Director of Data Policy establishing governance for R&D digital transformation at GSK. Leading policy strategy to enhance data usability while ensuring compliance and efficiency.
Responsibilities
Set the vision for data policy and standards as a core governance product that underpins R&D digital transformation, grounded in regulatory rigor (GxP, GDPR, HIPAA) and designed for usability and scale.
Own the end‑to‑end policy lifecycle, from user research and design through codification, automation, rollout, and continuous improvement.
Modernise policy delivery by operationalising policy‑as‑code and embedding standards directly into platforms, workflows, and decision points across R&D.
Act as the central policy hub within a federated (hub‑and‑spoke) governance model—setting guardrails, patterns, and assurance while enabling domains to move fast locally.
Champion user‑centric policy design, partnering with data owners, stewards, engineers, and scientists to reduce ambiguity and friction in real‑world usage.
Prioritise and manage a transparent policy backlog, applying product management techniques (value vs effort, MVPs, user stories) to deliver the highest impact first.
Ensure compliance, ethics, and risk management by proactively identifying gaps, addressing inconsistencies, and escalating issues where needed.
Measure and communicate impact, defining KPIs for adoption, effectiveness, and risk reduction, and translating governance outcomes into business value.
Continuously scan for innovation, bringing emerging best practices in governance, knowledge management, and automation into the policy ecosystem.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Data Management, Mathematics, Statistics, Biostatistics, or a related field.
Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement abilities.
Strong leadership, team management, and stakeholder engagement skills.
Demonstrated ability to drive continuous improvement, innovation and manage complex data projects.
Broad experience in clinical development processes and R&D data lifecycle.
Proven experience of policy lifecycle management and governance operating models
Demonstrated experience operating in matrix (hub and spoke) organizational structures, working with policy development, quality systems or standards frameworks within regulated environments
Proven capability to translate complex technical or regulatory requirements into clear and actionable policies or procedures
Proven experience of GxP, data privacy, and regulatory compliance requirements (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA).
Benefits
health care and other insurance benefits (for employee and family)
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