on opportunities & risks to enable effective action plans and roadmaps.
• Influence stakeholders to implement environmental impact reduction projects to deliver GSK’s sustainability commitments.
• Build sustainability capability and awareness of LCA and product footprints in GSK’s functions and supply chain leaders by creating dashboards, forecasts with into product/brand specific analyses of hotspots and focus areas for reduction.
• Produce and maintain forecast glidepaths for the environmental impact of GSK’s products, running portfolio analysis and modelling of future impacts based on the LRF’s.
• Streamline and automate the development of product LCA.
• Lead the development of biopharma sector product category rules for GSK for adoption by the industry and its supply chain.

CLOSING DATE for applications: 16th August 2024

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Why You?

Required Qualifications and experience: 

• Degree qualified in a Scientific, Engineering, Biochemistry, Chemical or Pharmaceutical Engineering.
• Considerable demonstrated experience in leading technical, operational and/or sustainability teams across multiple geographical areas.
• In depth knowledge of US/EU/ROW regulations; able to interact with governmental bodies in order to evaluate opportunities for the grants or any other funding’s related to scientific/development needs. Active engagement in regulatory document writing and audits.
• Excellent written skills, with specific experience authoring reports/requests and other related deliverables.
• Excellent communication skills; a pro-active and collaborative team approach, engendering inclusion, support and motivation amongst peers; a desire to go beyond process and procedure, with an ability to think innovatively to enhance program outcomes.
• A strong background to drive positive change in sustainability, with credibility and the ability to influence at senior levels of the organisation without direct line management Extensive experience and in-depth scientific/technical knowledge of pharmaceutical products whether in process development, product development, scale-up, or operations.

Preferred Qualifications and experience:

• Masters or PHD qualification in a relevant discipline.
• Ability to work independently and follow through on assignments and delivery of the GSK GCS strategy without direction.
• Experience in managing a team of in-house technical experts and consultants.
• Ability to perform within a dynamic and stressful environment and to be able to remain calm under pressure and during conflict.
• Proven capabilities in enabling and driving change, delivering solutions, developing people, and building relationships across multiple interfaces and in a matrix environment
• Previous experience in Operational, Engineering and Technical roles
• Ability to interact effectively and appropriately with customers in other functions and beyond, senior management and co-workers.

We make and supply medicines and vaccines all around the globe and our teams own every production stage, from creating quality products at our manufacturing sites to designing effective supply forecasting and regulatory inspections; all powered by digital, data and analytics. We operate at impressive scale, producing over 2.3 billion packs of medicines and doses of vaccines in 2023. 

We continue to modernise, so we can launch even more new products at speed whilst continuing to deliver across our entire portfolio through our relentless focus on quality, safety, and service. The way we work will change. For some, the shift in technology and products will be revolutionary. Our R&D pipeline demands a new kind of supply chain, and we need the very best minds and capability to help us on our journey to make more complex products, harnessing the power of smart manufacturing technologies including robotics, digital solutions and artificial intelligence to deliver for patients.

If you are interested in joining us, find out more:

Annual Report 2023

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).

Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.

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