Associate Project Manager

The Onyx Research Data Tech organization is GSK’s Research data ecosystem which has the capability to bring together, analyze, and power the exploration of data at scale. We partner with scientists across GSK to define and understand their challenges and develop tailored solutions that meet their needs. The goal is to ensure scientists have the right data and insights when they need it to give them a better starting point for and accelerate medical discovery. Ultimately, this helps us get ahead of disease in more predictive and powerful ways. 

We are a full-stack shop consisting of product and portfolio leadership, data engineering, infrastructure and DevOps, data / metadata / knowledge platforms, and AI/ML and analysis platforms, all geared toward:

• Building a next-generation, metadata- and automation-driven 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, as one unified asset, to unlock the value of our unique collection of data and predictions in real-time

Oversight of the program of work, quality management systems (QMS), and financial delivery is key to successful execution of this mission. The Onyx Portfolio Management team is accountable for defining, building, and executing on our internal processes for agile planning and delivery across our entire portfolio. They ensure that the leadership of the Onyx organization and key partners / stakeholders have a transparent view into our overall progress, and that issues / blockers / misalignments are raised early before they become major problems. And they partner with our product and engineering leadership to ensure our overall ways of working, including software delivery, are best-in-class and set us up for success.

The Associate Project Manager is an individual contributor who can take a well-defined project scope, execution plan, and delivery approach and drive progress with guidance. They ensure adherence to best practices in project management, including documentation, resource tracking, risk management, and agile methodologies. They help maintain the robustness of project execution and serve as an escalation point for operational challenges within project workflows.

An Associate Project Manager should have an awareness of common project management tools and frameworks, such as Agile, Scrum, and Kanban, as well as proficiency in collaboration tools like Jira, Confluence, or Smartsheet. They should actively seek feedback and guidance to refine their project management skills and should demonstrate adaptability, strong communication, and the ability to work cross-functionally within teams.

This role is accountable for supporting Onyx technical teams by ensuring quality in project execution, including proper documentation, resource allocation, and capacity planning to enable successful project delivery. The incumbent will collaborate with Product Managers to devise and execute realistic, achievable, and high-quality plans that drive delivery of Onyx products across multiple sprints. An Associate Project Manager should be able to develop clear and actionable project plans from diverse data sources, including ambiguous or evolving requirements. Additionally, they should effectively execute project plans through completion while facilitating agile ceremonies, managing risk, and fostering alignment across Onyx and the broader business.

Key Responsibilities:

Embed Agile Project Management Practices:

• Support cross-functional project teams through all phases of the agile software development lifecycle (SDLC).
• Work with program managers to adopt and streamline agile practices across Onyx.
• Facilitate agile ceremonies (sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives) under guidance.

Reduce Risk & Dependency Impact:

• Support risk and dependency identification, documentation, and tracking.
• Monitor project risks and escalate concerns as needed to ensure proactive resolution.
• Assist in implementing risk mitigation strategies in collaboration with relevant stakeholders.

Drive Cross-Team Coordination & Collaboration:

• Coordinate with engineering leads, Product Managers, and Quality Managers to support project execution.
• Help facilitate communication and transparency across teams to improve information flow.
• Support project team members by fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing.

Enhance Project & Team Effectiveness

• Contribute to identifying measurable objectives and key results (OKRs) alongside tech leads and product managers.
• Continuously identify ways to streamline and improve agile practices to enhance team efficiency.
• Work closely with team leads to identify and track challenges that impact team and project performance.

Why You?

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and relevant intern work experience
• Experience in implementing agile project management methodologies
• Experience using Atlassian tools including Jira and Confluence, or similar project management technologies.
• Knowledge and understanding of key project metrics and how to leverage data to illustrate project and team impact and performance.
• Experience with designing and deploying targeted interventions to increase team effectiveness.
• Experience in risk management

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proficient in using change management to drive user adoption.
• Demonstrates ability to operate across organizational boundaries and matrixed teams.
• Leveraged system thinking to connect key concepts and solve complex problems.
• Displays learning agility and a growth mindset.
• Holds project management certifications (PMP, scrum, etc.)
• Excellent communicator and collaborator.
• Highly effective at giving and receiving feedback.
• Strong inclination to seek to understand before reacting/responding.

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The annual base salary for new hires in this position ranges from $67,875 to $113,125 taking into account a number of factors including work location within the US market, the candidate’s skills, experience, education level and the market rate for the role. In addition, this position offers an annual bonus and eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program which is dependent on the level of the role. Available benefits include health care and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, paid holidays, vacation, and paid caregiver/parental and medical leave.

Please visit  GSK US Benefits Summary to learn more about the comprehensive benefits program GSK offers US employees.

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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