Posting Title:  Internship: Computational Immunology Intern, Italy, 2026

Education required: 

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in:

• Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Biotechnology or related fields

Other requirements: 

• Similar scientific fields (Biological background is strongly preferred);

• Strong interest in research and applied science

• Programming skills, especially Python

• Interest in AI, machine learning, and data‑driven research

• Understanding of biological systems (immunology, biology, or similar)

• Attention to data quality and validation

• Curiosity, motivation, and willingness to learn

• Ability to work independently and in a multidisciplinary team

Language requirement: Written and spoken fluency in Italian and English

Expected Start date: April 2026

Internship period: 6 months (renewable)

Application deadline: 28th of February. 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.  

Internship Type: Curricular or Extra-Curricular

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

A GSK internship offers you the opportunity to work on real research projects within a pure R&D environment. You will contribute to applied research, learn from experienced scientists, and build strong skills at the intersection of immunology, data science, and AI.

What will you do?

• Search for public scientific datasets related to antibodies and immunology

• Collect antibody and B‑cell receptor (BCR) sequencing dat

• Validate, clean, and check the quality of biological experimental data

• Organize data into structured and reusable datasets

• Use R/Python to analyze biological and sequence data

• Apply computational approaches to study antibody–antigen interactions

• Explore patterns linking sequences to immunological function

• Support applied research activities in immunology and AI/ML

• Document methods and results clearly for R&D use

What will you learn?  

• How computational methods are used in immunology research

• How to assess and improve data quality in scientific datasets

• How antibody and immune‑receptor data are generated and interpreted

• Basics of AI and machine‑learning applications in biomedical research

• How Python is used for real R&D data analysis

• How applied research is performed in an industry R&D setting

• How to work on scientific projects with real impact

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.to/ECprocess  

You can hear more from our past interns in the videos below  
 

You can learn more about GSK and our careers here https://www.gsk.com/en-gb/careers/  

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 purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale.

People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

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