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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: Barnard Castle, Ware, Worthing
Education required: To apply for this placement, you must be Currently studying an Undergraduate Degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Science, Pharmacology, or related Chemistry undergraduate degree. Bioscience related degrees are acceptable.
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 2026
Duration: 1 year (approximately)
Salary: A salary of £25,400 plus a bonus.
Workplace Arrangements: Please read the workplace arrangements for each role carefully before applying.
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 (3 available)
This advert contains multiple roles. Please read each description carefully before applying.
Role 1 - Barnard Castle
Workplace Arrangements: Full time on site required
Overview of the Department
Barnard Castle is a key secondary site for GSK with many New Products coming through development at site. We manufacture and supply a huge range of different pharmaceutical products from Sterile Products (Syringes and Vials) to Liquid Inhalations and Dermatologicals. The successful candidate will integrate into the support teams and be expected to deliver a business or compliance improvement project. Project specifics will be agreed at the time of placement depending on area activities and course of study - these may include specific improvement activities or product aligned support (e.g., Product campaign and improvements, inspection readiness, KPI monitoring and performance management).
Key Placement Learnings
16. Supporting New Product Introduction (NPI)
17. Supporting manufacturing processes and equipment for existing products
18. Continuous Improvement (CI) project delivery
19. Co-ordination and implementation of planned change
20. Supporting troubleshooting of processes and manufacturing investigations.
21. Developing skills in continuous improvement and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)
Role 2 – Ware
Workplace Arrangements: Full time on site required
Overview of the Department
The Manufacturing, Science and Technology (MSAT) team monitor the performance of products and equipment platforms within the three production streams. The department oversees all aspects of product lifecycle management, from introduction and scale up of newly developed R&D assets to ensuring robust and repeatable manufacture of commercialised pharmaceutical products.
The MSAT department is responsible for managing and supporting all technical aspects of commercial drug product manufacture at the Ware GSK site. This includes product life cycle management, troubleshooting during manufacturing, planned changes, process improvements, transfer of drug products to new facilities and to other GSK/third party sites, support of regulatory filing, and site audit activities.
Key Placement Learnings
22. Trouble shooting during manufacturing and testing of commercial OSD, Respiratory and Micronising drug products
23. Involvement in drug product transfers and validation projects within the production facilities
24. Managing cleaning validation and annual cleaning monitoring activities
25. Leading deviation investigations and manufacturing investigations for atypical/out of specification laboratory results
26. Involvement in manufacturing trials for newly developed products
27. Supporting the MSAT team in delivering key milestones for new product development
28. Leading process improvement projects relating to transfer of products from R&D to manufacturing sites
29. Writing technical protocols, reports, and drug product impact assessments
30. Monitoring performance of products manufactured at the Ware site
31. Leading product performance investigations, working in conjunction with other members of the department, Laboratories and Operational Quality
32. Supporting the management of risks associated with product performance
33. Identifying and delivering opportunities for improvement
34. Using Digital Data and Analytics tools to support the above activities
Role 3 – Worthing
Workplace Arrangements: Full time onsite required
Overview of the Department
The Worthing MSAT team is accountable for the control and quality of the product portfolio. We use data, science and risk assessment to ensure reproducible process delivering to our patients.
We are a key lever in creating opportunities through process improvement, simplification and strategic project delivery.
Key Placement Learnings
35. Oversight and control of Pharmaceutical Product Quality via the following means:
36. Process & Cleaning Validation, contamination control.
37. Process confirmation, & verification of the manufacturing facility and the product control strategy.
38. Data analysis and trending.
39. Manufacturing Process support & troubleshooting/investigations.
40. Participation in improvement projects
41. Understanding of Product Control Strategy and its execution within Manufacturing Science and Quality systems of pharmaceutical industry.
42. Investigation and problem-solving experience.
43. Making data driven proposals, owning and delivering small improvement projects and articulating the benefits.
44. Understanding of business drivers in relation to product control
45. Understanding of critical quality attributes in pharmaceutical manufacturing.
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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