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GSK

Director, Real World Data Platform – Portfolio Lead

GSK

. Lead and execute above-disease-area/tumour-type real-world data partnerships .

Posted 10/15/2026full-timeStevenage • United KingdomSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Lead and execute above-disease-area/tumour-type real-world data partnerships
  • Build partnerships that expand RWD capabilities and identify opportunities to access population-level health datasets
  • Partner with Translational Sciences on RWD partnerships linked to -omics, biobanks and other translational cohorts
  • Ensure partnerships offer scale for GSK’s real-world evidence ambition and operationally execute evidence generation related to data access and analysis
  • Partner with regional leaders to leverage population-level health data for research
  • Act as strategic lead for the internal RWD domain for GSK data offices
  • Guide pipeline strategy and data product roadmap with the Real World Data Engineering team
  • Represent RWD and Development Sciences in the cross-functional data governance forum
  • Inform data linkage strategy across the RWD portfolio and prospective observational studies
  • Partner with DevOps on use of the RWD portfolio for clinical operations planning and execution
  • Deliver and maintain the baseline inventory of RWD assets for portfolio assessment and decision making
  • Facilitate partnerships enhancing RWD usability and impact for R&D, Medical and Commercial teams
  • Support governance decisions, business cases and financial modelling for new investments
  • Inform technology and infrastructure strategy, including reusable infrastructure and trusted research environments
  • Ensure compliant RWD use in platform and tools strategy and communicate access opportunities
  • Prioritise and monitor resource management across active RWD initiatives
  • Set and monitor partnership and data-value KPIs
  • Influence data governance and AI readiness efforts to ensure high-quality, analysis-ready and FAIR data

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Advanced degree (MSc or PhD) in life sciences or quantitative field (Epidemiology, Biostatistics, HEOR, data science preferred)
  • Demonstrated track record of data strategy ownership and execution in application to drug development, including experiences in wide and complex cross-functional organisations
  • Leadership skills in influencing and mobilising stakeholders to a common goal
  • Experience and knowledge of RWD sources and partners spanning multiple geographies
  • Understanding of country and regional health data landscapes and ability to critically assess opportunities for research
  • Exceptional portfolio project management and organisational skills, particularly within a complex dynamic organisation
  • Ability to communicate with clarity, vision and purpose
  • Understanding of current regulatory and payer guidance for use of Real World Evidence/Data in decision making
  • Knowledge of RWD data strategy concepts, including FHIR, tokenisation and linkage, synthetic control arms, Common Data Models (CDMs) and context-specific LLMs
  • Strong knowledge and experience of observational research methodology, including study designs and the impact of data quality on research validity
  • ‘Hands on’ programming and coding skills with demonstrated experience with RWD
  • Experience with data engineering and architecture, including working in or deploying trusted research environments
  • Experience in AI/ML enablement and deployment of AI workflows
  • Demonstrated experience of strategic partnerships with human patient-level data, including biomarkers, -omics and other biological measures and samples linked to clinical or real-world outcome data

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Comprehensive benefits program for US employees
  • Equal Opportunity Employer