Global Health (Multiple Roles) Industrial Placement

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

Job summary

A leading global healthcare company is offering Industrial Placement opportunities in London, starting July 2026, with a competitive salary of £27,100 plus a bonus. Candidates should be studying at a UK or ROI university and have completed two years of their undergraduate degree. This is a great chance to gain real-world work experience and engage with multidisciplinary teams on impactful projects. Employees will enjoy various perks, including healthcare access and development opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive salary with annual bonus

Employee recognition programs

Access to wellbeing platform

Private Healthcare Insurance

Volunteering opportunities

Qualifications

• Currently studying at a UK or ROI University.
• Minimum of 2 years of undergraduate completed before placement start.
• Fluent in written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Support project management in Global Health initiatives.
• Conduct data analysis and generate content for Global Health teams.
• Engage with multidisciplinary teams to achieve project goals.

Skills

Teamworking

Communication (written & verbal)

Time management

Problem-solving

Networking

Data analysis and management

Education

Undergraduate Degree in Economics, Biomedical Sciences, Life Sciences, Engineering, STEM Degrees

Job description

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: GSK HQ

Education required:

• 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.

Language requirement: Written and spoken fluency in English.

Expected Start date: July 2026

Duration: 1 year (approximately)

Salary: A salary of 27100 plus a bonus.

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

Application Closing: Early applications are encouraged as candidates will be reviewed regularly and the advert may close at any point.

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, 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: 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).

Roles (4 available)

Role 1: ViiV Global Health Outcomes

Degree requirements: Economics, Health Economics, Biomedical Sciences, Life‑Sciences, Engineering.

Workplace Arrangements: Full‑time on‑site required.

Overview of the Department:

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 GSKs 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. The team supports planning and decision making for R&D activities and later in development working with external partners to support adoption of innovations in target markets and populations.

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 GSKs 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 operational 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 GSKs expertise and resources to conduct research aligned to our Global Health strategy focused on infectious diseases of particular relevance to Africa.

Key Placement Learnings:

• Content generation of materials and documents including creating 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.

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 that 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.

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 2026:

1. Eligibility Form
2. GSK Digital Assessment
3. Virtual Assessment Centre or Virtual Interview

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.

For more information about GSK and our careers please visit our website here.

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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.

Industrial Placement • London, England, UK