Data Integrity Lead

Data Integrity Lead

• UK – County Durham – Barnard Castle
• Permanent

Here at GSK, we are on the lookout for a Data Integrity Leadto join our talented team in Barnard Castle.

GSK is a science-led, global healthcare company that produces innovative medicines, vaccines and consumer healthcare products.

Our global manufacturing and supply (GMS) teams are responsible for making and shipping the products that help people do more, feel better, live longer. We have more than 27,000 people in GMS, across 86 sites in 36 countries. Together, these people help to produce 4 billion packs of medicine, nearly 900 million doses of vaccine and more than 18 billion packs of consumer healthcare products every year.

The overall purpose of the job is to promote and improve data integrity practices across the site.

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

Responsibilities:

• You will focus on embedding systems and a culture where meeting data integrity requirements is automatic and ensures all equipment and processes meet those requirements
• This will be achieved by a combination of creating and implementing innovative programmes of work, generating and delivering regular and varied communications, carrying out shop floor Gembas, involvement in local management of issues and improvements in training.
• You will be responsible for implementing these activities by managing and evolving a site Data Integrity plan.
• You will operate as part of the Inspection Readiness team who are responsible for managing key compliance processes, managing external audits and leading activity to ensure the site is inspection ready every day. You will support activities to deliver this.
• You will carry out independent business monitoring (level 2) audits and use these, along with hot topic and data integrity focussed Gembas, to assess the in-use elements of data integrity across the site.
• You will lead a cross functional group of local data integrity reps to drive improvement and implement the data integrity plan.
• You will effectively interact with leaders across site and data integrity leads in other sites to improve and build engagement with the data integrity plan.

APPLICATION CLOSING DATE – 8th July 2021

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Why you?

Here at GSK, we are seeking someone that is passionate and able to ‘roll up their sleeves’ when needed and in return we will offer fantastic career progression and the opportunity to engage with Senior Stakeholders, allowing you to shape and contribute to the success of the business.

Basic Qualifications:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• Degree level education or a background in Quality within a pharmaceutical manufacturing environment.
• Detailed understanding of the Quality Management Systems and relevant legislation.
• Experience in leading and managing people.
• Effective organisation, communication, presentation and influencing skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

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

• Auditing experience.
• Previous Data Integrity experience.

Why GSK?

GSK is a place where outstanding people do amazing things. As a science-led global healthcare company, we exist to help people do more, feel better, live longer. This special purpose – along with our goal of being one of the world’s most innovative, best performing and trusted healthcare companies – helps us attract some of the best and brightest minds in the world.

We take pride in providing access to all and continually focus on our opportunity and obligation to do more to improve inclusion and diversity: for our people inside GSK; in the way we do business; and in the communities where we operate.

We want our company to be a place where diversity of people and thought is valued everywhere and where we’re all able to be ourselves and feel a sense of belonging. An inclusive organization where we all feel valued, engaged and supported, knowing that our work makes an important contribution to our mission. Reinforced by our clear values and expectations, it is part of our DNA. Together we achieve extraordinary things for our patients and consumers, who rely on us each and every day.

As a company driven by our values of Patient focus, Transparency, Respect and Integrity, we know inclusion and diversity are essential for us to be able to succeed. We want all our colleagues to thrive at GSK bringing their unique experiences, ensuring they feel good and to keep growing their careers. As a candidate for a role, we want you to feel the same way.

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