NPI Launch Coordinator
GSK
Zebulon, North Carolina
Full-Time
Competitive
RemoteAssociate
Business Introduction
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
You will coordinate new product introduction (NPI) launch activities across functions to deliver products on time, on quality, and on budget. You will work closely with manufacturing, quality, supply chain, regulatory, and commercial teams. We value organized communicators who solve problems with practical actions and build strong working relationships. This role offers visible impact, cross-functional learning, and growth in project and launch management. Join us to help unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.
Lead Logistics activities to support agreed pharmaceutical and major consumer new product launches, including transfers‑in, line extensions and in‑license deals, as required.
Responsible for Logistics project management on defined new business projects, including coordinating project logistics activities and management of development and clinical trial supplies.
Coordinate Logistics activities to meet initial launch timelines and subsequent major market launches, from launch planning initiation through completion of wave 1 and wave 2 launches.
Prepare launch scenarios with on‑site and off‑site stakeholders to align on launch timelines for wave 1 markets.
Act as the Logistics point of contact for specified project launches, ensuring clear communication on launch readiness activities to on‑site and off‑site stakeholders.
Ensure that GMP, Quality, EHS, commercial risk considerations and regulatory requirements are appropriately applied throughout launch activities.
Responsibilities
This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career. These responsibilities include some of the following:
Coordinate Logistics launch activities for revenue‑critical and medically‑critical products within the pharmaceutical (HIV, Oncology, Immuno‑inflammation and Respiratory franchises).
Manage launches to global markets (and third parties, as appropriate), supporting Logistics launch activities for main franchise markets and subsequent wave 1 and wave 2 launches.
Coordinate cross‑functional, multi‑level project teams to execute product launches, working with Logistics and site-supporting functions (e.g. Regulatory, SLCC, Validation), off‑site partners (e.g. print and component suppliers), Hubs/LOC supply planners and off‑site launch teams.
Develop, maintain and deliver detailed Logistics launch plans to support launch execution, including communication of plan updates and changes.
Build and maintain effective working relationships with key stakeholders (e.g. MSAT, Strategy, Global Logistics & Global Planning, Regulatory) to support timely execution of launches.
Communicate regularly with stakeholders on launch progress and issues, including engagement with Commercial and third‑party customers where appropriate, and contribute to Franchise, Regulatory CMC and Global Planning launch plan development.
Act as Logistics project lead for defined New Product Introductions, including scheduling development and clinical trial batches in SAP, and providing GMM data for item code setup.
Manage the clinical trial order book with off‑site R&D stakeholders.
Participate in weekly and monthly forums, including MPS, Schedule Lock, Planner–Scheduler Handover and Capacity Review meetings, to support launch and project requirements.
Why You?
This role is hybrid, requiring regular time on-site in the United States and flexible remote work. You will join a team that values clear, direct communication and practical learning. We welcome people with different perspectives and lived experience. You will receive coaching, hands-on stretch assignments, and opportunities to build project management and technical skills. If you want to grow your career managing complex launches and make a meaningful impact, we encourage you to apply.
Basic Qualification
We are seeking professionals with the following required skills and qualifications to help us achieve our goals
Preferred Qualification
If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus
How to apply
If this role matches your skills and ambitions, we encourage you to apply. Tell us how your experience will help deliver successful product launches and strengthen our work that matters.
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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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