Choose Wisely, Apply Confidently
To maximise your opportunities at securing an Industrial Placement with us this year, we strongly advise that you apply to no more than 3 adverts. (For clarity, multiple roles within a single advert are considered one application.)
We encourage you to concentrate your efforts on the roles that best align with your skills, interests and university experience, as this will strengthen your application and give you the best chance of success.
Roles Available in Location: GSK HQ
Education required: To apply for this placement, you must be:
Currently studying an Undergraduate Degree in Biomedical, Life Sciences or relevant degree
Please read the degree requirements for each role carefully before applying.
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: June and September 2026
Duration: 1 year (approximately)
Salary: A salary of £27,100 plus a bonus.
Workplace Arrangements: Flexible working via performance with choice (office & home working may be available)
Application Closing: 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.
What do we offer you?
1. A competitive salary, with an annual bonus based on company performance.
2. Employee recognition programs, which reward exceptional achievements.
3. Access to our cutting-edge wellbeing platform: personalise your experience, help reduce stress, increase focus, build connections and resilience. You will also have access to a confidential helpline 24/7, mindfulness, health screenings and financial wellbeing support.
4. Access to Private Healthcare Insurance, including 24-hour access to an online GP.
5. Optional Support: Includes identity protection, long-term care insurance, home, auto, and pet insurance
6. Opportunities to work with Employee Resource Groups, providing opportunities to network, gain mentorship, and develop personally and professionally.
7. Access to IPUnite which is a community of Early Careers programme participants offering development, networking and social connections to help you make the best of your programme. You will also be invited to join LinkedIn groups and pre-joining webinars, to enable you to connect and network with new students.
8. 2 volunteering days per year
Typical skills you can expect to learn on this placement will include:
9. Teamworking through working with multidisciplinary teams
10. Communication (written & verbal)
11. Time management
12. Problem-solving
13. Networking
14. Data analysis and management
15. Technical skills (detailed within each role description)
The Roles (2 available)
Role 1 - Patient Advocacy Executive
Degree requirements – Any degree
Start date - September
Overview of the Department
The Patient Focused Development (PFD) Team is responsible for championing optimal patient engagement with the research and development organisation to improve patient experience and outcomes. This work covers working with many teams across GSK as well as individual patients and patient organisations. locations. Safe, Sustainable, and Compliant Environments – Designing and maintaining workplaces that prioritise safety, health, legal compliance, and environmental sustainability, enabling employees to thrive in spaces that reflect GSK’s values.
Key Placement Learnings
16. Support the delivery of a series of patient advisory board meetings
17. Assist in the delivery of the annual patient organisation disclosure of funding process on GSK.com, supporting our commitment to full transparency.
18. Support the running of the global GSK Patient Advocacy and Engagement network, an internal network of GSK roles advocating efficient and comprehensive patient-focused work, made up of GSK representatives from across the world.
19. Develop skills in stakeholder management, decision-making, strategic thinking, and more.
Role 2 – ViiV Global Patient Engagement
Degree requirements – Biomedical Science, Life Sciences
Start date - June
Overview of the Department
The Global Patient Engagement team is responsible for driving systematic and meaningful engagement of patients, patient organisations, and other relevant stakeholders across the organisation to ensure ViiV is considering their points of view in how we make decisions – this means partnering directly with them. If we do this well, we will support the organisation to develop and deliver medicines, services and interactions that really meet the needs of the patient communities we serve and also support patients to have a more active role in achieving desired health outcomes.
Key Placement Learnings
20. Assist the team in evolving, communicating, and implementing a new enterprise-wide strategy, and the culture/mindset shift that will accompany the strategy.
21. Support the development and execution of innovative PE internal training and strategic awareness raising events e.g. Lunch and Learn; PE Summit (TBC).
22. Support the communication, implementation and delivery of the global PE plan.
23. Review and work with PE team to optimise Global PE SharePoint.
24. Organise and facilitate Global PE team “Value and Impact” meetings, and prepare meeting materials as per team’s needs (e.g., slide decks, reports, minutes).
25. Support budget management by coordinating POs, invoices and timely payments.
26. Support coordination of contracts and agreements for steering committees and advisory boards.
27. Learn about the science of PE and support the team in building capabilities across the board.
28. Work with other teams to dispel myths about HIV in the general population.
29. Support the Global team and partners develop plans to share data and co-create materials.
Apply now!
These placement opportunities have the following recruitment stages – you must successfully pass each stage to be offered a placement year with GSK for 2026:
1. Eligibility Form
2. GSK Digital Assessment
3. Virtual Assessment Centre or Virtual Interview
You can find hints and tips on our recruitment process and get guidance from real GSK mentors on our Early Careers Hub .
We’re 100% open to all talent. We want to recruit the right people for GSK from the widest possible backgrounds, so we can better serve the inclusion of our patients and because it’s the right thing to do. You can learn more about Inclusion at GSK .
Need help with your application? Please email us at or call us on 01582 692870 and let us know how we can help you.
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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.
GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law.
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.