CareerPlan

ViiV Healthcare (GSK) Head of Data and Technology Strategy

USA - North Carolina - DurhamFull-time2026-10-14 → 2026-11-12

Core

Senior strategic leadership role defining how data, technology, AI, and automation accelerate R&D priorities across Discovery, Development, Regulatory, CMC, and portfolio decision-making for a global HIV medicine company.

Role type

Senior IC strategy & technology leadership (Head of Data & Technology Strategy)

Builds

Integrated R&D capability, portfolio, and investment strategy for data, technology, AI, and automation

Domain

Biopharmaceuticals / HIV research and development

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Strategic portfolio management, technology fluency, stakeholder alignment, build/buy/partner decision-making, data strategy definition, responsible AI governance, funding negotiation, ontology creation, knowledge graph requirements

Preferred skills

Ambiguity navigation, cross-functional partnership, enterprise architecture understanding, cybersecurity and privacy knowledge, GxP validation planning

Technologies

AI, automation, data platforms, knowledge graphs, ontologies

Responsibilities

Set and own prioritization of the R&D data, technology, AI, and automation portfolio; Develop and execute an integrated R&D capability and investment strategy; Translate R&D priorities into a sequenced multi-year capability and investment roadmap; Partner with R&D leaders to identify technology opportunities for speed, quality, and productivity; Provide strategic sponsorship and integrated portfolio oversight for the R&D technology portfolio; Represent and advocate for ViiV R&D at portfolio and sponsorship level within GSK R&D technology strategy; Align clear governance and decision rights across ViiV R&D, ViiV Digital & Technology, and GSK R&D; Decide build, buy, partner, or fast-follow pathways; Secure and allocate funding for the R&D technology portfolio; Define the R&D data strategy and business priorities for scientific insight and analytics; Ensure the implementation of the responsible application of AI and advanced analytics across R&D.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC