At GSK, we're a company with a special purpose, to help people do more feel better and live longer. Realising our purpose starts with us. When we feel at our best, we perform at our best.
When you set out on your adventure at GSK, we make a deal. You commit to living GSK's values and expectations and performing against our Innovation, Performance and Trust priorities. And in return, GSK commits to providing the right environment for you to thrive. Put simply, it’s about you being motivated to do your best work, in a place where you can be you, feel good and keep growing.
Together we build an environment where we can all thrive and focus on what matters most to each of us. It is only through the energy, dedication, drive and passion of all of us that we can be the very best for GSK, and importantly, for our patients and consumers.
- This role is accountable for contributing within MES (manufacturing execution system) product team for the technical solution design, configuration, customization & continuous improvement of Vaccines MES system in alignment with agile and DevOps principles, working with a Manager or Director of Engineering, Architect, Facilitator and Product Owner or Product Director.
- The Solution Engineer (MES) is a role focusing on engineer proficiencies e.g. Software Development, Testing, DevOps, Lifecycle Management, etc. and the ability to optimally collaborate with specialists from other subject domains.
- In addition, the role will demonstrate core engineer knowledge/experience of industry technologies like SQL databases, Visual Basic, PL-SQL.
This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career.
These responsibilities include some of the following:
- Ensures continuous delivery of technology solutions, application configuration, customization, integration with ERP & strategic enterprise platforms with automation layer (OSI PI), as well as managing of the recipe component libraries.
- Ensures that technical delivery is fully aligned with GSK Security, Quality and Regulatory standards
- Ensures use of relevant Vx Tech / central services and collaborating with service partners in identification and delivery of service improvements
- Supports Product Owner and product team to deliver value continuously, encouraging and maintaining close links with customers, related Solution groups
- Proactively develops and delivers continuous improvement/simplification of Product portfolio to improve user efficiency, increase system reliability and reduce the total cost of ownership
- Keeps relevant user documentation up to date in support of the lifecycle plan for audits/reviews.
- Pro-actively engages in experimentation and innovation to drive steadfast improvement e.g. to UX/DQ/DI and reducing technical debt/risk
- Provides technical direction and GSK expertise to product teams
- Contributes to release planning working closely with the Product Owner
Why you?
Basic Qualifications:
We are looking for engineers with these required skills to achieve our goals:
- Master degree in Computer Engineering or related fields (consult manager on related fields)
- 3+ years’ experience in software development (Visual Basic, PL-SQL)
- Experience with data structures (i.e. information management), data models or relational database design (SQL databases)
- Experience in agile development and DevOps
- Track record of development and delivery of flexible, scalable and supportable IT systems
- Superb communication, influencing and partner management skills
- Customer focus and excellent problem-solving skills
- Fluent English
Preferred Qualifications:
If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:
- Experience with Manufacturing Execution Systems
- Experience with Automation Systems
- Experience with data integration mechanisms (SAP)
- Experience in system validation and qualification
Why GSK?
Our values and expectations are at the heart of everything we do and form an important part of our culture.
These include Patient focus, Openness, Respect, Integrity along with Courage, Accountability, Development, and Teamwork.
Benefits:
- Career at one of the leading global healthcare companies
- Contract of employment
- Attractive reward package (annual bonus & awards for outstanding performance, recognition awards for additional achievements and engagement, holiday benefit)
- Life insurance and pension plan
- Private medical package with additional preventive healthcare services for employees and their eligible
- Sports cards (Multisport)
- Possibilities of development within the role and company’s structure
- Personalized learning approach (mentoring, online training’ platforms: Pluralsight, Business Skills, Harvard Manage Mentor, Skillsoft and external training)
- Extensive support of work life balance (flexible working solutions, short Fridays option, health & well-being activities)
- Supportive community and integration events
- Modern office with creative rooms, fresh fruits everyday.
- Free car and bike parking, locker rooms and showers