Project Director, Capital Projects

Location: This role is based in Parma, Italy.

We manufacture and supply reliable, high-quality medicines and vaccines to meet patients’ needs and drive our performance. Our network of 37 medicines and vaccines manufacturing sites delivered 1.7 billion packs of medicines and 409 million vaccine doses in 2024 to help make a positive impact on the health of millions of people. Our supply chain is not just core to our operations; it’s vital to bringing our innovations to patients as quickly, efficiently and effectively as possible. Technology is transforming how we manufacture medicines and vaccines, enabling us to increase the speed, quality and scale of product supply.

We need the very best minds and capability to help us on our journey to make more complex products, harnessing the power of smart manufacturing technologies including robotics, digital solutions and artificial intelligence to deliver for patients.


Position Summary
Are you ready to lead and manage large complex capital projects? As a Project Director at GSK, you will ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and in compliance with regulatory requirements. This role involves cross-functional leadership, stakeholder management, and navigating the complexities of highly regulated environments.

We value practical problem-solvers who build trust, act with integrity, and guide change with clarity and care. This role offers strong growth, real responsibility, and the chance to contribute to our mission of uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end delivery of high-value capital projects, ensuring scope, schedule, cost, quality, health, safety and environmental requirements are met.

• Build and lead multi-disciplinary project teams and manage external contractors and suppliers to achieve agreed outcomes.

• Develop and maintain integrated project plans, budgets and risk registers, and provide regular status reporting to stakeholders.

• Ensure engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning and qualification activities follow regulatory and internal standards.

• Drive stakeholder engagement and clear project communications, supporting business change and readiness for handover to operations.

• Ensure alignment of project outcomes with business and organizational strategies including ensuring the delivery of fully compliant, validated systems and facilities.

• Lead governance, compliance, and risk frameworks across projects.

• Provide coaching and guidance to team members and support capability building in project management practices.

Why you?

Basic Qualifications & Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.

• Considerable experience managing complex capital projects in the pharmaceutical or biotech industry.

• Extensive knowledge of GMP, regulatory requirements, and validation processes.

• Proven track record of delivering large-scale projects on time and within budget.

• Exceptional leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

• Solid experience in project management tools and methodologies, project planning, risk management, contract management and change control.

• Fluent in English and Italian; comfort working across international teams.

Preferred Qualifications & Skills:

• MSc or additional qualification in Engineering/Construction Management or a related field

• Project management certification (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2)

• Experience with validation, Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) requirements and regulated commissioning.

How to apply
If this role resonates with you, please submit your CV and a short cover letter describing how your experience matches the role. We welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds and career paths. Apply now and help us get ahead of disease together.

Closing Date: 14th April 2026

Location and Working Arrangement
This role is based in Parma Italy. We offer a hybrid working model with regular on-site presence required (Standard is 2/3 days per week) at the assigned GSK site to lead project delivery and engage with teams and contractors.

What we offer
You will join a team committed to high standards, collaboration, and continuous learning. You will have the chance to shape complex projects that support our purpose and to grow your leadership and technical skills. If you are excited by meaningful responsibility and working with talented people to deliver real outcomes, we want to hear from you.
 

Skills

Change Management, Communication, Cross-Departmental Collaboration, Decision Making, Financial Acumen, Innovation, Leadership, Portfolio Management, Project Management, Project Management Governance, Risk Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Leadership, Visionary Thinking

 

 

Italian Salary Range / Fascia retributiva in Italia: EUR 81,750 to EUR 136,250The annual gross base salary range for new hires in this position is listed above for each applicable location. These ranges take into account a number of factors including the candidate’s skills, experience, education level and the market rate for the role. In addition, this position may offer an annual bonus and eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program which is dependent on the level of the role. More detailed information on the total benefits package will be supplied during the recruitment process. This role is available for applicants from multiple locations, and therefore salary ranges for certain locations are also shown. Salary ranges for other locations are shown because some markets have pay transparency laws that require salary information on job postings, and those locations are potential job sites for this role. If salary ranges are not displayed in the job posting for a specific location or country, the relevant compensation will be discussed during the recruitment process. Please note salaries vary by country based on the candidate’s skills, experience, education level and the market rate for the role. Offers are typically made within the advertised range based on the candidate’s skills, experience and qualifications, with the upper end generally reserved for highly experienced candidates or other exceptional circumstances aligned with these criteria.La fascia salariale della Retribuzione Annua Lorda (RAL) per i nuovi assunti in questa posizione è indicata sopra per ciascuna sede applicabile. Queste fasce tengono conto di diversi fattori, tra cui le competenze, l'esperienza, il livello di istruzione del candidato e le condizioni di mercato per il ruolo. Inoltre, questa posizione potrebbe prevedere un bonus annuale e la partecipazione al nostro programma di incentivazione a lungo termine basato sull’assegnazione azioni, in funzione del livello del ruolo. Informazioni più dettagliate sull’intero pacchetto retributivo e sui benefit saranno fornite durante il processo di selezione. Questo ruolo è aperto a candidati basati in diversi paesi; per tale motivo sono indicate le fasce retributive relative a ciascun paese. La pubblicazione di tali fasce, per altri paesi, che sono possibili sedi lavorative per questa posizione, risponde a normative locali in materia di trasparenza retributiva, che richiedono l’indicazione delle retribuzioni negli annunci di lavoro. Qualora per una specifica sede o paese non sia indicata una fascia retributiva, le relative condizioni economiche saranno discusse nel corso del processo di selezione. E’ importante considerare che le retribuzioni variano da paese a paese in base alle competenze, all’esperienza, al livello di istruzione del candidato e alle condizioni di mercato per il ruolo. Le offerte vengono generalmente formulate all’interno della fascia indicata, tenendo conto delle competenze, dell’esperienza e delle qualifiche del candidato; il limite superiore è di norma riservato a candidati con un’esperienza particolarmente consolidata o a circostanze eccezionali coerenti con tali criteri.

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale.

People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

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