Help us get ahead of disease together with our Communications & Government Affairs Internship, 2024: 

Education required: Master’s or Bachelor's Degree students from an accredited college/university, from ALL discipline with interested in Communications, Public Relations and Marketing

Other requirements: Must be enrolled at a SG university for the duration of your programme

Language requirement: Written and spoken fluency in English

Expected Start date: January to June 2024

Application deadline: We will close this vacancy when we have enough applications, so please apply as soon as you can to be considered

Are you looking to gain valuable real world work experience and help positively impact the health of billions of people? Apply for a GSK Internship today!

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, serious work on live projects or assignments.  You’ll also get to learn from us, develop your skills and gain valuable experience for wherever the future takes you.

What will you do?

We are looking to provide a learning opportunity for an intern who will partner with our Commercial communications and government affairs team to drive internal communications within GSK and assist with external communications efforts. The intern will collaborate with communicators across the Commercial business, including Greater China and Intercontinental, General Medicines, and Emerging Markets, to produce communication campaigns and manage internal stakeholders.

You will be required to:

• Support the commercial pharmaceutical business with engaging and fresh communication activities

• Work closely with the communications team to understand our stakeholders’ brief and execute engaging communication plans

• Develop ongoing communication campaign and assets, including but not limited to slides, briefing documents, and visual/video assets

• Produce and write high-quality and engaging stories for internal audiences

• Monitor the external environment for insights and news that is relevant for the business

• Use analytics and tools to advise and inform social media engagement/content plans

• Manage event calendar for internal events

• Organise and support internal events within GSK

• Analyse employee engagement data and Facebook Workplace data analytics to create response plans

• Engage with stakeholders within GSK

What are we looking for?

• Has strong communication skills, preferably with an educational background in communications. Will consider those with a different formal education background but with strong interest and passion for communications

• Has excellent command of written and verbal English. Able to write clearly with an audience-centric mindset.

• Is able to use basic programmes (e.g. PowerPoint, Adobe Photoshop, Premier Pro or Windows Movie Maker) to create communication assets

• Is able to cleanse and analyse data and provide actionable insights

• Is creative and resourceful in problem solving

• Looks to the external world for constant inspiration and is able to “bring the outside world in” to GSK

• Is a team player who can work with other communicators across the GSK business and stakeholders who are embedded in the business

• Has a passion in helping drive GSK’s ambition to deliver for patients

What will you learn?

• Learn about stakeholder management and project management

• Understand how internal and external communications supports businesses

• Learn about the different businesses and regions in GSK, and how they all come together

• Own your work. Develop and execute end-to-end communication plans

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

You can hear more from our past interns by watching these videos below:

What do our interns like about working at GSK:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qut0rwINurI

Who should apply for a GSK internship:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QR1SKineOkE

We recommend you apply as soon as possible, because we accept ongoing applications and offer positions on a first come, first served basis.

Apply now!

Need help with your application?

Please email us at [email protected] and let us know how we can help you.

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

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 organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).

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 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.

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