Overview
Site Name: UK - Hertfordshire - Ware RD
Posted Date: Sep 11 2025
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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: Ware R&D
Education required: To apply for this placement, you must be:
Currently studying an Undergraduate Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Human Factors Engineering or similar discipline
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: September 2026
Duration: 1 year (approximately)
Salary: A salary of £25,400 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?
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 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.
* Access to Private Healthcare Insurance, including 24-hour access to an online GP.
* Optional Support: Includes identity protection, long-term care insurance, home, auto, and pet insurance
* Opportunities to work with Employee Resource Groups, providing opportunities to network, gain mentorship, and develop personally and professionally.
* 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.
* 2 volunteering days per year
Typical skills you can expect to learn on this placement will include:
* Teamworking through working with multidisciplinary teams
* Communication (written & verbal)
* Time management
* Problem-solving
* Networking
* Data analysis and management
* Technical skills (detailed within each role description)
The Role
Overview of the Department
Within Medicine Development and Supply sits GSK’s Device Engineering team; an in-house device development group charged with the delivery of robust, patient-centric devices that enable the effective delivery of novel pharmaceuticals.
Device Engineering is a multi-skilled team of Engineers and Scientists who work across all stages of the product and process development lifecycle from concept design and selection through to the regulatory submission and commercial supply.
The core remit of Device Engineering is to ensure that the delivery device meets the following requirements:
is appropriate for the drug product / formulation it is delivering.
can be used effectively by the target patient/user population.
meets all regulatory requirements for CT supply, File and Launch.
is robust, reliable and can be manufactured at commercial scales of supply to the required quality standards.
Key Placement Learnings
* Work with device development experts to help develop, model and understand the performance of drug delivery devices in one of the following fields: Human Factors Engineering, Computer Aided Engineering (FEA, CFD, multiphysics modelling), manufacturing process development or device project management.
* Learn how GSK develop robust, patient-centric device to deliver medicines.
* Working with stakeholders at different levels across the business.
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. Some technical roles may require a short technical assessment
4. 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 here.
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 here.
For more information about GSK and our careers please visit our website here.
Need help with your application? Please email us at UK.InternRecruitment@gsk.com or call us on 01582 692870 and let us know how we can help you.
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