Biosampling Project Leader @ GlaxoSmithKline

Location: Stevenage (UK)

Please Note: This role will temporarily be based at Stevenage. However, the Company plans to relocate its offices to Cambridge, UK. The location of this role will therefore subsequently change to Cambridge UK, in accordance with timelines to be set by the Company. The relocation is currently proposed to take effect by early 2029.

As Biosampling Project Leader, you will own biosampling strategy for your assigned assets (molecules, vaccines or projects) and oversee delivery across all the clinical studies within them. You will be the primary point of contact for biosampling and laboratory strategy, working through matrix partnerships with Development Operations, scientific and therapeutic area leaders, external laboratories and vendors. You will work alongside Biosampling Project Managers, our study delivery experts, and stay involved at study level where it matters most, particularly at set up, so that studies are started right and aligned across the asset.

We are looking for strategic, influential leaders who are credible in the detail, make sound risk-based decisions, and are motivated to develop others. This role offers real scope to shape how biosampling contributes to GSK’s ambition to get ahead of disease together.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the biosample strategy for your assigned asset(s), aligned with therapeutic area goals and ICH/GCP standards.
• Partner with Biosampling Therapeutic Area Leaders, Development Operations and scientific leaders to turn asset-level needs into a clear sampling and laboratory approach.
• Partner with Biosampling Project Managers on study set up at central laboratories and third parties, ensuring alignment across the asse
• Provide program-level oversight of external laboratories and vendors, including selection, performance and biosampling cost management.
• Act as first point of escalation for study-level biosampling and laboratory issues, defining corrective actions where needed.
• Own risk management and inspection readiness for your asset(s), and act as HBS custodian for studies within them.
• Mentor Biosampling Project Managers and contribute to functional and cross-R&D improvement initiative

Basic Qualifications

We are seeking professionals with the following required skills and qualifications to help us achieve our goals:

• Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, pharmacy, biomedical sciences, or a related field.
• Experience in clinical trial biospecimen management, including diverse sample types, laboratory management and LIMS, with a strong understanding of study set up requirements.
• Experience in clinical biomarker, bioanalytical and/or in vitro diagnostic development programs, with the scientific understanding to turn requirements into practical sampling plans.
• Proven experience managing and overseeing third-party vendors, contracts and budgets, including invoice approvals.
• In-depth knowledge of the clinical development process, GxP and global regulatory requirements.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with demonstrated success influencing and leading through matrix teams without direct authority.
• Self-motivated and proactive, able to work independently while collaborating across disciplines.

Preferred Qualifications

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• Advanced degree (Doctoral or Master’s) or equivalent experience.
• Experience setting strategy across a portfolio of studies or an asset, rather than a single study.
• Knowledge of global regulatory requirements for human biological samples
• Experience mentoring or coaching colleagues.

Skills

Agile Thinking, Clinical Development, Clinical Trial Designs, Decision Making, Fostering Collaboration, Influencing Without Authority, Leadership, Matrix Leadership, Mentorship, People Management, Project Management, Risk Management, Strategic Thinking, Teamwork, Time Management

Why GSK?

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

GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale.

People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

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