Senior Director
Posted 9 Sep 2026
Advertised as “Senior Director, Automation Acceleration Hub”
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- Expected experience
- 12+ yrs
- Management level
- People management
- Contract
- Full-time
No salary listed for this role.
CertificationsMaster of Science, Doctor of Philosophy
Field of studyMachine learning, Computer Science, Statistics, Software Engineering
Study levelDoctorate or higher
Business Introduction
GSK remains committed to achieving bold commercial ambitions for the future. By 2031, we aim to deliver £40 billion in annual sales, leveraging our existing strong performance momentum to significantly increase our positive impact on the health of billions of patients globally. Our Ahead Together strategy is centred on early intervention to prevent and alter the course of disease, thereby protecting people and supporting healthcare systems.
Our diverse portfolio consists of vaccines, specialty medicines, and general medicines.
Through continuous innovation and a dedicated focus on scientific and technical excellence, we strive to develop and launch new, groundbreaking treatments that address critical health challenges.
Senior Director, Automation Acceleration Hub
GSK is seeking a visionary engineering leader to build and lead our newly formed Automation Acceleration Hub, reporting directly to the CTO. This global organization of approximately 50 professionals across the US, UK, and India will serve as the engine behind GSK's AI, automation, and platform engineering strategy.
You will bring together AI Engineering, Intelligent Automation (RPA), and DevSecOps Platforms into one high-performing delivery organization that accelerates innovation, enables enterprise scale, and delivers measurable business outcomes across research, development, manufacturing, and commercial operations.
This is a rare opportunity to shape how AI is built, governed, and deployed across one of the world's leading healthcare companies.
What You'll Do:
Lead the CTO's AI Transformation Agenda
- Translate enterprise AI strategy into measurable business outcomes.
- Drive execution across AI engineering, automation, and platform teams.
- Manage portfolio prioritization, investment decisions, delivery governance, and value realization.
Build and Scale Enterprise AI Capabilities
- Lead the development and deployment of AI solutions, agents, and automation platforms.
- Establish enterprise standards, reusable architectures, and AI-first engineering practices.
- Accelerate adoption of AI across the technology organization through enablement, education, and best practices.
Own the Automation & Platform Ecosystem
- Lead GSK's enterprise RPA and intelligent automation capabilities.
- Own DevSecOps platforms, CI/CD, developer experience, security, compliance, and operational excellence.
- Drive convergence of traditional automation, AI, and platform engineering into a scalable operating model.