Device Lead, Technology and Innovation

At GSK, we have bold ambitions for patients, aiming to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade. Our R&D focuses on discovering and delivering vaccines and medicines, combining our understanding of the immune system with cutting-edge technology to transform people’s lives. GSK fosters a culture ambitious for patients, accountable for impact, and committed to doing the right thing, making sure that we focus our efforts on accelerating significant assets that meet patients’ needs and have the highest probability of success. We’re uniting science, technology, and talent to get ahead of disease together.

The Device Lead, Technology and Innovation will serve an important role in developing, networking, and executing our strategies that expand and advance the company’s ability to deliver innovative, robust and competitive technologies in drug delivery and combination products across GSK’s asset pipelines and portfolio. The ideal candidate shall possess deep knowledge of device technology landscape, technical design/development regimen, and innovative and risk-taking minds. You will work across R&D, Commercial, Global Supply Chain and external partners to explore/ideate, assess, and de-risk GSK’s next-wave device technologies, which includes but is not limited to parenteral and respiratory drug deliveries. The direct experience in the development of respiratory drug delivery systems i.e. nebulizers, DPI, pMDI, and SMI is highly desirable. This role will sit in our Device Technology and Innovation group, and offer growth, visible impact on patient-centric solutions, and alignment with GSK’s mission of uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

This position will be based at one of GSK’s R&D sites in Upper Providence , Pennsylvania (US) , Waltham, Massachusetts (US) or Ware, Hertfordshire (UK) and is offered as a hybrid position with an expectation to be on-site 2–3 days per week, and occasional travel may be required.

Responsibilities:

• Monitor and analyze external market trends, competitive landscape, and emerging technologies to ensure access to cutting edge drug delivery technologies which are strategic to delivery GSK pipeline.

• Lead specific pipeline asset-based device technology exploration, assessment, and feasibility studies while engaging with Early Engagement and Device-ability, Device Engineering, Primary Packaging, Formulation and Patient Insight Subject Matter Experts (SMEs).

• Define and deliver technology development plans, including scope, schedule, budget and milestones.

• Coordinate cross-functional teams and external partners to progress design, prototyping, testing and manufacturability assessments.

• Identify technical risks and lead mitigation activities using test programs, simulation, technical deep dive, and project and functional governance reviews.

• Communicate results and recommendations clearly to stakeholders and senior leadership.

• Manage a network of external technologic partners and engineering vendors to help accelerate innovation and both build and expand GSK’s drug delivery device capability.

• Help drive an internal culture of innovation, including developing and curating a portfolio of problem statements across the portfolio, leading structured ideation sessions, and encouraging creativity.

Why You?

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

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Biomedical, Chemical Engineering or a related technical field.

• 10 or more years of relevant industry experience in medical device or drug-device combination development.

• Experience with parenteral delivery devices such as pre-filled syringes, autoinjectors, and on-body injectors.

• Experience leading technology assessments, feasibility studies, or early-stage device programs.

• Experience with design and development of medical device from early concept to launch phases, preferably in the drug delivery space.

• Experience with regulatory requirements for parenteral/respiratory combination products (21 CFR Part 4 & 820, ISO 13485, 14971 & IEC 62366).

• Experience working with external partners, suppliers or contract manufacturers.

• Experience with regulatory requirements for combination products and medical devices.

Preferred qualifications:

• Advanced degree (master’s or PhD) in an engineering or related discipline with a minimum of 5 years of relevant industry experience.

• Strong collaboration and communication skills, with experience working in cross-functional teams.

• Experience with respiratory delivery devices such as Nebulizers and inhalers such as pMDI, DPI and soft mist inhalers.

• Self-motivated and organized, knowledgeable of relevant scientific literatures, passionate about the patients we serve, creative, open-minded, highly motivated results-orientated and have high learning agility.

• Both technically strong and possess strong business acumen, with a proven track record in the successful innovation, development and commercialization of combination devices from both a technical and strategic perspective.

• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills, with ability to lead through matrix team and influence decisions at all levels

How we work here
You will join a multi-skilled, collaborative team that values learning and practical solutions. You will have the chance to grow your skills in technical leadership, program delivery and stakeholder engagement. We welcome people who bring diverse perspectives and who want to help build solutions that make a real difference for patients.

Apply now
If you are ready to lead device technology and innovation and help shape the next generation of patient-centric solutions, we want to hear from you. Please apply and tell us how your experience matches this role.

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• If you are based in Cambridge, MA; Waltham, MA; Rockville, MD; or San Francisco, CA, the annual base salary for new hires in this position ranges $138,600 to $231,000. 

The US salary ranges take into account a number of factors including work location within the US market, the candidate’s skills, experience, education level and the market rate for the role. In addition, this position offers an annual bonus and eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program which is dependent on the level of the role. Available benefits include health care and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, paid holidays, vacation, and paid caregiver/parental and medical leave.

If salary ranges are not displayed in the job posting for a specific country, the relevant compensation will be discussed during the recruitment process.

Please visit GSK US Benefits Summary to learn more about the comprehensive benefits program GSK offers US employees.

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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