Associate Director, Data Standards

We create a place where people can grow, be their best, be safe, and feel welcome, valued and included. We offer a competitive salary, an annual bonus based on company performance, healthcare and wellbeing programmes, pension plan membership, and shares and savings programme.

We embrace modern work practises; our Performance with Choice programme offers a hybrid working model, empowering you to find the optimal balance between remote and in-office work.

Discover more about our company wide benefits and life at GSK on our webpage Life at GSK | GSK

Associate Director, Data Standards

The Associate Director, Data Standards is responsible for leading cross-functional teams to maintain and enhance global analysis and reporting data standards, ensuring innovation, compliance, and alignment with Standard Governance. The role ensures that data standards meet top industry and scientific quality for pipeline delivery. Additionally, this position provides mentorship and supervision to team members and serves as a Subject Matter Expert.

In this role you will…

Analysis and Reporting  Standards Development and Management

• Develop, manage, and optimize GSK-specific data standards, aligning with industry benchmarks (e.g., CDISC), regulatory and scientific requirements to define custom standards, and creating supporting documentation in response to business needs.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Lead, coordinate and contribute to cross-functional teams -  engaging representatives from across R&D e.g. Clinical, Medical, Programming, Statistics, Data Management, Medical Writing, Regulatory and Safety - to establish core and therapeutic area standards and promote effective teamwork.

Compliance and Risk Management

• Ensure adherence to industry and regulatory data standards mandates, assess proposals and regulatory changes, conduct risk analysis, and implement necessary updates and corrective actions in response to audits for global data standards.

Process and Stakeholder Optimization

• Develop and maintain process documents (SOPs, templates, best practices) and work with stakeholders to improve processes and technologies related to data standards maintenance and adoption.

Leadership and Oversight

• Provide oversight and guidance to CRO partners, represent the organization in internal and external initiatives (e.g., CDISC, PhUSE), manage matrix teams, and support talent development through coaching, mentoring, appraisals, and workload management.

Advocacy and Consultancy

• Act as a champion for data standards across the organization, supporting stakeholder awareness, providing consultancy on data standards (core and therapeutic), and serving on cross-functional/external boards or project teams as needed.

Why you?

Basic Qualifications & Skills:

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

• Bachelor’s degree in sciences, or equivalent functional industry experience, in Life Sciences, Computer Sciences, Mathematics and Physics or equivalent.
• Proven experience working in pharmaceutical industry/Clinical Trial, Clinical Programming with expertise in industry data standards (e.g., CDISC) and deep understanding of analysis and reporting requirements for clinical trials.
• Proven ability to analyse business problems/opportunities within at least one of the data stewardship areas (e.g., asset management, data standards, life cycle management and provision of assets).
• Track record of developing and delivering high quality solutions / deliverables.
• Proven ability to clearly convey information orally and in writing (technical documentation, presentations to business stakeholders, etc.) to audiences with varied and sometimes limited technical knowledge.
• Excellent record of customer focus, influence, delivery, innovation, follow through and acting as a catalyst for change.

Preferred Qualifications & Skills:

Please note the following skills are not necessary, just preferred, if you do not have them, please still apply:

• Master’s Degree in Sciences, or equivalent functional industry experience, in Life Sciences, Computer Sciences, Mathematics and Physics or equivalent.
• Programming or data science experience is preferable.
• Experience mentoring, coaching and/or guiding matrix teams working on analysis and reporting standards.
• Experience of agile project management.

Closing Date for Applications – 15th August 2025

Please take a copy of the Job Description, as this will not be available post closure of the advert. 

When applying for this role, please use the ‘cover letter’ of the online application or your CV to describe how you meet the competencies for this role, as outlined in the job requirements above. The information that you have provided in your cover letter and CV will be used to assess your application.

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.

Find out more:  

Our approach to R&D.   

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.

GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law.

We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.

Should you require any adjustments to our process to assist you in demonstrating your strengths and capabilities contact us on UKRecruitment.Adjustments@gsk.com or 0808 234 4391.  The helpline is available from 8.30am to 12.00 noon Monday to Friday, during bank holidays these times and days may vary.

Please note should your enquiry not relate to adjustments, we will not be able to support you through these channels. However, we have created a UK Recruitment FAQ guide. Click the link and scroll to the Careers Section where you will find answers to multiple questions we receive .