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Scientific director roles in Pennsylvania are concentrated in the Philadelphia pharmaceutical corridor, Pittsburgh's growing biotech scene, and university-affiliated research hubs like Penn, Drexel, and Carnegie Mellon. Major employers including GSK, Merck, and Johnson & Johnson have active R&D operations in the state and a documented history of sponsoring international scientific talent.
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To provide senior leadership and end-to-end accountability for CMC's scientific data, application, and AI product portfolio, leading a multidisciplinary team spanning forward-deployed engineering, data and application product management, and agentic AI product strategy. Operating at a senior leadership level, the role sets the integrated vision, strategy, and roadmap that determine how the team's combined engineering, product, and AI capabilities are prioritised, resourced, and delivered to meet CMC's clinical-to-commercial manufacturing and control needs. The role is accountable for building and developing a high-performing, cohesive team, for the quality, compliance, and value of everything the team delivers, and for representing CMC's scientific data and AI capability to senior stakeholders across R&D, Global Supply Chain, Quality, and enterprise leadership.
Responsibilities
This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career. These responsibilities include some of the following:
- Provide senior leadership and line management for the CMC Scientific Data & AI Products team, spanning forward deployment engineering, data and application product management, and agentic AI product strategy, setting a unified direction across the portfolio.
- Own overall accountability for the team's delivery, quality, and value realisation, ensuring the forward-deployed engineering, product management, and AI strategy functions operate cohesively toward shared CMC priorities.
- Set and communicate the integrated strategy and roadmap for CMC's data, application, and agentic AI product portfolio, aligning investment and resourcing decisions across disciplines with functional and enterprise priorities.
- Lead, coach, and develop direct reports and their teams, building capability, succession planning, and career pathways across engineering, product management, and AI product leadership disciplines.
- Act as the senior escalation point and decision-maker for cross-functional trade-offs, resolving competing priorities between deployment, delivery, and strategic AI initiatives.
- Represent CMC's data and AI product capability to senior stakeholders across R&D, Global Supply Chain, Quality, and enterprise leadership, securing sponsorship, resources, and alignment for the portfolio.
- Own the overall governance, data quality, and GxP compliance posture of the team's products and deployments, ensuring consistent standards are applied across all delivery streams.
- Manage the team's budget, headcount, and resourcing, including external technology partners and contractors, allocating capacity across deployment, delivery, and strategic priorities.
- Define and track portfolio-level success metrics, using these to evaluate performance, prioritise investment, and report progress to senior leadership.
- Champion responsible and compliant AI, data engineering, and product management practice across the team, fostering a culture of technical excellence, adoption, and continuous improvement.
BASIC QUALIFICATION
We are seeking professionals with the following required skills and qualifications to help us achieve our goals:
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Data Science, Data Engineering, Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning, Bioinformatics, Engineering, Life Sciences, or a closely related scientific or technical field.
- 12+ years of progressive experience across data engineering, AI/ML or agentic product management, and software or application delivery, including substantial experience leading and developing multidisciplinary teams (spanning engineering, product management, and AI product leadership) that deliver production-grade data and AI-enabled solutions, ideally within a pharmaceutical, CMC, or other GxP-regulated environment, with demonstrated experience managing senior/manager-level direct reports.
- Experience leading, hiring and developing managers and their teams across engineering, product management and AI/data science.
- Strong understanding of forward-deployed engineering, data and application product management, and agentic AI product strategy. You set direction and make sound trade-offs across all three.
- Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills. You align senior scientific, technical, quality and enterprise leaders.
- Strong track record managing budgets, headcount and resources, including external technology partners and contractors.
- Working knowledge of data governance, model validation, data quality and responsible AI practice in a regulated Good Practice (GxP) environment.
- Strong analytical skills. You define portfolio-level metrics and use evidence to guide priorities and investment.
- Experience holding senior accountability for production data and AI products, including architecture, delivery and regulatory trade-offs.
- Experience evaluating, governing and negotiating with third-party AI and data platforms, vendors and technology partners.
- Sound commercial and strategic judgement. You balance scientific value, technical feasibility, regulatory constraints and business priorities.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATION
If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:
- Master's degree or PhD in a scientific, data science, AI/ML, or engineering discipline, or relevant senior leadership, product, or AI/cloud platform certifications.
- Proven ability to set and communicate integrated portfolio strategy, translating scientific and operational priorities into a clear, resourced roadmap.
- Skilled at coaching and developing talent, building succession plans, and fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement.
LOCATION
This role is based in the United States and offers a hybrid work model, combining remote work with on-site collaboration to foster strong teamwork and engagement.
SKILLS
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Artificial Intelligence Ethics, Artificial Neural Networks (ANNS), Classification Models, Deep Learning, Intelligent Automation (IA), Machine Learning (ML), Predictive Modeling, Python (Programming Language).
If you are based in Cambridge, MA; Waltham, MA; Rockville, MD; or San Francisco, CA, the annual base salary for new hires in this position ranges $232,650 to $387,750. The US salary ranges take 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. If salary ranges are not displayed in the job posting for a specific country, the relevant compensation will be discussed during the recruitment process.
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 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.
If you require an accommodation or other assistance to apply for a job at GSK, please contact the appropriate Recruitment Staff by emailing us at - usrecruitment.adjustments@gsk.com
GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law.
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO EMPLOYMENT BUSINESSES/AGENCIES
GSK does not accept referrals from employment businesses and/or employment agencies in respect of the vacancies posted on this site. All employment businesses/agencies are required to contact GSK's commercial and general procurement/human resources department to obtain prior written authorization before referring any candidates to GSK. The obtaining of prior written authorization is a condition precedent to any agreement (verbal or written) between the employment business/agency and GSK. In the absence of such written authorization being obtained any actions undertaken by the employment business/agency shall be deemed to have been performed without the consent or contractual agreement of GSK. GSK shall therefore not be liable for any fees arising from such actions or any fees arising from any referrals by employment businesses/agencies in respect of the vacancies posted on this site.
Please note that if you are a US Licensed Healthcare Professional or Healthcare Professional as defined by the laws of the state issuing your license, GSK may be required to capture and report expenses GSK incurs, on your behalf, in the event you are afforded an interview for employment. This capture of applicable transfers of value is necessary to ensure GSK’s compliance to all federal and state US Transparency requirements. For more information, please visit the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) website at https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/
INTRODUCTION
To provide senior leadership and end-to-end accountability for CMC's scientific data, application, and AI product portfolio, leading a multidisciplinary team spanning forward-deployed engineering, data and application product management, and agentic AI product strategy. Operating at a senior leadership level, the role sets the integrated vision, strategy, and roadmap that determine how the team's combined engineering, product, and AI capabilities are prioritised, resourced, and delivered to meet CMC's clinical-to-commercial manufacturing and control needs. The role is accountable for building and developing a high-performing, cohesive team, for the quality, compliance, and value of everything the team delivers, and for representing CMC's scientific data and AI capability to senior stakeholders across R&D, Global Supply Chain, Quality, and enterprise leadership.
Responsibilities
This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career. These responsibilities include some of the following:
- Provide senior leadership and line management for the CMC Scientific Data & AI Products team, spanning forward deployment engineering, data and application product management, and agentic AI product strategy, setting a unified direction across the portfolio.
- Own overall accountability for the team's delivery, quality, and value realisation, ensuring the forward-deployed engineering, product management, and AI strategy functions operate cohesively toward shared CMC priorities.
- Set and communicate the integrated strategy and roadmap for CMC's data, application, and agentic AI product portfolio, aligning investment and resourcing decisions across disciplines with functional and enterprise priorities.
- Lead, coach, and develop direct reports and their teams, building capability, succession planning, and career pathways across engineering, product management, and AI product leadership disciplines.
- Act as the senior escalation point and decision-maker for cross-functional trade-offs, resolving competing priorities between deployment, delivery, and strategic AI initiatives.
- Represent CMC's data and AI product capability to senior stakeholders across R&D, Global Supply Chain, Quality, and enterprise leadership, securing sponsorship, resources, and alignment for the portfolio.
- Own the overall governance, data quality, and GxP compliance posture of the team's products and deployments, ensuring consistent standards are applied across all delivery streams.
- Manage the team's budget, headcount, and resourcing, including external technology partners and contractors, allocating capacity across deployment, delivery, and strategic priorities.
- Define and track portfolio-level success metrics, using these to evaluate performance, prioritise investment, and report progress to senior leadership.
- Champion responsible and compliant AI, data engineering, and product management practice across the team, fostering a culture of technical excellence, adoption, and continuous improvement.
BASIC QUALIFICATION
We are seeking professionals with the following required skills and qualifications to help us achieve our goals:
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Data Science, Data Engineering, Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning, Bioinformatics, Engineering, Life Sciences, or a closely related scientific or technical field.
- 12+ years of progressive experience across data engineering, AI/ML or agentic product management, and software or application delivery, including substantial experience leading and developing multidisciplinary teams (spanning engineering, product management, and AI product leadership) that deliver production-grade data and AI-enabled solutions, ideally within a pharmaceutical, CMC, or other GxP-regulated environment, with demonstrated experience managing senior/manager-level direct reports.
- Experience leading, hiring and developing managers and their teams across engineering, product management and AI/data science.
- Strong understanding of forward-deployed engineering, data and application product management, and agentic AI product strategy. You set direction and make sound trade-offs across all three.
- Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills. You align senior scientific, technical, quality and enterprise leaders.
- Strong track record managing budgets, headcount and resources, including external technology partners and contractors.
- Working knowledge of data governance, model validation, data quality and responsible AI practice in a regulated Good Practice (GxP) environment.
- Strong analytical skills. You define portfolio-level metrics and use evidence to guide priorities and investment.
- Experience holding senior accountability for production data and AI products, including architecture, delivery and regulatory trade-offs.
- Experience evaluating, governing and negotiating with third-party AI and data platforms, vendors and technology partners.
- Sound commercial and strategic judgement. You balance scientific value, technical feasibility, regulatory constraints and business priorities.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATION
If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:
- Master's degree or PhD in a scientific, data science, AI/ML, or engineering discipline, or relevant senior leadership, product, or AI/cloud platform certifications.
- Proven ability to set and communicate integrated portfolio strategy, translating scientific and operational priorities into a clear, resourced roadmap.
- Skilled at coaching and developing talent, building succession plans, and fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement.
LOCATION
This role is based in the United States and offers a hybrid work model, combining remote work with on-site collaboration to foster strong teamwork and engagement.
SKILLS
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Artificial Intelligence Ethics, Artificial Neural Networks (ANNS), Classification Models, Deep Learning, Intelligent Automation (IA), Machine Learning (ML), Predictive Modeling, Python (Programming Language).
If you are based in Cambridge, MA; Waltham, MA; Rockville, MD; or San Francisco, CA, the annual base salary for new hires in this position ranges $232,650 to $387,750. The US salary ranges take 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. If salary ranges are not displayed in the job posting for a specific country, the relevant compensation will be discussed during the recruitment process.
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 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.
If you require an accommodation or other assistance to apply for a job at GSK, please contact the appropriate Recruitment Staff by emailing us at - usrecruitment.adjustments@gsk.com
GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law.
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO EMPLOYMENT BUSINESSES/AGENCIES
GSK does not accept referrals from employment businesses and/or employment agencies in respect of the vacancies posted on this site. All employment businesses/agencies are required to contact GSK's commercial and general procurement/human resources department to obtain prior written authorization before referring any candidates to GSK. The obtaining of prior written authorization is a condition precedent to any agreement (verbal or written) between the employment business/agency and GSK. In the absence of such written authorization being obtained any actions undertaken by the employment business/agency shall be deemed to have been performed without the consent or contractual agreement of GSK. GSK shall therefore not be liable for any fees arising from such actions or any fees arising from any referrals by employment businesses/agencies in respect of the vacancies posted on this site.
Please note that if you are a US Licensed Healthcare Professional or Healthcare Professional as defined by the laws of the state issuing your license, GSK may be required to capture and report expenses GSK incurs, on your behalf, in the event you are afforded an interview for employment. This capture of applicable transfers of value is necessary to ensure GSK’s compliance to all federal and state US Transparency requirements. For more information, please visit the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) website at https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/
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Search Scientific Director Jobs in PennsylvaniaScientific Director Jobs in Pennsylvania: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies sponsor visas for scientific directors in Pennsylvania?
Pennsylvania's largest visa sponsors for scientific director roles include GSK, Merck, Johnson & Johnson, and Pfizer, all of which have significant R&D and pharmaceutical operations in the Philadelphia area. Pittsburgh-based employers such as Regeneron and UPMC Health System also file for scientific leadership roles. University-affiliated research institutes at Penn Medicine and Carnegie Mellon regularly sponsor senior scientists through both nonimmigrant and immigrant visa pathways.
Which visa types realistically fit scientific director roles in Pennsylvania?
Scientific director roles qualify as specialty occupations, so the H-1B visa is the most common pathway. Candidates from Australia can use the E-3 visa, and those from Chile or Singapore may qualify under H-1B1 visa. The O-1A is an option for candidates with an exceptional record of publications, awards, or citations. Employers sponsoring permanent residence typically file under EB-2, often with a National Interest Waiver available for independent researchers, or under EB-3 for those with industry roles requiring advanced degrees.
How to find scientific director visa sponsorship jobs in Pennsylvania?
Migrate Mate lists Pennsylvania scientific director roles filtered to employers with verified visa sponsorship history, so you can focus on companies already familiar with the H-1B, E-3, or O-1A process. Philadelphia's pharmaceutical belt and Pittsburgh's biotech sector are the most active hiring regions. Searching by city on Migrate Mate helps narrow results to the specific Pennsylvania market where your target employers are based.
Which cities in Pennsylvania have the most scientific director sponsorship jobs?
Philadelphia and its surrounding counties, including Delaware, Montgomery, and Chester, account for the highest concentration of scientific director sponsorship activity in Pennsylvania, driven by the dense cluster of pharmaceutical and biotech firms along the Route 202 corridor. Pittsburgh is a growing secondary market, anchored by Carnegie Mellon, the University of Pittsburgh, and an expanding life sciences sector. Harrisburg and Allentown see occasional openings at mid-size specialty pharma companies.
What state-specific factors should international scientific directors consider about Pennsylvania?
Pennsylvania's concentration of major pharmaceutical headquarters means many scientific director roles involve regulatory affairs, clinical development, or drug discovery, fields where specialty occupation requirements are well established and employer immigration teams are experienced. The presence of several Ivy League and research-intensive universities creates a pipeline of institutional sponsorship for postdoctoral-to-director career transitions. Pennsylvania also has no specific state-level immigration restrictions affecting employer sponsorship decisions for senior research roles.
What is the prevailing wage for sponsored scientific director jobs in Pennsylvania?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.