CareerPlan

Senior Director, Risk & Compliance Business Partners R&D

USA - Pennsylvania - PhiladelphiaFull-time$195k–$325k2026-10-23 → 2026-11-10

Core

Lead the Risk & Compliance Business Partners capability for GSK's R&D division, setting multi-year strategy, driving a risk-accountable culture, and managing the organization's budget, vendor portfolio, and headcount.

Role type

Senior Director, Risk & Compliance Business Partner (Strategy & Leadership)

Builds

Cyber risk and compliance governance frameworks, risk registers, and audit readiness for R&D technology areas.

Domain

Life Sciences / Biopharma / Cybersecurity Governance

Deliverable

dashboards & analysis

Required skills

Cyber risk management, Technology risk governance, Risk assessment, Global team leadership, Budget management, Vendor portfolio management, Stakeholder engagement, Process improvement, Executive communication, GxP validation oversight

Preferred skills

Business Information Security Officer experience, NIST CSF/ISO 27001/ISO 22301 knowledge, GRC platform experience (ServiceNow), Pharmaceutical industry experience, OT security concepts, CISM/CRISC/CISA/CISSP certification

Technologies

ServiceNow GRC, Power BI

Responsibilities

Set multi-year strategy for Risk & Compliance Business Partners R&D and secure investment; Drive a risk-accountable leadership culture in R&D; Lead the Risk & Compliance Business Partners R&D organisation and own its capability plan; Own the cyber risk and compliance relationship for GSK R&D; Build and maintain the cyber risk register; Own the Risk & Compliance governance forum (RMCB); Partner with Business Quality Assurance for GxP validation; Provide oversight on audit/inspection readiness and GxP software change management.

Seniority

Senior Director, Strategy & Leadership