Posted:
9/3/2024, 9:25:02 AM
Location(s):
London, England, United Kingdom ⋅ England, United Kingdom
Experience Level(s):
Junior ⋅ Mid Level
Field(s):
Business & Strategy
Roles Available in Location: GSK HQ London
Education required:
To apply for this placement, you must be currently studying an Undergraduate Degree in one of the following disciplines: STEM degree, Business, Marketing 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: July 2025
Duration: 1 year (approximately)
Salary: A salary of £27,000 plus a bonus.
Application Closing: TBC
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
Data analysis and management
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.
Roles available: GSK HQ London
Degree requirements: STEM degree, Business, Marketing, open to most degrees.
Overview of the Department
Global Supply Chain (GSC) is the group within GSK that is responsible for making and supplying medicines and vaccines across the globe. At our manufacturing sites we produce over 2.3 billion medication packs and vaccines doses to 90% of the world's countries.
Based in our global headquarters in London, the GSC Engineering & EHS team deliver value by providing expertise to optimise GSK’s manufacturing assets, capital portfolio and build capabilities that support the safe and effective operation of our facilities while protecting the safety and well-being of our people.
An opportunity exists for candidates with a business background to work alongside a team to help deliver business improvement and communication projects. In addition to this, opportunities will arise to develop in coaching, Continuous Improvement, programme management and communication processes, which can be readily transferable to any other job.
Key Placement activities
Participate in a wide variety of business functions and infrastructure projects
Engaging in activities such as developing guidelines for complementary workers and associated training, building intranet sites and supporting sustainability projects.
Delivering business improvement and communication projects.
Develop knowledge in manufacturing, the ‘people’ side of business, and supporting infrastructure projects and business functions.
These placement opportunities have the following recruitment stages you must successfully pass to
be offered a placement year with GSK for 2024:
1. Eligibility Form
2. World of GSK Online Assessment
3. Written Assessment
4. Virtual Assessment Centre or Virtual Interview
You’ll find hints, tips and guidance on our recruitment process on our website here.
You can learn more about GSK and our careers here.
Apply now!
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You can learn more about Inclusion and diversity at GSK here.
Need help with your application?
Please email us at [email protected] or call us on 01582 692870 and let us know how we can help you.
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Year Founded: 1929
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