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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, Worthing, Barnard Castle
Education required: See individual roles for degree requirements.
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.
Pre-application activity: Before applying, you'll need to obtain an application code by completing a short activity in Connectr, our candidate engagement platform.
This activity is designed to encourage considered applications. Once completed, you'll receive your unique application code required to proceed with your application.
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 2027
Duration: 1 year (approximately)
Salary: A salary of £26,400 plus a bonus.
Workplace Arrangements: Full time onsite
Application Closing: Roles are expected to close on 13/10/2026, however, candidates will be reviewed regularly, and the advert may close at any point. Please ensure you review and complete the application stages below.
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?
Typical skills you can expect to learn on this placement will include:
The Roles (3 available)
This advert contains multiple roles. Please read each description carefully before applying.
Role 1 - Barnard Castle
Degree requirements: Business, Operational Excellence, Psychology, Geography, Open to any
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
Role 2 – Worthing
Degree requirements: Biomedical, Engineering or Life Sciences, Science Based degrees
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
Role 3 – Ware
Degree requirements: Life Sciences or Pharmaceutical Sciences
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
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 2027:
1. Complete Connectr activity – obtain your personal code - please follow this link to complete
2. Eligibility Form – enter your personal code
3. GSK Digital Assessment
4. Some technical roles may require a short technical assessment
5. Virtual Assessment Centre or Virtual Interview
Note: Your Connectr application code is unique and must not be shared. Using someone else's code, or sharing your own, may result in your application being withdrawn.
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.
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Skills
Data Integrity, Detail-Oriented, Digital Fluency, GxP Regulations, Lean Management, Manufacturing Processes, Problem Solving, Production Management, Quality Compliance, Regulatory Compliance, Risk Awareness
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