Pharmaceutical Business and Supply Chain (Multiple Roles and Locations) Industrial Placement, 2027

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About the role

Choose Wisely, Apply Confidently

To maximize 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 London, Ware, Montrose

Education required: See individual roles for degree requirements

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

Workplace Arrangements: Please read the workplace arrangements for each role carefully before applying.

Application Closing: Roles are expected to close on 22/10/2026, 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 (8 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 – Logistics Shared Services & Supply Chain – Barnard Castle

Degree requirements: Biomedical Sciences, Any Engineering or Life-Sciences Supply Chain + Business but open to any degree

Workplace Arrangements: Full time on site required

Overview of the Department

Barnard Castle is a key secondary manufacturing site for GSK, supporting a diverse portfolio of pharmaceutical products ranging from sterile syringes and vials to liquid inhalations and dermatological products. The site plays an important role in the development and launch of new products, with a strong focus on operational excellence and continuous improvement. Recently, Barnard Castle expanded its capabilities with the opening of a state-of-the-art aseptic digital facility producing biopharmaceuticals. The Logistics Shared Services & Supply Chain team supports the efficient flow of materials across the site and works collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to ensure supply continuity.

• 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
• 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)

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Key Placement Learnings

Role 2 - GSK Production System - Worthing

Degree requirements: Engineering, Supply chain, Pharmaceuticals Science

Workplace Arrangements: Full time on site required

Overview of the Department

GPS (GlaxoSmithKline Production System) is GSKs system for deploying Lean Sigma methodologies to drive business performance. Practitioners deploy the OneGPS system effectively through the site based on business needs, collaborating closely with the Site Leadership Teams and aligned Value Stream Directors (VSD). As a GPS Practitioner, you will coach and facilitate the embedding of the GPS standards so that work as a system to improve and support business performance. Key to this is GSK Industrial Placement UK Programme Pharmaceutical Business and Supply Chain (Multiple Roles & Locations) Industrial Placement, UK 2026 supporting the change management for enhancing our problem-solving capabilities and continuous improvement mindset.

• 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

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Key Placement Learnings

Role 3 - Supply and Logistics - Worthing

Degree requirements: Engineering (accredited), Business, Maths, Science, Supply Chain based degree, Business or Supply Chain, Engineering, Economics or Data Analytics.

Workplace Arrangements: Flexible working via performance with choice (office & home working may be available)

Overview of the Department

The scheduling team within the Supply & Logistics department at the Worthing site is integral to the efficient functioning of the site’s supply chain.…

• The Site GPS team is accountable for deploying and embedding the GSK Production System to deliver the Business Strategy and improving Business Performance (Quality, Safety, Service, Cost, and Innovation).
• 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.