Global Health (Multiple Roles) Industrial Placement, UK 2026

GSK; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

Degree requirements - Economics, Health Economics, Biomedical Sciences, Life-Sciences, Engineering. Workplace Arrangements: Full time on site required.

Global Health Outcomes

ViiV Healthcare Global Health Outcomes is primarily responsible for health economics and research activities across the business. The team is positioned within Global Medical Sciences and works collaboratively across R&D, Global Medical and Commercial to support product launches from target selection, through launch and all the way to the integration into clinical practice. There are 15 people in the team whose focuses differ for medicines, pipeline/R&D, and the regions.

Key Placement Learnings

• Internal stakeholder mapping and networking.
• Project managing health economics and outcomes research projects.
• Feasibility assessment of research projects.
• Systematic, targeted, and rapid literature reviewing.
• Analysis of economic models and data.
• Team engagement, including Workplace posts, intranet site development and maintenance, and drafting and distributing team newsletter.

Role 2 – Global Health Access

Degree requirements - open to any degree.
Workplace Arrangements - Flexible working via performance with choice (office & home working may be available).

Overview of the Department

The Global Health Access team works to secure access, for populations in low and lower middle-income countries, to Global Health innovations that are developed via GSK's Global Health R&D pipeline. These innovations address significant needs within these countries and are focused on the management of Malaria, Tuberculosis and anti-microbial resistance. Bringing new innovations to these populations and securing access is achieved by working across the product lifecycle. This work supports planning and decision making for R&D activities and later in development, working with our external partners to support adoption of innovations in target markets and populations. The complex nature of developing new innovations and providing access means the Global Health Access team serves a number of different roles including planning, partnerships, supply, scientific affairs & public health and policy & advocacy.

Key Placement Learnings

• Project Management: Support the design and implementation of projects to assist in planning for and creating access to Global Health medicines and vaccines in low-income countries.
• Data Analysis: internal and external insights and evidence to inform decision making to support planning, launch and continued adoption of Global Health innovations.
• Content Generation and Curation: creating proposals, presentations and other content to enhance the engagement with and impact of GSK's Global Health business critical outcomes.
• Collaboration: partner with a diverse range of internal and external Global Health stakeholders to support the identification, design and execution of optimal tactics to support access to Global Health innovations.
• Analysis: using internal and external insight and evidence to support strategic and operation planning, influencing organisational decision making and delivery.
• Planning: Project management and planning to support the implementation of strategic and operational product/access plans.
• Communication: opportunity to further develop communication skills within a range of different business situations/contexts.
• Teamwork: working within different project, functional and organisational teams to support the delivery of the Global Health organisational objectives.
• Interpersonal: working with a diverse range of stakeholders from across the organisation.
• Technical skills: opportunity to learn about and experience the range of different roles within Global Health and the pharmaceutical industry.
• Leadership skills: the opportunity to lead project delivery and develop personal leadership capability.

Role 3 – Global Health Africa Open Lab

Degree requirements - Biomedical Science.
Workplace Arrangements - Flexible working via performance with choice (office & home working may be available).

Overview of Department

The GSK-Africa Open Lab works with multiple partners, including academic and research institutions globally. The aim is to share GSK's expertise and resources to conduct research aligned to our Global Health strategy focused on infectious diseases of particular relevance to. The role sits within our Global Health Impact Partnerships Team which aims to establish and manage a portfolio of partnerships to build local capacity and capabilities for maximum impact, including partnerships and initiatives to strengthen local research & development capabilities. The industrial placement student will primarily support the activities of the GSK-Africa Open Lab's capability building program in Africa, focused on early career African researchers and additionally contribute to the successful delivery of other initiatives and programmes within the Impact partnerships team and the wider Global Health business unit.

Key Placement Learnings

• Content generation of materials and documents, including creating of scope documents presentations, adverts, blog posts, advocacy materials etc for Calls for proposals, team presentations and meetings.
• Sharing of information and presentations to internal and external stakeholders across geographic boundaries.
• Conduct literature searches and desk-based research.
• Contribute to the organisation of meetings, internships, trainings, workshops, and conferences that promote scientific engagement between researchers, academics and GSK and supports the wider Global Health team.

Role 4 – Global Health Medicines R&D (non-lab)

Degree requirements - STEM degrees - Biological Sciences preferred.
Workplace Arrangements - Flexible working via performance with choice (office & home working may be available).

Overview of the Department

In the Global Health Medicines team at GSK, the role is centred on addressing the most pressing health needs in underserved populations, particularly in low and middle-income countries. This placement focuses on developing and delivering innovative, high-quality medicines for priority diseases such as malaria, tuberculosis, and neglected tropical diseases, which collectively impact millions of lives worldwide. By leveraging GSK's scientific expertise and partnerships, the team works to advance equitable access to treatments, ensuring that life-saving medicines reach those who need them most. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to GSK's mission of improving global health by tackling diseases that perpetuate cycles of poverty and inequity.

Key Placement Learnings

• Support the Global Health Medicines R&D Clinical Development team to deliver medicines to patients through early phase clinical studies.
• Working with GSK colleagues and partners, such as the Gates Foundation, Wellcome Trust, WHO to deliver documents and plans support new medicines for malaria and tuberculosis. This will include development of protocols, study reports, and publications.
• Creating proposals and presentations to support the delivery of business-critical outcomes.
• Undertaking literature searches and support the design and outcome of clinical studies or future proposals.
  Currently studying an Undergraduate Degree in Economics, Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Life Sciences, Engineering, STEM Degrees

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, Are you looking to gain valuable real world work experience and help positively impact the lives of others?

Additional Key Skills

• 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)

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. Learn more about Inclusion at GSK here.

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. 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.

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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: 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.