Biologics MES Deployment Lead

Business Introduction

GSK remains committed to achieving bold commercial ambitions for the future. By 2031, we aim to deliver £40 billion in annual sales, leveraging our existing strong performance momentum to significantly increase our positive impact on the health of billions of patients globally. Our Ahead Together strategy is centred on early intervention to prevent and alter the course of disease, thereby protecting people and supporting healthcare systems.
Our diverse portfolio consists of vaccines, specialty medicines, and general medicines.
Through continuous innovation and a dedicated focus on scientific and technical excellence, we strive to develop and launch new, groundbreaking treatments that address critical health challenges.

Job Purpose

The Biologics MES Deployment Lead is accountable for leading the deployment of Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) for biologics facilities across the United States, including brownfield and greenfield facilities. The role works across engineering, manufacturing, quality, validation, and technology teams to deliver MES solutions that enable safe, compliant, and efficient production.

The Biologics MES Deployment Lead works closely with Product Owners, Business Process Owners, Architects, Engineers, Service Managers, Data and Cyber Security teams, and external partners. The role will also identify opportunities for simplification, standardization, automation, and responsible use of data and AI.

Key Responsibilities

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

• Lead MES deployment projects from planning through go-live at biologics sites, coordinating cross-functional teams and external vendors.

• Define system requirements with manufacturing, quality, and engineering partners to support production and compliance needs.

• Co-create the deployment roadmap and value case for MES at biologics sites with the Global MES Lead and Product Owners, with measures such as paper removed and batch-record cycle time agreed upfront and tracked after go-live.

• Challenge existing ways of working to drive standardization and limit the level of customization across deployments.

• Oversee configuration, testing, validation, and release activities to ensure systems meet regulatory and user requirements.

• Develop deployment plans, cutover strategies, training materials, and support readiness activities for site teams.

• Troubleshoot deployment issues on-site and remotely, driving timely resolution to minimize production impact.

• Identify and drive continuous improvement opportunities to enhance MES performance, usability, and integration with other systems.

• Lead your team in using approved AI tools to improve productivity and ways of working, role-modelling responsible use and following GSK’s Responsible AI, privacy, and security requirements.

• Partner with Solution and Enterprise Architects to assess solution options and ensure designs are secure, integrated, scalable, supportable, and aligned with architecture and data standards.

• Coach site teams and junior deployment staff in MES deployment practices and share lessons learned across sites.

• Lead product-level vendor and solution evaluations using transparent, capability-led criteria and contribute to commercial decisions, supplier performance reviews, and lifecycle planning.

• Drive adoption and operational readiness by ensuring business change, training, support models, documentation, release communications, and onboarding needs are reflected in deployment plans.

Why you?

Basic Qualifications

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

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Life Sciences, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.

• 7+ years of experience delivering Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) or manufacturing systems within biologics, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, or another regulated manufacturing environment.

• Experience with MES configuration, testing, and validation in a GMP-regulated environment.

• Experience supporting biologics manufacturing processes, including batch records and electronic batch record concepts.

• Experience leading cross-functional teams during MES or manufacturing system deployments.

• Experience coordinating third-party vendors during site deployments.

• Experience developing deployment documentation and training end users.

• Experience integrating MES with manufacturing or enterprise systems such as DCS, ERP, LIMS, or DMS.

• Experience with SDLC documentation and validation requirements within a regulated manufacturing environment.

• Experience managing technical projects using formal project management methodologies to track scope, schedule, progress, and risk.

Preferred Qualifications

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

• Master’s degree in Engineering, Life Sciences, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline.

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