Description

Senior Manager, Trading Partner Quality

Closing Date: 4th March 2026 (COB)

Business Introduction
We manufacture and supply reliable, high-quality medicines and vaccines to meet patients' needs and drive our performance.
Our network of 37 medicines and vaccines manufacturing sites delivered 1.7 billion packs of medicines and 409 million vaccine doses in 2024 to help make a positive impact on the health of millions of people. Our supply chain is not just core to our operations; it's vital to bringing our innovations to patients as quickly, efficiently and effectively as possible. Technology is transforming how we manufacture medicines and vaccines, enabling us to increase the speed, quality and scale of product supply.
We need the very best minds and capability to help us on our journey to make more complex products, harnessing the power of smart manufacturing technologies including robotics, digital solutions and artificial intelligence to deliver for patients.


Position Summary
You will lead quality activities for GSK's trading partner operations in the United Kingdom. You will act as the Responsible Person for wholesale distribution and the Designated Person for active substance distribution. You will work with internal teams and external partners to keep supply chains compliant and resilient. We value practical, collaborative leaders who protect patient safety and enable efficient, compliant distribution. This role offers visible impact, career growth and the chance to contribute to our mission of uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

Responsibilities
This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career. These responsibilities include some of the following:
- Serve as Responsible Person for wholesale distribution and Designated Person for active substance distribution, ensuring legal and regulatory compliance.
- Own licensing and registrations required for trading operations and keep them current with national and international regulations.
- Lead the Trading Partner Quality Management System, maintaining policies, procedures and records to meet regulatory expectations.
- Manage quality risk and issue escalation through the Trading Partner Quality Risk Management Board and Quality Council.
- Provide quality oversight for audits, manage audit responses and drive corrective actions to closure.
- Lead, coach and develop a small team of quality specialists and assistants supporting trading partner activities.

Working pattern and travel
This role is based in the United Kingdom at GSKHQ site and follows a hybrid working model. You will work on-site and remotely as required. Flexible hours may be needed for global collaboration. Travel may be required for stakeholder meetings or audits in the UK and internationally.

Why you?

Basic Qualification
We are seeking professionals with the following required skills and qualifications to help us achieve our goals:
- Degree in a scientific, technical, legal or related discipline, or equivalent experience.
- Significant experience in quality, regulatory or compliance roles in a regulated industry.
- Practical knowledge of Good Distribution Practice and the Human Medicines Regulations, or equivalent national legislation.
- Experience managing Quality Management Systems and audit programs.
- Experience in licensing, registrations or regulatory affairs for distribution activities.
- Proven people leadership experience, including managing teams in a matrix environment.

Preferred Qualification
If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:
- Previous experience holding Responsible Person status with a national regulator.
- Knowledge of controlled drug licensing and precursor chemical requirements for the UK.
- Experience with active substance registrations and global trading services operations.
- Strong track record managing supplier or third-party quality relationships.
- Experience using quality management systems such as Veeva or similar electronic QMS tools.
- Professional qualifications in quality, pharmacy, regulatory affairs or related fields.

What we value in you
You focus on outcomes and patient safety. You make clear, evidence-based decisions. You build trusted working relationships across teams. You explain complex requirements in simple terms. You coach others and share knowledge. You welcome inclusion and different perspectives. You stay calm under pressure and keep work moving forward.

How to apply
If this role feels like a good next step, please apply now. Tell us how your experience will help deliver safe, compliant distribution and strengthen trading partner quality. We look forward to hearing from you.

Why GSK?

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

GSK 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.

People 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.

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.

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