Senior Director managing execution of clinical trial programs to advance gene therapy. Leading clinical operations, ensuring strategic execution, and mentoring clinical teams across multiple clinical programs.
About the role
- Director overseeing cost estimates and benchmarking strategies across GSK’s global capital portfolio. Leading a high-performing team and ensuring compliance with financial governance standards.
Responsibilities
- Lead the development of detailed cost estimates for all phases of capital projects, from concept through execution.
- Establish and maintain standardized estimating methodologies, tools, and templates aligned with industry best practices.
- Collaborate with engineering, procurement, and construction teams to validate scope and pricing assumptions.
- Review and approve high-value estimates and provide strategic input to investment decisions.
- Develop and maintain a global benchmarking database using historical project data and external market intelligence.
- Analyze cost trends, productivity metrics, and performance indicators to inform future estimates and project strategies.
- Ensure all estimating activities comply with GSK’s Project Management Framework (PMF) and financial governance standards.
- Build and lead a high-performing team of estimators and analysts across global locations.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, or related field.
- Extensive years of experience in cost estimating and benchmarking within capital project environments.
- Strong understanding of project controls disciplines including cost, schedule, and risk.
- Proficiency in estimating software (e.g., Cleopatra, AspenTech, CostX, or similar).
- Experience with pharmaceutical or regulated industries preferred.
- Excellent management, communication and interpersonal skills, with comfort cooperating with individuals internally and externally at all organisational levels.
- Familiar with the GCP Project Management Framework (PMF), relevant engineering standards and compliance requirement as well as Quality Management Systems.
- PMP (Project Management Professional) or CCP (Certified Cost Professional) or PMI-SP (Scheduling Professional) or Lean Six Sigma or similar process improvement credentials.
Benefits
- Hybrid working model, combining on-site and remote work.
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