Job Description

Site Name:

UK - Hertfordshire - Ware RD

Posted Date:

Aug 6 2025

New Product Introduction (NPI) Specialist

The Ware R&D pilot plant, co-located with GSK's Global Supply Chain manufacturing site, is a Centre of Excellence in the development and manufacturing of oral solid dose and inhaled drug products. The Ware pilot plant New Product Introduction team lead the planning, preparation, and execution oversight for all manufacturing campaigns within the pilot plant. The team is also accountable for the clinical trial manufacture and release of all oral solid dose and inhaled drug products supplied to clinical studies from GSK R&D and Global Supply Chain sites.


As a

New Product Introduction (NPI) Specialist

you will be accountable for a portfolio of products, developing and maintaining plans for product manufacture based on development programme requirements. You will lead a matrix team to define, prepare, and execute manufacturing campaigns. This role offers the opportunity to take on leadership roles in advancing operational excellence projects.

In this role you will:

Collaborate with teams from drug product development, supply chain management, Global Supply Chain, and pilot plant operations to strategize manufacturing plans that meet both clinical supply and drug product development needs. Lead a matrix team in executing pilot plant manufacturing campaigns, showcasing exceptional project management skills. Harmonise manufacturing and supply plans with supply chain planners to meet study start-up timings and ensure uninterrupted supply. Author batch records and establish yourself as a subject matter expert in GMP batch documentation. Coordinate internal quality agreements and batch release for clinical drug product supplies from Global Supply Chain sites Assist pilot plant operations teams in the operation of a compliant secondary pilot plant. Reacting promptly to manufacturing unplanned events and manage issue resolution. Facilitate engineering and validation project activity within the pilot plant and connect manufacturing equipment capability and medicine development project requirements. Serve as the liaison between drug product development teams and pilot plant operations, supporting pilot plant management to ensure the pilot plant remains agile, efficient, and adaptable to meet portfolio requirements. Manage a diverse range of stakeholders including manufacturing operations, Quality Assurance, drug product development teams, analytical development, supply chain management, and the pilot plant leadership team.

Why you?

Qualifications & Skills:

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

Bachelor of Science or extensive experience in the development or manufacture of pharmaceuticals Strong technical knowledge of pharmaceutical manufacturing Excellent knowledge and experience of working to cGMP regulations Experience leading matrix teams Track record of managing multiple projects and competing priorities

Preferred Qualifications & Skills:

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

Experience in change management

Closing Date for Applications: 20/08/2025

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Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose - to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together - so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns - as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).


Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it's also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves - feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.


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