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About the Role

A GSK internship offers you the opportunity to kickstart your career by taking on a real role with genuine impact. You’ll tackle challenging tasks within live projects or assignments, learn from team members and other parts of GSK, and develop your skills while gaining valuable experience for your future.

Responsibilities

Engage in warehouse inbound and outbound activities
Provide guidance and support for departments, global suppliers and contractors
Support new equipment introduction and new process implementation
Simplification and automation of our material scheduling processes
Data analysis of warehouse capacity and reporting on budget
Demand review (including gathering and understanding market intelligence on forecasts and supply chain complexities)
Assess inventory policy for consumable materials
Data quality improvements
Supports site teams in GPS roll-out; making sure that GPS is being used to develop the capability of all the Site personnel to implement day to day continuous improvement activities.
Helps to ensure the day-to-day continuous improvement activities result in a continuous improvement in the Site Performance towards the goal of Zero Accidents, Zero Defects and Zero Waste.
Conducts ‘self-assessment’ of the Site vs. the GPS Maturity matrices and supports the site to close any gaps.
Coaches and trains Site teams in GPS.
Assist with inventory management and incoming material planning to identify and address at-risk stock (slow-moving and obsolete items) and coordinate with key functions to prevent future issues.
Support cross-functional engagement to facilitate the batch tracker process, ensuring alignment between Supply & Logistics, Manufacturing, QC Testing (Chemistry and Microbiology), and other site functions.
Participate in scheduling and cross-functional meetings, providing support with facilitation, issue resolution, and collaborative problem-solving across departments.
Support and develop material planning standard work, helping to drive consistency, efficiency, and adherence to planning processes.
Gain exposure to QC Testing operations, including Chemistry, Microbiology, and Incoming Materials testing, understanding how laboratory activities impact production scheduling and product release timelines.
Develop digital solutions to simplify and automate existing scheduler and supply chain processes, utilizing tools such as AI, Power BI, and Power Apps.
Work on digital improvement projects and provide troubleshooting support where required, helping to enhance operational performance and data visibility across the department.
Oversee progress in relation to Supply & Logistics objectives and KPIs and provide support for project execution.
Participate in and drive continuous improvement initiatives across the department and site to streamline processes and reduce waste.
Gain an understanding of supply chain principles, quality operations, and the application of analytical thinking to business situations and scenarios.
Leading and delivering improvement projects
Working with suppliers, customers and colleagues from around the world
Distribution chains for complex products that require changing temperature for sensitive goods
Building strong relationships with key third party suppliers
Risk Management, Data analysis, intelligence & reporting.
Performance tracking & Supply Chain Management by 3rd Parties and through various complex global supply chains.
Develop skills in New Process Development, Quality Systems & Support.
Provide troubleshooting support for production processes and equipment. Support process and technical investigations, including corrective and preventative actions and internal problem notifications.
Supporting and in some cases owning key compliance processes and activities aligned to the value stream, including but not limited to, Self Inspections, deviation management, safety sampling, Risk Management (Local and RMS), Laboratory Investigation / Plant Investigations, CAPA, Customer and Vendor complaints, and planned change.
Identify opportunities to improve the production process through robust problem solving and continuous improvement, tracking and ensuring beneficial delivery of corrective actions, preventative actions and minor projects for department against measurable targets
Support inspection readiness and manage Audit activities across the aligned department.
Support updates and maintenance of key documentation in the production areas. Assist with the review, update, and maintenance of production documentation, procedures, and technical records.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive operational, quality, and business objectives.
Develop an understanding of pharmaceutical manufacturing, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence principles.
Production plan scheduling for pharmaceutical manufacturing.
Day to day supporting the business with takings actions, problem solving and collaborating with support functions.
Support and carry out continuous improvement projects.
Contributing to the wider site Smart Manufacturing initiatives, investigating opportunities for digital solutions.
Engage in warehouse inbound and outbound activities.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives across Supply & Logistics, identifying opportunities to streamline processes and reduce waste.
Utilize GSK continuous improvement methodologies to drive change and solve top problems.
Support Warehouse Operations to deliver key objectives such as Warehouse capacity improvement.
Support both the Launch & Data and the Harmonization Teams to improve data delivery.
Assist with digital transformation by developing and implementing solutions using Power BI, Power Apps, and other SMART Manufacturing technologies.
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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.
Written and spoken fluency in English

Skills

Teamworking through working with multidisciplinary teams
Communication (written & verbal)
Time management
Problem-solving
Networking
Data analysis and management
Audit Preparations
Business Continuity Management (BCM)
Contractor Oversight
Data Integrity
Digital Fluency
Financial Acumen
GxP Regulations
Lean Management
Operational Execution
Process Optimization
Risk Awareness
Scenario Planning
Supplier Relationship Management
Supply Chain Optimization
Troubleshooting

Location

Barnard Castle
Worthing
GSK HQ London
Ware
Montrose

Work Type

Full time on site required
Flexible working via performance with choice (office & home working may be available)

Experience Level

Industrial Placement

Education Level

Biomedical Sciences, Any Engineering or Life-Sciences Supply Chain + Business but open to any degree
Engineering, Supply chain, Pharmaceuticals Science
Engineering (accredited), Business, Maths, Science, Supply Chain based degree, Business or Supply Chain, Engineering, Economics or Data Analytics.
Engineering, Business, Science, Economics, Supply Chain, Data Analytics, Digital
Biomedical, Engineering or Life Sciences
Logistics, Manufacturing, Supply Chain
Open to any degree

Salary/Compensations

£28,900 (London) or £26,400 (all other areas) plus a bonus.

Benefits

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: personalize 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

About the Company

GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.
We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive.
We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines.
We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale.
People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most.
Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.
We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.

Equal Opportunity

GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law.
Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you’d like to discuss any reasonable adjustments to our process which might help you demonstrate your strengths and capabilities.