Quality Assurance

**Roles Available in Location**: Worthing, Ware, Barnard Castle

Currently studying an Undergraduate Degree in Chemistry, Biology, Pharmacology, Biomedical, Life Sciences, Engineering, Pharmacy, Biochemistry or related

**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.

**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 2026

**Duration**: 1 year (approximately)

**Salary**: A salary of £25,400 plus a bonus.

**Workplace Arrangements**:Full time on site required

**Application Closing**:
**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 (4 available)**

**Role 1 - Manufacturing Science and Technology - Ware**

Degree Requirements: Open to any STEM degree

Workplace Arrangements: Full time onsite required

Overview of the Department

QA Validation provides quality oversight to validation and qualification activities by leading validation working parties and offering SME support within GSC Ware. Projects range from equipment, utilities, facilities, computerised systems, to cleaning and manufacturing processes. The role also involves authoring, reviewing, and approving documents such as validation plans, protocols and reports. Additionally, the team manages validation aspects of change controls including impact assessment, approval of change control requests and review of change actions. Furthermore, the team supports inspection readiness and presents and justifies validation scope and documents with internal and external auditors.

Key Placement Learnings
- Work with the business to promote the value of validation activity in all stages of projects
- Promote effective working relationships and ensure they are maintained through the validation working party
- Input into validation lifecycle activities for manufacturing processes
- Involvement in presenting & justifying validation scope and documents to internal audits

**Role 2 - Quality Systems and Validation Compliance - Worthing**

Degree Requirements: Undergraduate Degree in Chemistry, Biology, Pharmacology, Biomedical, Life Sciences, Engineering, Pharmacy, Biochemistry or related

Workplace Arrangements: Full time on site required

Overview of the Department

The Quality Systems and Validation Compliance department is responsible for ensuring compliance to company processes and industry requirements and managing the lifecycle of our drug product from initial qualification through to ongoing commercial marketing. As an established product, this requires ongoing licence maintenance with supplied markets, and qualification of new equipment and/or processes to improve manufacturing efficiencies.

Key Placement Learnings
- Work wit