Overview:

We are looking for a Release Train Engineer to join us and be an integral part of our journey to transform GSK’s Global Supply Chain with cutting edge and innovative Data & AI solutions.

Job Purpose:

As a Principal, Data & AI Release Train Engineer (reporting to the Director, Architecture, Platform & DevOps) you will drive the overall delivery performance of an exciting portfolio of Data & AI platform products for Global Supply Chain Data & AI

Working with Business Leaders, Data & AI Product Management, Third Parties and other key roles with Tech and Business organizations you will own the overall planning and coordination of the Architecture, Platform & DevOps Data & AI portfolio, leading quarterly planning events and week-to-week delivery tracking.  You will drive improvements in Product Team ways-of-working, optimizing the release of features and ultimately the flow of value.  You will work cross-functionally with partners groups to ensure risks and dependencies are well managed.

Key Responsibilities:

Product Strategy & Roadmap

• Collaborate with the Product Owners and Product Managers to craft a product strategy and define a feature backlog.

• Prioritize features and functionalities based on business value and customer needs.

• Leading planning and coordination across the portfolio, running quarterly PI planning process and ongoing tracking of progress of committed deliverables and performance against key metrics

• Leading and driving portfolio-level strategic initiatives such as strategic partner reviews and operating model design & transformations.  

Demand & Value Management

• Overseeing key portfolio-wide processes including demand and value management

• Drive continuous improvement in the Portfolio accelerating delivery of features and flow of value using Agile, Lean and DevSecOps practices

Team Communication & Stakeholder Management

• Standardizing ways-of-working across teams to create consistent patterns, drive synergies and ensure clear roles & responsibilities, repeatable processes and reusable templates

• Facilitating communication between delivery groups within Portfolio and with dependent teams

• Providing guidance, direction and coaching to teams to improve Agile ways-of-working and lean thinking

• Engaging with GSK's Strategic Partners (SPs) to onboard the right contractor talent, conduct quarterly performance reviews and drive consistency and continuous improvement in service delivery.

Required Skills:

A highly motivated, collaborative individual with technology experience, exceptional communication skills and proven experience working with diverse teams of technical architects, business users and technology teams on all phases of the software development life cycle. Qualifications include:

• 10 to 14years of overall experience in IT

• Experience across all phases of software development including design, configuration, testing, debugging, implementation, and support of large-scale, business-centric and process-based applications.

• Proven capability to drive continuous improvement in Product Management & Agile ways-of-working though maturity assessment, coaching, customer-centric design, Communities of Practice, etc.

• Expertise in demand intake, planning and management, ensuring alignment with organizational strategy and available capability/capacity.

• Ability to communicate and engage effectively with business and technical stakeholders across different organizational levels.

• Ability to effectively translate requirements for data and analytics as part of effort assessment and estimation for new demand

• Awareness of regulatory expectations regarding data integrity and use of software for regulated business processes

• Ability to effectively manage work in tools such as Aha!, JIRA and ADO

Required/ preferred certifications:

Candidates with following desired skills will be given preferential consideration:

• SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE) Certification

• Certified Scaled Agile Program Consultant (SPC)

• Experience in managing Data & AI products, projects, and programs

Why GSK?

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

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).

Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.

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