Data Lifecycle Specialist Secondment - 24-month Secondment / Fixed Term Contract (FTC)

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.
 

GSK Barnard Castle is a key secondary manufacturing site and has invested heavily in industry 4.0 state of the art, bespoke equipment to support sustained new product introductions and volume increases, and as a key supplier of some of GSK’s blockbuster products, the site contributes revenues of ~$2Bn annually.

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:

As a Data Lifecycle Specialist, you will manage and own SAP data setup activities across lifecycle(s) specifically for new product introductions (NPI) and post approval changes, ensuring data accuracy, traceability and compliance.  You will collaborate with colleagues in the supply chain including quality ensuring data delivery timelines are met on time to ensure products can be manufactured and launched on time.  We value clear communication, attention to detail and a practical approach to problem solving.  You will be a key contributor to our business aims.  This role lets you develop practical data expertise, manage improvements and help deliver new products at GSK on time bringing together science, people and processes to get ahead of disease.

Responsibilities:

• Own and maintain master data and associated records throughout the data lifecycle (including shared-data, incoming APIs, NPI and commercial stages).

• Coordinate cross-functional data changes and ensure timely updates in SAP.

• Protect product quality by ensuring accurate, compliant data — and manage timely corrective actions that keep launches on track and patients safe.

• Attend and align to key site meetings, collaborating with multiple functions and provide relevant updates and escalations to impacted project plans.

• Promote a data culture that ensures timely task completion and RFT data quality.

• To manage and take part in Continuous Improvement (CI) activities to highlight and drive process improvements as an integral part of the day-to-day business to improve performance of the team.

• Active employee participation in safety, cost and quality improvement initiatives.

Please Note:  This secondment / Fixed Term Contract (FTC) is expected to last circa 24-months in duration.  Please ensure you have spoken with your line-manager to ensure they are supportive of your application (this includes a timely-release from your current responsibilities should you be offered the Secondment).

CLOSING DATE for applications:  Monday 11th of May 2026 (COB).

Basic Qualification:

• Experience working on the ERP platform and SAP

• Data management experience

• Strong attention to detail

• Customer focus and stakeholder management experience

• GSCEs or equivalent (including Mathematics and English)

Preferred Qualification:

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• Experience in a data management or supply chain environment.

• Knowledge of data governance, data quality frameworks or master data standards.

• Working knowledge of data tools such as Excel and Power BI.

• Familiarity with change control, data governance and quality/regulatory expectations.

If you would like to learn more about our company wide benefits and life at GSK we would suggest looking at our webpage Life at GSK | GSK.

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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