SPQS Data Steward

(2-Year Fixed Term Contract) Locations -

GSK HQ (UK), Barnard Castle (UK), Rixensart (Belgium), and Upper Providence (US) Reporting to -

Business Introduction

We manufacture and supply reliable, high-quality medicines and vaccines to meet patients’ needs and drive our performance.

(2-Year Fixed Term Contract) Locations - GSK HQ (UK), Barnard Castle (UK), Rixensart (Belgium), and Upper Providence (US) Reporting to -

Business Introduction

We manufacture and supply reliable, high-quality medicines and vaccines to meet patients’ needs and drive our performance.

Our network of 37 medicines and vaccines manufacturing sites delivered 1.7 billion packs of medicines and 409 million vaccine doses in 2024 to help make a positive impact on the health of millions of people. Our supply chain is not just core to our operations; it’s vital to bringing our innovations to patients as quickly, efficiently and effectively as possible. Technology is transforming how we manufacture medicines and vaccines, enabling us to increase the speed, quality and scale of product supply.

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.

Position Summary

ICH M16 Structured Product Quality Submissions (SPQS) will fundamentally change how product quality information is created, governed and exchanged. The SPQS Lead Data Steward will lead implementation of the stewardship, ownership and data quality capabilities required to support future structured regulatory submissions. Working across Description, Control and future SPQS domains, the role will translate Domain Owner decisions into practical standards, stewardship processes, metadata requirements, controlled vocabularies and data quality controls. The role will work across R&D, Global Supply Chain, Regulatory and Quality organisations to establish sustainable data management practices that support SPQS deployment, digital transformation initiatives and long-term operational readiness.

This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career. These responsibilities include some of the following:

• Lead implementation of the SPQS data stewardship framework across Description, Control and future SPQS domains.
• Act as the lead steward for SPQS data, standards and ownership practices, working in partnership with Domain Owners and accountable business functions.
• Coordinate federated ownership of critical CMC data assets across R&D, Global Supply Chain, Regulatory and Quality organisations.
• Translate Domain Owner decisions into operational standards, stewardship processes, controls and governance practices.
• Establish and maintain metadata standards, controlled vocabularies, business definitions and reference data structures supporting SPQS and future structured submissions.
• Drive data quality management processes, metrics, issue resolution and continuous improvement activities, ensuring consistency and traceability across the Description and Control domain data lifecycle.
• Partner with Technology teams and external delivery partners to embed stewardship and governance requirements into business processes, data products and digital solutions.
• Build awareness, adoption and data literacy through training, guidance, stakeholder engagement and stewardship community development.

Why You?

Basic Qualification

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

• Degree in Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Data Management, Engineering or a related discipline.
• Experience in data stewardship, data governance, master data management or related disciplines.
• Experience developing data standards, business rules, controlled vocabularies or metadata frameworks.
• Experience working across multiple business functions and stakeholder groups.
• Strong communication, facilitation and influencing skills.
• Experience operating within regulated environments.

Preferred Qualification

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

Experience in pharmaceutical CMC, manufacturing, quality, regulatory or supply chain data management.

• Experience supporting IDMP, ISO, ICH or related regulatory data initiatives.
• Experience implementing data ownership and stewardship frameworks.
• Experience with SAP PLM, enterprise data platforms or master data management solutions.
• Experience implementing data quality management processes and controls.

Working Model

This role is hybrid. You will work from a UK office regu