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By 2031, we aim to deliver £40 billion in annual sales, leveraging our existing strong performance momentum to significantly increase our positive impact on the health of billions of patients globally. Our Ahead Together strategy is centred on early intervention to prevent and alter the course of disease, thereby protecting people and supporting healthcare systems.\nOur diverse portfolio consists of vaccines, specialty medicines, and general medicines. Through continuous innovation and a dedicated focus on scientific and technical excellence, we strive to develop and launch new, groundbreaking treatments that address critical health challenges.\nLead complex M&A carve-out, separation, integration and transformation programmes across multiple functions, translating strategic objectives into clear, measurable outcomes and sustainable business value. Provide end-to-end leadership across pre-deal, sign-to-close and post-close phases, ensuring operational readiness, business continuity, effective execution and delivery of deal value.\nEstablish integrated transformation plans, governance, priorities and milestones, aligning senior stakeholders around critical value drivers and enabling disciplined decisions on technology, investment and resource allocation. Identify and proactively manage execution risks, dependencies and opportunities across the programme.\nBuild an agile, collaborative and innovation-led environment that enables teams to navigate ambiguity, adapt rapidly and deliver at pace. Partner with cross-functional leaders to embed new operating models, realise synergies, drive sustainable performance improvements and ensure transformation outcomes are fully integrated into the business.\nLead proactive stakeholder engagement and communications, ensuring clear, timely and consistent messaging on programme objectives, progress, risks, decisions and business impacts.\nKey Responsibilities\nLead complex M&A carve-out, separation, integration, and transformation programmes across multiple functions.\nOwn end-to-end transaction execution from pre-deal through sign-to-close and post-close delivery.\nDevelop and execute integrated transformation plans aligned to strategic objectives, milestones and value drivers.\nDrive senior stakeholder alignment and engagement, ensuring accountability, collaboration and informed decision-making.\nLead programme communications, delivering clear and consistent messaging across executive, functional and broader stakeholder groups.\nEstablish robust governance, reporting and decision-making frameworks to maintain delivery momentum and transparency.\nDrive prioritisation, technology and resource allocation to maximise execution and value.\nProactively manage risks, dependencies and critical issues, protecting business continuity and delivery outcomes.\nLead operating model, organisational and business change, ensuring effective implementation and adoption.\nBuild an agile, high-performing and innovation-led culture capable of delivering through ambiguity and change.\nEmbed transformation outcomes into business-as-usual operations, ensuring benefits realisation and long-term sustainability.\nLead data disposition strategy across structured and unstructured sources including ERP datasets driving data governance, tooling, automation throughout M&A lifecycle. \nEducation & Professional Qualifications\nBachelor’s degree in business, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent relevant professional experience.\nProgramme management certifications desirable (e.g., Managing Successful Programmes, PMI Program Management Professional, PRINCE2 or SAFe).\nArea of Specialisation\nLarge-scale technology transformation and merger, acquisition and separation delivery, covering due diligence, Day One readiness and transition arrangements.\nExpertise in enterprise transformation, programme governance, stakeholder management, executive communications & organisational change.\nJob-Related Experience\nMinimum 15+ years’ relevant professional experience, including significant experience in M&A integration, separation, carve-out, due diligence, data disposition or post-deal value realisation.\nMinimum 15+ years’ experience leading complex, multi-workstream programmes, with demonstrated responsibility for governance, risk management, dependencies and delivery.\nDemonstrable experience of managing and influencing senior/executive stakeholders across complex programmes, with strong written and verbal communication skills.\nDemonstrated ability to apply structured problem-solving, data disposition and analytics to support business decisions and improve programme outcomes; experience using GenAI or similar emerging technologies is desirable.\nDemonstrable experience working across multiple functions, geographies or distributed teams, with the flexibility to travel in line with business requirements.\nDesirable\nFull M&A Lifecycle Experience - Experience across multiple stages of the M&A lifecycle, including due diligence, sign-to-close, Day 1 readiness, integration, carve-out, separation and post-deal value realisation.\nCross-Functional Integration Experience - Experience delivering complex integration or separation programmes across multiple business functions, including Technology/IT, Finance, HR, R&D, Commercial or Supply Chain.\nTSA & Transition Management - Demonstrated experience in the design, structuring, governance and execution of Transition Service Agreements (TSAs).\nConsulting & Transformation Experience - Previous experience in management consulting, strategy, operations or large-scale business transformation within complex or global organisations.\nDigital, Data & GenAI Capability - Experience using data, analytics, automation or GenAI-enabled tools to improve programme delivery, generate insights and support decision-making.\n5 or more International M&A deals experience - Experience delivering cross-border transactions, particularly across US and EMEA markets, and working effectively with geographically distributed teams.\nLed data disposition and M&A data strategy across structured, unstructured environments, including ERP datasets, leveraging automation, AI, and technology tooling to accelerate data discovery, classification, governance, retention, separation, and compliant disposal.\n Skills\nAgile Methodology, Agile Project Management, Change Management, Compliance Risk Management, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Data Analytics, Delivery Management, Financial Budgeting, Governance Management, Key Performance Indicators (KPI), KPI Analysis, M&A Integration, M&A Transition Service Agreements (TSAs), Microsoft Programmes, Problem Solving, Program Management, Project Management, Resource Management, Shareholder CommunicationsWhy GSK?\nUniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.\nGSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases - to impact health at scale.\nPeople and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.\nInclusion at GSK:\nAs an employer committed to Inclusion, we encourage you to reach out if you need any adjustments during the recruitment process.\nPlease contact our Recruitment Team at  to discuss your needs.\nImportant notice to Employment businesses/ Agencies\nGSK does not accept referrals from employment businesses and/or employment agencies in respect of the vacancies posted on this site. All employment businesses/agencies are required to contact GSK's commercial and general procurement/human resources department to obtain prior written authorization before referring any candidates to GSK. The obtaining of prior written authorization is a condition precedent to any agreement (verbal or written) between the employment business/ agency and GSK. In the absence of such written authorization being obtained any actions undertaken by the employment business/agency shall be deemed to have been performed without the consent or contractual agreement of GSK. GSK shall therefore not be liable for any fees arising from such actions or any fees arising from any referrals by employment businesses/agencies in respect of the vacancies posted on this site.\nIt has come to our attention that the names of GlaxoSmithKline or GSK or our group companies are being used in connection with bogus job advertisements or through unsolicited emails asking candidates to make some payments for recruitment opportunities and interview. Please be advised that such advertisements and emails are not connected with the GlaxoSmithKline group in any way.\nGlaxoSmithKline does not charge any fee whatsoever for recruitment process. Please do not make payments to any individuals / entities in connection with recruitment with any GlaxoSmithKline (or GSK) group company at any worldwide location. 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