Director, Molecule Design Products

The Onyx Research Data Tech organization represents a major investment by GSK R&D and Digital & Tech, designed to deliver a step‑change in our ability to leverage data, knowledge, and prediction to find new medicines. We are a full‑stack shop consisting of product and portfolio leadership, data engineering, infrastructure and Dev Ops, data/metadata/knowledge platforms, and AI/ML and analysis platforms, all geared toward:

• Building a next‑generation data experience for GSK’s scientists, engineers, and decision‑makers, increasing productivity and reducing time spent on “data mechanics”
• Providing best‑in‑class AI/ML and data analysis environments to accelerate our predictive capabilities and attract top‑tier talent
• Aggressively engineering our data at scale to unlock the value of our combined data assets and predictions in real‑time

Onyx Product Management is at the heart of our mission, ensuring that everything from our infrastructure, to platforms, to end‑user facing data assets and environments is designed to maximize our impact on R&D. The Product Management team partners with R&D stakeholders and Onyx leadership to develop a strategic roadmap for all customer‑facing aspects of Onyx, including data assets, ontology, Knowledge Graph / semantic search, data/computing/analysis platforms, and data‑powered applications.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Product Manager who will be accountable for designing and delivering the roadmap for molecule design products to support GSK Research and Development. This role will be pivotal in ensuring a cohesive enterprise‑level strategy towards molecule design solutions and will ensure our scientists have access to best‑in‑class technology products to improve research productivity and ultimately deliver new medicines for our patients.

• Portfolio Strategy & Vision: Define and champion the overarching product strategy, vision, and roadmap for the entire Molecule Design product portfolio, ensuring alignment with Onyx’s and GSK R&D’s strategic objectives and long‑term scientific breakthroughs; oversee the timely delivery of product features and solutions across the portfolio to maximize scientific impact and business outcomes.

• Team Leadership & Development: Build, mentor, and lead a high‑performing team of Product Managers and Senior Product Managers, fostering a culture of innovation, user‑centricity, accountability, and continuous professional growth.

• AI/GenAI Portfolio Leadership & Modernization:

  • Drive the strategic direction for leveraging Generative AI, LLMs, and autonomous AI Agents across the entire Molecule Design portfolio, identifying breakthrough opportunities to automate and enhance complex scientific research tasks.
  • Set the vision and execute a comprehensive product modernization strategy, transforming existing legacy tools and solutions to be AI‑ready, while ensuring business continuity and minimal disruption to ongoing scientific research.
  • Oversee the strategy and development of foundational capabilities (e.g., model‑ready molecule design data products, Model Context Protocol implementations) that underpin and unify our AI‑powered products.
  • Establish strategic guidelines for data acquisition, model fine‑tuning, and the responsible deployment of proprietary Generative AI models across the portfolio.

• Human‑AI Interaction & User
  
  Experience:
  
  Champion the strategic approach to human‑AI collaboration and interaction design for the portfolio, ensuring that agentic systems provide intuitive, powerful, and ethical experiences for scientists.

• Executive & Cross‑Functional Influence: Foster deep strategic partnerships with executive‑level product, engineering, and scientific leadership. Influence key stakeholders across R&D, Tech, and partner functions to align on product vision, secure resources, and drive adoption.

• Strategic Portfolio Growth & Capability Sourcing: Identify, evaluate, and champion significant strategic market opportunities and external partnerships. Lead critical buy‑vs‑build decisions for core capabilities across the Molecule Design product portfolio, ensuring the most effective and efficient path to accelerate…