R&D Regulatory Affairs Graduate Programme

Join the GSK’s Regulatory Affairs Future Leaders Graduate Programme – UK, 2024:  Help us get ahead of disease together

Education required:  Bachelors degree from an accredited college/university in a science discipline for example: Natural Sciences, Anatomy, Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biology, Biomedical science/Biomedicine, Biophysics, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Genetics, Immunology, Medicine, Medical devices, Medicine chemistry, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Neuroscience, Oncology, Optogenetics, Optometry, Pharmacogenomics, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Physiology, Psychology or Veterinary Science. 

Language requirement: Written and spoken fluency in English

Other requirements:  Willingness to be geographically mobile (domestic) throughout rotations

Expected Start date: September 2024

Application deadline: We recommend you apply as soon as possible. We will close this vacancy when we have enough applications, so please apply as soon as you can so your application can be considered.

Assessment Centre Date: December/January 2024

*You can apply to only one Future Leaders Graduate Programme in the UK

Are you looking for a career where you can help positively impact the health of billions of people? Apply for the Regulatory Affairs programme at GSK today!

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it, and we aim to impact the health of 2.5 billion people around the world in the next 10 years.

Our success absolutely depends on our people. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get ahead together.

Ahead together with tailored training and career development

If you’re a graduate with the talent and ambition to lead others, we’ll help you develop the expertise to become one of our Future Leaders. Over two years, our Future Leaders graduate programme will challenge and support you to grow professionally and personally. You’ll have stretching rotations supporting areas such as Therapeutic, Chemistry, Manufacturing and Control (CMC), Labelling or the UK and Ireland business. As you experience these varied fields of expertise, you’ll learn exactly what it takes to get a drug approved.

As well as honing your technical skills, you’ll gain valuable leadership training through a combination of mentoring and on-the-job training.

Learn more about a career in Regulatory Affairs

What will you do?

Under supervision of line manager, is primarily responsible for:

• The timely provision of documentation to agreed timeframes for assigned projects. This may include, but is not limited to, support for clinical trials, marketing applications or activities relating to licence maintenance worldwide.
• for the preparation, review and delivery of day to day submissions.
• Manage workload and prioritise accordingly to complete assigned tasks to schedule as agreed by line manager. Is able to work on more than one task in parallel.
• Develop knowledge of the drug development process, regulatory agency guidelines, regulatory expectations and the principles of the regulatory review processes in Europe, Emerging Markets, Asia Pacific and North America.
• Seeks to resolve problems in a proactive manner, discussing problems with line manager to obtain advice and endorsement to approach.
• Build effective working relationships and organistional networks.
• Participate in mandatory training and completion of training records.

What are we looking for?

• Background knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry.
• Meticulous attention to detail.
• Versatility to adapt to a complex, fast moving and challenging environment.
• Confidence and communication skills to express own opinion.
• Ability to build good working relationships, collaborates with team members and engenders a can-do attitude.
• Self-starter with an analytical mind.

What do we offer you?

• A competitive salary, £32,100
• An annual bonus based on company performance
• Relocation Allowance (eligibility will be confirmed once your first location is confirmed)
• Access to healthcare and well-being programs, savings programs, time off and childcare support
• Employee recognition programs, which reward exceptional achievements
• Long-term incentives through shared ownership link your rewards to our longer-term performance
• On-the-job experience and formal and informal training and development, delivered through a mixture of coaching, mentoring and formal training programs

Let’s do this!

You’ll find hints, tips and guidance on our recruitment process on our website

Learn more about the application process | GSK

Once you've submitted your online application form, you'll need to complete two online assessments prior to the assessment center stage and as part of this, you'll be asked about your motivation for the role: We’d like to hear about why you applied to this role and your motivation for the business area you’ve applied to. You will be asked a 2nd question on what strengths, skills or interests you have that will enable you to be successful in this role.  Please be as targeted as you can!  

Top tip #1: Make sure you save this job description for reference throughout the process, it will really help you prepare for the different stages in your application.

Top tip #2: Don't forget to register on our GSK insight & engagement platform https://gsk.connectr.co.uk/getahead/ to learn more about working at GSK, our culture and application processes.

Apply now!

Our Future Leaders Graduate Programme is designed to accelerate the development of graduates who don’t have significant previous professional work experience in the area to which they are applying.  Of course, many graduates who join the program have worked while studying or after graduation.  If you’ve already developed substantial experience working in a professional role in your sector, while you would be able to apply for this program, you may also want to look at direct entry roles in our businesses, as these may be the best way to build on your existing skills and expertise and develop a career at GSK.

Need help with your application?

Please email us at  UK.EarlyTalentRecruitment@gsk.com and let us know how we can help you.

Why Us?

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organization where people can thrive. Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it, and we aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of 2030.

Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a workplace where everyone can feel a sense of belonging and thrive as set out in our Equal and Inclusive Treatment of Employees policy. We’re committed to being more proactive at all levels so that our workforce reflects the communities we work and hire in, and our GSK leadership reflects our GSK workforce.

We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.

Should you require any adjustments to our process to assist you in demonstrating your strengths and capabilities contact us on Ukdiversity.recruitment@gsk.com or 0808 234 4391.  Please note should your enquiry not relate to adjustments, we will not be able to support you through these channels

As you apply, we will ask you to share some personal information which is entirely voluntary. We want to have an opportunity to consider a diverse pool of qualified candidates and this information will assist us in meeting that objective and in understanding how well we are doing against our inclusion and diversity ambitions. We would really appreciate it if you could take a few moments to complete it.  Rest assured, Hiring Managers do not have access to this information and we will treat your information confidentially.