Change Manager
- Stevenage, ENG (GBR), Ware, ENG (GBR), Brentford, England (GBR), Stockley Park, Middlesex (GBR)
- £450 - £550 Per Day
- 12 Months
- Start date: ASAP
- Ref: GSK0JP00081591
- strategy
- communication
- change management
- finance
- project lifecycle
- management
- stakeholder management
Manager – Business Performance & Change
Stevenage / Ware (Flexible on location)
12 months
£450 - 550 per day (Umbrella only)
Job Purpose:
Drive the identification, implementation and embedding of strategies to improve business performance and the effectiveness of clinical development in Pharma R&D
Scope of Responsibility:
- Be a key contributor to business improvement projects, aligned with R&D strategy, to deliver measurable and sustained improvements primarily (but not exclusively) within the Clinical Development arena.
- Provide change leadership and/or project management, as required, across the lifecycle of projects
- Apply, propagate and embed appropriate GSK methodologies and best practice for all change and project management activities undertaken
Impact of Decisions:
- Enable the efficient and effective execution of R&D strategy, through driving delivery-to-plan of high-impact Pharma R&D projects
- Contribute to the realisation and long term sustainability of the benefits / improvements delivered, through effective engagement and alignment of impacted functions, communities and stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle
Interpersonal Skills:
A Business Performance & Change Management (BP&CM) Manager operates in cross-functional teams and needs to effectively interact with a broad range of people – from VP to the bench and with external partners.. Key capabilities include:
• Leadership & Team work
o Lead, manage and coordinate team towards effective and successful delivery
o Easily find value-adding, complementary role when jointly working on deliverables
o Strengthen team by learning from others and facilitate learning by others
o Be mindful and adaptable to team members needs and styles
• Stakeholder management
o Actively listen, interpret and playback objectives, deliverables and points of view
o Proactively brief, syndicate and address concerns towards broad buy-in
• Executive communication
o Prepare and deliver succinct “top-down” messages
o Craft story lines for work streams and contribute to compelling overall project stories
o Communicate clearly through diverse media and techniques
• Ownership
o Have a “can do” attitude, helping organisation to deliver stretch goals
o Ability to self-direct, flex between approaches and deal with ambiguity
o Be clear on and an ambassador for what the BP&CM can bring to bear
Basic Education
- Bachelors degree in science, business or finance
- Preferred Education Science PhD, and/or MBA
- Strategy development and change management courses/trainings
Basic Experience
- Prior work in teams that facilitate and drive strategic decisions and/or business change with a track record of high achievement in this role
- Prior work on R&D strategy or change projects
- Experience in navigating decisions and/or execution through multiple parties in major, matrixed organisations
Preferred Experience
- Consulting/advisory experience at senior management level (e.g., through strategy role or change initiatives in industry, or in a professional services organisation)
- Industry R&D operational experience (i.e., a member of drug project or platform teams)
Manager – Business Performance & Change
Stevenage / Ware (Flexible on location)
12 months
£450 - 550 per day (Umbrella only)
