Associate Director - Program Management - External Manufacturing

Location: Bengaluru, India

Job Purpose - Lead a portfolio of EM programmes from GSK's Global Capability Centre in Bengaluru, starting with Smart Manufacturing & AI. Use AI agents for reporting, minutes and RAID upkeep so the role spends its time on planning, delivery, risk judgement and benefits. Key Responsibilities - Plan and deliver assigned EM programmes to scope, time, budget and benefits; own the integrated plan, critical path and cross-programme dependencies. Run programme governance (steering committees, working groups, gate reviews) using agent-drafted packs; check accuracy and sign off everything that goes to leaders. Own RAID: assess and escalate the risks and issues that agent's surface; agree mitigations with owners and track them to closure. Build, track and report programme benefits (cost, capacity, service, compliance) with EM Finance. Manage delivery partners and vendors (e.g. system integrators) against statements of work, milestones and spend. Act as owner of the programme-management agents: define prompts and rules, check output quality, log failures and drive improvements with the smart manufacturing & AI team. Set and maintain the EM programme-management standard (templates, cadence, RAID taxonomy) so DS, DP, SM and P&OS programmes run one way. Line-manage EM GCC colleagues (Grades 7–9) in Workday and support their onboarding, performance and development [subject to GCC HR confirmation]. Support EM's GCC presence: onboarding plans, knowledge-transfer plans and readiness reviews for work moving to the hub. Experience and Education Required- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, Supply Chain, Business or a related discipline, or equivalent experience. A Master's degree or MBA is preferred, along with a formal programme management qualification. Strong understanding of manufacturing and supply-chain operations, finance and programme governance is essential. 15+ years of programme/project management experience, preferably within the pharmaceutical, manufacturing or supply chain industry, with exposure to External Manufacturing, CMO management or Digital Manufacturing (Industry 4.0). Proven experience delivering complex, multi-site, cross-functional programmes in collaboration with external partners, managing end-to-end programme delivery, governance and execution. Strong expertise in benefits management, business-case development, budget management and establishing portfolio management standards or PMO frameworks. Knowledge of formal programme management methodologies such as PMP, PRINCE2, MSP or equivalent, with hands-on experience in hybrid Agile/Waterfall delivery models. Strong senior stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate with global leadership teams across geographies and time zones. Practical experience leveraging AI and automation tools (e.g., Microsoft Copilot and workflow agents) to enhance programme delivery, reporting and governance. Prior people management experience or demonstrated readiness to lead, develop and manage teams. Skills Communication, Cross-Departmental Collaboration, Decision Making, Financial Acumen, Innovation, Leadership, Project Controls, Project Management, Project Management Governance, Project Planning, Project Tracking, Risk Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Leadership 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. 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