Early applications are encouraged as candidates will be reviewed regularly and the advert may close at any point.
Are you looking to gain valuable real world work experience and help positively impact the lives of others?
A GSK internship offers you the opportunity to kickstart your career – to take on a real role with genuine impact. You’ll take on challenging tasks within live projects or assignments. You’ll also get to learn from others in your team and other parts of GSK whilst developing your skills and gaining valuable experience for wherever the future takes you.
Typical skills you can expect to learn on this placement will include:
- Teamworking through working with multidisciplinary teams
- Communication (written & verbal)
- Time management
- Problem-solving
- Networking
- Technical skills (detailed within each role description)
Once you accept your offer you will be invited to join LinkedIn groups and pre-joining webinars, to enable you to connect and network with new students. You will join IPUnite, GSK’s community of over 250 students across all UK sites and business areas, run by the Industrial Placement students committee and will receive access to GSK resources, including employee assistance programmes, private healthcare and well-being programs.
Education required
- To apply for this placement, you must be:
- Currently studying an Undergraduate Degree in Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry or similar.
Other requirements
- You will have completed a minimum of 2 years of your undergraduate degree but will not have graduated at the start of your placement. You must be enrolled at a UK (United Kingdom) or ROI (Republic of Ireland) University for the duration of your placement.
- If you have already graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree and are currently studying a postgraduate Masters, you are not eligible for this programme.
Language requirement
- Written and spoken fluency in English
Expected start date
- September 2024
Duration
- 1 year (approximately)
Salary
- A salary of £24,700 plus a bonus.
The roles (2 available)
This advert contains multiple roles. Please read each role carefully before proceeding as you will be asked to provide a preference later in the application process.
Role 1: Analytical Chemistry
Roles available
- Ware R&D and Stevenage
Overview of the department
The Analytical Development department of Medicines Development and Supply in R&D performs analytical chemistry activities associated with the development and control of manufacturing processes for new drug substances and drug products. Data produced by Analytical Development is key to the supply of novel medicines to patients.
Key placement activities
- Experience of key analytical techniques and processes, aligned to the characterisation of drug substances or pharmaceutical dosage forms, including HPLC, GC, dissolution, MS, NMR, vibrational spectroscopy, Karl-Fisher, automated methods and platforms, method validation, stability testing, batch analysis testing and documentation, performed in environments compliant with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).
- Creation, review and validation of analytical methods, laboratory documentation and technical reports.
- Supervision by an experienced GSK analyst who will guide you in your day-to-day activities, and the opportunity to work alongside other technical experts e.g. synthetic chemists and/or formulators.
- A personal project and/or work packages.
- The test and release of materials and products for clinical studies.
- Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs); Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)
- Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and continuous project improvements
Role 2: Synthetic Chemistry
Roles available
- Stevenage
Overview of the department
Synthetic Chemistry is critical to the development of new medicines and plays a major role within chemical biology and medicinal chemistry. The department has industrial placement opportunities for highly motivated students who have a keen interest in synthetic organic chemistry. The placement is highly practical based.
Key placement activities
- Carry out a wide range of synthetic chemistry reactions aimed at delivering molecules of interest.
- State-of-the-art techniques for isolating and characterising compounds.
- Generating data to be used to make key project decisions.
- Work closely with GSK supervisor to plan & implement projects within your role.
Application process
These placement opportunities have the following recruitment stages you must successfully pass to be offered a placement year with GSK for 2024:
- Eligibility Form
- World of GSK Online Assessment
- Written Assessment
- Virtual Assessment Centre or Virtual Interview
Apply now!