Business Introduction

GSK remains committed to achieving bold commercial ambitions for the future. By 2031, we aim to deliver £40 billion in annual sales, leveraging our existing strong performance momentum to significantly increase our positive impact on the health of billions of patients globally.

Our Ahead

Together strategy is centred on early intervention to prevent and alter the course of disease, thereby protecting people and supporting healthcare systems. Our diverse portfolio consists of vaccines, specialty medicines, and general medicines.

Through continuous innovation and a dedicated focus on scientific and technical excellence, we strive to develop and launch current, groundbreaking treatments that address critical health challenges.

Position Summary

GSK, we are committed to improving the quality of human life by enabling people to do more, feel better, and live longer. Join us in building trust and driving performance with integrity across our global operations.

Job Purpose:

As the India Compliance Officer, you will play a pivotal role in partnering with the India General Manager and India leadership teams to embed GSK’s culture and values. You will drive accountability, foster leadership, and enable competitive performance by managing enterprise risks, leveraging data analytics, and leading a high-performing Compliance team.

Key responsibilities:

- Serve as a core member of the India Leadership Team and the APAC compliance Leadership Team, shaping country plans and bringing an enterprise risk and governance perspective into key decisions.
- Influence business priorities, portfolio decisions by applying structured strategic thinking, strong business acumen, robust governance knowledge with deep understanding of the regulatory environment and corporate standards.
- Foster proactive risk management culture and values-based decision-making, ensuring risk management ownership and robust governance frameworks in India are clear, effective and aligned to GSK’s Enterprise Risk and Compliance Framework.
- Enable and encourage business leaders, peers and team members to proactively anticipate risks, design pragmatic controls, and escalate issues early with clear options and recommendations.
- Facilitate the Risk Management and Compliance Board (RMCB) for India, ensuring risks are identified, prioritized and tracked through robust mitigation and remediation plans.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to embed fit-for-purpose compliance programs and systems to enable growth while managing risk effectively.
- Partner with the investigations team and represent Compliance on the disciplinary committee, ensuring thorough investigations, sound disciplinary decisions,



and systemic learning in line with GSK’s Code of Conduct.
- Direct risk-based independent business monitoring program and support audit and assurance programs across India, including third parties, ensuring root causes are identified and the business implements robust corrective and preventive actions to address issues.
- Lead and/or support Data Privacy, Digital and Responsible AI compliance by applying GSK’s frameworks and relevant local governance committees.
- Build and lead high-performing compliance teams with clear goals, strong performance management, coaching, mentoring, and succession planning.

Basic Qualifications

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

- Bachelor’s degree in business, Law, Finance, or a science discipline
- Significant management experience with direct team leadership in Pharma or related support functions, with expertise in compliance programs, risk management, and governance frameworks
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage and influence internal and external stakeholders to prevent compliance issues and maintain trust
- Strong advocacy skills and sound business judgment at senior levels in Pharma or related support functions, with a solid understanding of operational processes and technology concepts
- Proven track record of providing trusted advice and driving accountability with senior executives, including General Managers or equivalent leaders
- Strong organizational insight to identify compliance risks and align compliance activities with business objectives
- Extensive knowledge of compliance programs, processes, and outcomes, backed by significant management experience across general medicine, vaccines, innovative portfolios (oncology and specialty care), and alliance programs

Skills

Compliance Management, Leadership, Risk ManagementWhy 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.

Inclusion at GSK:

As an employer committed to Inclusion, we encourage you to reach out if you need any adjustments during the recruitment process.

Please contact our Recruitment Team at [email protected] to discuss your needs.

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📌 Head Ethics & Compliance India (Mumbai)
🏢 GSK
📍 Mumbai