Help us get ahead of disease together with our HBV Business Area / Operation Engineer Internship, 2025:  

Education required: Undergraduate studying a Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college/university, preferably in Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering or Life Science discipline with a focus in Biologics/ Chemical/ Pharmaceutical/ Engineering

Other requirements: Must be enrolled at a SG university for the duration of your internship and doing a credit-bearing internship

Language requirement: Written and spoken fluency in English

Internship period: January to June 2025

Application deadline: 30 August 2024

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.

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With an investment of S$510 million, our state-of-the-art vaccines manufacturing facility at Tuas was opened in June 2009 by Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, coinciding with our 50th anniversary in Singapore. Comprising two production buildings, an administration block, quality control laboratories, utility plant and warehousing, the facility became operational in 2011. The facility and operations meet the high quality and good manufacturing standards of global regulatory bodies such as the European Medicines Agency and the United States Food and Drug Administration. 

Tuas is a key manufacturing site within our network supplying the active ingredient used to make our pneumococcal conjugate vaccine. This paediatric vaccine is indicated for the active immunisation against pneumonia, invasive diseases and acute otitis media caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae in infants and children. 

Tuas site also focuses on manufacturing Hib (Haemophilus influenzae type b) antigen which is used in the manufacture of several paediatric vaccines. Hib is a bacterium responsible for invasive diseases, such as severe pneumonia and meningitis, contracted almost exclusively by children less than five years old. 

These two vaccine products manufactured at Tuas cover a number of diseases causing paediatric mortality in the world, making a significant contribution to our global health agenda. The site continues to invest in developing technical capability and process improvement, and embracing new technology such as digital, data and analytics to position itself as a centre of excellence for the manufacture of vaccines. 

What will you do?  

You will be required to:

• You will provide support in transferring operations and technology for HBV vaccine production.

• You will support in the equipment qualification activities including documentation drafting and schedule planning.

• You will support to ensure the equipment and materials readiness for HBV vaccine production.

• Coordinate deliverables review efforts within local and global team members to meet project schedule.

• Help develop good working relationships within the team via team building activities.

• Support document control activities

• Perform other related activities as assigned by line manager

What will you learn?

You will be able to:

• Discover the way of technology transfer for HBV vaccine production

• You will gain in-depth and cross-sectional insights into the GSK HBV production process

• You will be part of a large-scale Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) Project, develop a good understanding of Project Management in a Site Strategic Project

• Develop critical communication skills with the exposure to stakeholder management spanning across Local and Global cross functional teams including Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Technical Services, Engineering, Automation, Manufacturing Science and Technology, Process Science/Development, EHS, etc. as well as external parties such as Engineering Offices, Consultants, Contractors, etc.

• Understand the process science and process engineering aspects that comes with the design and construction and setting up of a new Manufacturing Facility, process and associated infrastructure

• Technical knowledge in the manufacturing process i.e. Fermentation, Extraction and Purification, and equipment i.e. fermenter, centrifuge, ultrafiltration, chromatography, sterile filtration, etc.

• Basic knowledge of Current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP)

What are we looking for?

Business Skills and Competencies

• Educational background – Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering or Life Science discipline with a focus in Biologics/ Chemical/ Pharmaceutical/ Engineering

• Proficient in use of IT and software/systems, ideally document management and database systems

Behavioural Skills and Competencies

• Strong written and oral communication skills

• Positive and flexibility to adapt to changing priorities and situations

• Awareness and ability to work within culturally diverse teams

• Demonstrated ability to take initiative, think and work independently, and problem-solve

• Strong drive for performance, deadline-driven and attention to details

• A keen interest in biopharmaceutical product and manufacturing, and a passion for knowledge

What do we offer you?

• Understand and experience the GSK Culture

• Work with a diversified team of professionals

• Implement technical knowledge and skills that you have acquired at school

• Apply and develop soft skills such as interpersonal, communications and negotiation skills

• Transport to and from site to MRT stations in centralised locations across Singapore

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/ETprocess

Hear more from our past interns here: What do our interns like about working at GSK?

Get some tips from our interns: Top Tips from Our Interns 

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

Apply now!

Need help with your application?

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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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