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    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.

    Our approach to R&D focuses on science related to the prevention and treatment of disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on science of the immune system, human genetics and advanced technologies to impact health at scale. Our pipeline currently comprises of more than 60 vaccines and medicines across four core therapeutic areas including oncology, infectious diseases, immunology / respiratory and HIV. Find out more: Our approach to R&D

    Roles

    Please read below about the 2 different positions we are recruiting for across our Clinical Development Scientist Industrial Placements. Please note, these are distinct placements and so when you apply you will be able to select preference of where you would like to be placed if successful. We will accommodate your preference where possible.

    Role 1: Associate Clinical Development Scientist (Study Management) – Stevenage or GSK House (London)

    Within this role your day-to-day responsibilities will be involved in the testing of new medicines in humans. The role holder will provide project management, operational and technical support to the Study Delivery Leads (SDL) and study teams. This will include:

    • Support study set up and project management activities
    • Support and assist coordination of the required ethics application of designated studies.
    • Focus on study set- up and operational project management and close out activities.

    Working with your SDL your responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

    • Operational delivery of clinical studies (including, for example: feasibility assessments, overseeing subcontractor’s performance, recruitment tracking)
    • Preparation of high-quality scientific materials relating to clinical trials (including, for example: contributing to clinical study protocols, procedures manuals, information and consent forms)
    • Attendance at and contribution to clinical study team meetings.
    • Review of data and writing of associated reports.
    • Assist with planning and tracking of study timelines and budgets.
    • Co-ordinate key study activities such as study documentation filing, study supplies and investigator meetings.
    • Participating in scientific discussions relating to the design of clinical studies

    You may also be asked to assist with other departmental activities that are not study related.

    Role 2: Associate Clinical Development Scientist (GSK Clinical Unit Cambridge, CUC)

    This role is based in GSK’s Phase 1 Clinical unit situated within Addenbrookes Hospital. The role holder will provide project management, operational and technical support to the Clinical Development Managers (CDM) and study teams. This will include:

    • Support study set up and project management activities
    • Support and assist coordination of the required ethics application of designated studies.
    • Focus on study set- up and operational project management and close out activities.

    Working with the CDM team the student will learn:

    • To ensure compliance with regulatory and ethical standards.
    • Maintain accurate and complete study records consistent with company policy and legal and regulatory requirements.
    • Site file maintenance to ensure accurate maintenance of study records for monitoring and inspection-readiness of the site investigator file.
    • Support study scheduling, management of bed occupancy spreadsheet and planning clinical timelines
    • Develop and maintain study budgets.
    • Identify and implement process improvements.
    • Team leadership, management and communication, including meeting management with the unit and GSK study teams.
    • Support the day to day management and running of clinical trials, supporting the clinical teams.

    What do we offer you?

    • A salary of £21,400 plus a bonus (Stevenage and Ware) or a salary of £23,400 plus a bonus (GSK House)
    • Access to GSK resources, including employee assistance programmes, private healthcare and well-being programs.
    • On-the-job experience, training and development, delivered through a mixture of coaching and mentoring
    • A GSK placement which gives you the opportunity to take on a real role with genuine impact
    • 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
    • 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