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: Barnard Castle, Worthing, GSK HQ, Ware
Education required: To apply for this placement, you must be:
Currently studying an Undergraduate Degree in Marketing, Business, Humanities, Communications, Sociology, Psychology, English, HR, Media, arts or related.
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 2026
Duration: 1 year (approximately)
Salary: A salary of £27,100 (London) or £25,400 (other locations) 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 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 Roles (5 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 – Strategy & Change Communications - Barnard Castle
Workplace Arrangements: Full time on site required
Overview of the Department
A communications placement at Barnard Castle will give the successful candidate an opportunity to support the internal communications plan and activities for the site. Working within our communications team, you have the opportunity to produce and deliver high quality materials to support leaders in their cascade of messaging and drive staff engagement.
The Barnard Castle site is located in the Northeast of England is sited within the County Durham countryside. Barnard Castle is a key site for GSK with a large number of 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. We have recently opened a new state of the art aseptic digital facility producing biopharmaceuticals.
Role 2 – Communications & Events - Worthing
Workplace Arrangements: Full time on site required
Overview of the Department
Working within the Communications department at Worthing, you will report directly to the Site Communications Lead, ensuring that site communications support the team’s strategic goals and objectives. You will have the opportunity to produce and deliver high quality materials to support leaders in their cascade of messaging and drive staff engagement. You will have the opportunity to develop rapport and build relationships with staff at all levels of the business and will build on your existing communication skills through creating engaging communications materials for site employees in our fundamentals of safety, sustainability and quality culture, as well as our approach to continuous improvement. Working closely with our site communications lead, you’ll quickly develop an awareness of the day-to-day challenges and deliverables of a pharma manufacturing facility.
Role 3 – Communications and Government Affairs – GSK HQ
Workplace Arrangements: Flexible working via performance with choice (office & home working may be available)
Overview of the Department
Our Communications and Government Affairs (CGA) function in GSK builds engagement and belief in GSK and its purpose, strategy and culture – internally and externally. In CGA, you have the opportunity to protect and enhance our reputation, ensure our story is told accurately and consistently, bring external viewpoints into the company and partner with our business on developing policy and positions. CGA has a critical role in growing and supporting the GSK business for the benefit of patients.
Our assessment team will place you in one of our CGA teams, such as Digital Channels and Communications (UK & US), Emerging Markets, European Commercial Communications, Internal Engagement Communications, Research and Development Communications, and UK Commercial Communications and Government Affairs (CGA) to support the communications requirements of the business both internally and/or externally. The programme will challenge and support you to grow professionally and personally. You will improve your communication, analytical and influencing skills, alongside gaining commercial awareness working for a multi-national company at our head office.
Role 4 - ViiV Digital Channels and Communications team – GSK HQ
Workplace Arrangements: Flexible working via performance with choice (office & home working may be available)
Role 5 - Site Communications Officer - Ware
Workplace Arrangements: Flexible working via performance with choice (office & home working may be available)
Role 6 - ViiV Communications & Positive Action – GSK HQ
Workplace Arrangements: Flexible working via performance with choice (office & home working may be available)
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 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.
These placements are part of GSK’s Early Careers programme and are intended for eligible applicants seeking a year-long placement in 2026.
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