Site Name: UK - Hertfordshire - Stevenage
Posted Date: Sep 15 2025
Overview
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: Stevenage
Education required: To apply for this placement, you must be:
Currently studying an Undergraduate Degree in Life Sciences, including but not limited to: Biology, Biomedical Sciences, Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Pharmacology, Immunology, Genetics, Physiology, Microbiology or Computational Biology, Material Science.
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 or ROI 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: September 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?
* A competitive salary, with an annual bonus based on company performance.
* Employee recognition programs, which reward exceptional achievements.
* Access to wellbeing platform and confidential helpline 24/7, mindfulness and health support.
* Access to Private Healthcare Insurance, including 24-hour online GP.
* Optional Support: Identity protection, long-term care insurance, home, auto, and pet insurance.
* Opportunities to work with Employee Resource Groups, providing networking and mentorship.
* Access to IPUnite community and pre-joining webinars to connect with new students.
* 2 volunteering days per year.
Typical skills you can expect to learn on this placement will include:
* Teamworking with multidisciplinary teams
* Communication (written & verbal)
* Time management
* Problem-solving
* Networking
* Data analysis and management
* Technical skills (detailed within each role description)
The Roles (15 available)
This advert contains multiple roles. Please read each role carefully before proceeding as you will be asked to provide a preference later in the application process.
Role 1 – Respiratory, Immunology and Inflammation Biology Unit (RIIBU)
Workplace Arrangements: Full time on site required
Overview of Department
This is an exciting opportunity to join RIIBU/TU, which oversee preclinical and early clinical assets across several disease areas. The Units consist of multiple disease-aligned groups and this role will be within the Analytics or Translational team.
Key Placement Learnings
* Combining biological knowledge and analytic skills to maximise impact in progressing new medicine opportunities.
* Coding in R.
* Bioinformatic analysis workflows for RNA-sequencing data and possibly single cell and spatial transcriptomics data.
* Developing data-dashboards for lab outputs.
* Training others in analytics and elevating digital fluency.
* Collaboration with Human Genetics and Genomics, AIML, Data and Predictive Sciences, and Research Statistics.
Role 2 – Human Biology and Omics Technologies
Workplace Arrangements: Full time on site required
Overview of the Department
Roles involve advanced cell culture, genome editing, high content imaging, automation, functional assays, flow cytometry, ELISAs and omics.
Key Placement Learnings
* Advanced humanised cellular models with microfluidics (organs-on-a-chip, organoids).
* High-throughput genomic & transcriptomic approaches for targets.
* Genome editing in primary human cells with functional readouts.
* High content imaging and automation processes.
* iPSC-derived models and genome editing pipelines.
Role 3: Discovery Biology, Screening and Chemical Biology
Workplace Arrangements: Flexible working via performance with choice (office & home working may be available)
Overview of the Department
The primary responsibility is to deliver high quality pre-clinical leads using assay development, high throughput screening, etc.
Key Placement Learnings
* Individual projects driving data for program progression.
* Data analysis to determine next steps.
* Screening against safety liabilities and reducing attrition.
* Journal clubs and presenting progression.
* Cross-department awareness days and technologies including fluorescence, luminescence, flow cytometry, cell imaging, Mass Spec.
* Planning and designing experiments; scientific communication.
Role 4 – Genetic and Investigative Toxicology
Workplace Arrangements: Full time onsite required
Overview of the Department
Safety and drug disposition to support development across stages.
Key Placement Learnings
* Designing experiments to answer safety hypotheses.
* Evaluating genotoxic liabilities per ICH S2 (R1).
* In vitro toxicity assays and data interpretation.
* In vitro cell culture and careful documentation.
Role 5 - Cellular Biomarkers Flow Cytometry
Workplace Arrangements: Flexible working via performance with choice
Overview of the Department
Delivery of complex flow cytometry panels for clinical trial sample analysis.
Key Placement Learnings
* Design and validation of flow cytometry panels.
* Work with spectral cytometers; wet lab and analytical skills.
* Plan, execute, interpret, and present results.
Role 6 – Immunoassay - Soluble Biomarkers
Workplace Arrangements: Flexible working via performance with choice
Overview of the Department
Identification and implementation of precision medicine strategies and biomarker endpoints.
Key Placement Learnings
* Immunoassay platforms and cross-disease work.
* Developing and validating methods for soluble proteins.
* Pharmacodynamic marker analysis and data processing.
* Reporting of results.
Role 7 – Biopharm Analytical Scientist
Workplace Arrangements: Full time on site required
Overview of the Department
Drug Substance and Product Analysis UK; analytical technology for screening candidate molecules.
Key Placement Learnings
* Automated equipment operation and reporting.
* Project work execution and data interpretation.
* Teamwork across GSK R&D locations.
* Automated workflows to expedite development.
Role 8 – Modality Platform Technologies
Workplace Arrangements: Full time on site required
Overview of the Department
Focus on advanced modalities and protein degradation, including techniques like Western blotting, CRISPR, immunoprecipitation, FRET, BRET.
Key Placement Learnings
* Design and execution in protein degradation and related pharmacology.
* Cross-functional collaboration and target validation.
* Use of state-of-the-art techniques to identify novel targets.
* Record keeping and data presentation.
* Publications drafting and biochemistry/cell biology expansion.
Role 9 – Protein and Cell Sciences
Workplace Arrangements: Full time on site required
Overview of the Department
Reagent production, vectors, and protein/antibody work across discovery.
Key Placement Learnings
* Vector design and production; protein expression in bacterial and mammalian systems.
* Protein purification and analytical characterization.
* High-throughput expression/purification workflows.
* Data analysis and presentation of results.
Role 10 – Large Molecule Research
Workplace Arrangements: Full time on site required
Overview of the Department
End-to-end biopharmaceutical capability for discovery to clinical manufacturing; antibody molecules.
Key Placement Learnings
* Scientific writing and presentation
* Data analysis experience
* Background in Molecular Biology; Cell Biology; Immunology or Protein Biochemistry
Role 11 – Extracellular-Targeted Cancer Therapeutics
Workplace Arrangements: Flexible working via performance with choice
Overview of the Department
Oncology drug discovery focusing on bispecifics and antibody-drug conjugates.
Key Placement Learnings
* Cell culture, viability assays, flow cytometry, ELISAs.
* Experiment design, record keeping, data analysis, presentation.
* Understanding tumour biology and immuno-oncology.
* Project delivery and data presentation.
Role 12 – Biopharm Analytical Automation
Workplace Arrangements: Full time onsite required
Overview of the Department
Automation and digital platforms to support drug development; automated workflows.
Key Placement Learnings
* Operating automated equipment and scripting.
* Developing automated workflows and multidisciplinary collaboration.
* Training in analytical techniques and data interpretation.
* Producing high-quality results within timelines.
Role 13 – Bioimaging – Non-Clinical Histology
Workplace Arrangements: Full time on site required
Overview of the Department
Spatial biology, histology, and transcriptomics/proteomics data generation for project support.
Key Placement Learnings
* Support for Spatial Multiplexing capabilities
* Spatial transcriptomics and proteomics QC
* Project scoping and planning
* Cross-team relationships
* Sectioning, RNA extraction, staining, image acquisition
Role 14 – Bioimaging – Cellular Imaging and Dynamics
Workplace Arrangements: Full time on site required
Overview of the Department
Bioimaging to study drug distribution and cellular-level interactions; mass spectrometry and microscopy training.
Key Placement Learnings
* Cellular level distribution mapping
* Mass spectrometry and fluorescent imaging data
* Live cell culture and imaging
Role 15 – Oncology Research Unit
Workplace Arrangements: Flexible working via performance with choice
Overview of the Department
OTRO focuses on biomarkers, PDOs, and advanced analytics for immuno-oncology.
Key Placement Learnings
* Project ownership and experimental design
* Immunology and tumour biology fundamentals
* Multiplex imaging techniques and data analysis
* Data and image analysis software use
* Experiment reporting and presentation
Recruitment and Contact
Apply process – Eligibility form, GSK Digital Assessment, possible technical assessment, Virtual Assessment Centre or Interview. Guidance provided via the Early Careers Hub. Contact: uk.InternRecruitment@gsk.com.
Inclusion – GSK welcomes all talent and provides adjustments on request.
Additional information – For UK intern roles and contacts, see the recruitment emails; there are notes on employment businesses and US reporting requirements where applicable.
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