Director, Generative AI Full Time

GlaxoSmithKline

Site Name: UK – London – New Oxford Street

Posted Date: Aug

Given the increased focus on large-language models, prompt engineering, and generative AI, we are looking for a director to lead our newly formed Generative AI team. You will be working in our new GSK HQ, super centrally in London.

We are looking for a people leader with experience in delivering solutions using large language to join our team of experts in artificial intelligence. As Director, you will drive our overall Generative AI strategy and roadmap, ensuring we keep on par with the innovation in closed and open models and AI agents. As making Generative AI solutions is a very software development heavy, we expect the candidate to have strong experience leading development of complex AI solutions into production using cloud technologies of Google, Microsoft, and Databricks. The technical team, mostly still to be hired, will be truly global with people in the US, Europe, and Asia.

Job Purpose:

Develop a new global team of Generative AI specialists to deliver actual business value throughout GSK Global Supply Chain. Ideally you, or the team you supervised, shipped a complex generative AI solution that combines complex source systems, structured/unstructured/graph/vector stores/graph/RAG, and end-user UX. Bonus points for having established a proper LLMops and Responsible AI practice around these solutions. You also drive the team to adhere to modern agile software delivery standards. You will need to use budget and internal resources effectively to deliver on GSC aggressive Gen AI ambitions.

Overall, we expect the candidate to drive:

1. Developing our Generative AI platform roadmap and managing our solution space
2. Manage the budget of capabilities and solutions
3. Hire and develop Generative AI talent globally
4. Be aware of the research and development in the field
5. Support buy vs build discussions
6. Educate technical and business leaders on the potential of Generative AI
7. Co-create with the business appropriate use-cases that will benefit from Generative AI
8. Create technical standards and blueprint for Generative AI scenarios
9. Strong software development standards using Devops/LLMops

Business process areas in scope:

• Supply chain
• Manufacturing
• CMC
• Quality

Key Responsibilities:

1. Hire and develop a global Generative AI team – Define strategy for Generative AI team and manage budget for platform and solutions building
2. Identify opportunities to apply the latest advancements in Large Language Models (LLMs) and Gen AI standards
3. Lead internal and external developers to deliver on the Generative AI platform roadmap
4. Stakeholder management with customers, tech, and vendors to ensure timely delivery of Gen AI solutions
5. Collaborate with other AI teams to intake requirements as well as with central Architecture teams to align Generative AI platform approvals
6. Drive a strong engineer/software culture to deliver scalable platform & solutions
7. Educate the organization both from IT and the business perspectives on Generative AI
8. Demonstrate a combination of business focus, strong analytical and problem-solving skills and programming knowledge to be able to quickly cycle hypotheses through the discovery phase of the project and excellent written and communications skills to report back the findings in a clear, structured manner

Minimum Requirements:

1. A higher degree (PhD preferred) in Engineering, Statistics, Data Science, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics, Bioinformatics or related quantitative field
2. Experience managing, attracting, and developing technical talent
3. Understanding of LLMs fine-tuning and/or training lifecycle (LLMops)
4. Experience writing and presenting papers, documentation, and presentations to explain work

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.

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.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are open to all talent. In the US, we also adhere to Affirmative Action principles. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to neurodiversity, race/ethnicity, colour, national origin, religion, gender, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class (US only).

We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.