Managed Access, Oncology Global Medical Affairs Industrial Placement, UK 2026

GSK; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading biopharma company in the UK is seeking an intern for an Industrial Placement. Candidates with an undergraduate degree in Biosciences, Medical, Pharmacy, or Nursing and fluency in English are invited to apply. The role provides operational support in oncology compassionate use programs and offers a competitive salary with additional benefits. This is a unique opportunity to gain experience while making a genuine impact.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Annual bonus based on performance

Access to private healthcare insurance

Employee recognition programs

Volunteering days

Qualifications

• Currently studying an Undergraduate Degree.
• Completed a minimum of 2 years of your undergraduate degree.
• Written and spoken fluency in English.

Responsibilities

• Operational support for oncology compassionate use programs.
• Support the development and archiving of program related documents.
• Attends program related meetings and captures minutes.
• Provides status update reports on programs.
• Supports planning, forecasting and management of clinical supply.

Skills

Attention to detail

Strong communication skills

Ability to work in a team

Organizational skills

Education

Undergraduate Degree in Biosciences, Medical, Pharmacy or Nursing

Job description

Choose Wisely, Apply Confidently

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

To apply for this placement, you must be:
Currently studying an Undergraduate Degree in Biosciences, Medical, Pharmacy or Nursing.

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

September 2026

Duration

1 year (approximately)

Salary

A salary of £27,100 plus a bonus.

Workplace Arrangements

Flexible working via performance with choice (office & home working may be available).

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 – 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.

Overview of the Department

The Oncology Managed Access team are part of the Oncology Global Medical Affairs (GMA) department. The Managed Access team is responsible for global compassionate use programs (providing medicines that are not yet available in the country to patients with serious or life‑threatening illnesses who have no other suitable treatment options). These programs can be known by lots of names including compassionate use, managed access or expanded access.

Key Learnings

This role will work with a very supportive GSK team that is ambitious for patients. You’ll be providing operational support to health care professionals around the world ensuring GSK’s medicines arrive at their institutions as quickly as possible. You’ll also be connecting with a range of local medical GSK colleagues. You will learn about the country-specific mechanisms which determine how patients are treated with medicines that are not yet available in their country and be directly involved in facilitating the delivery of drug to the appropriate patients. You will also learn how GSK forecasts, prepares, stores and distributes our medicines specifically for treating patients compassionately.

If successful, you will gain experience in a growing area within the pharmaceutical industry. You’ll also have the satisfaction of knowing that you have been part of a team directly helping physicians and patients.

Responsibilities may include the following:

• Operational support for oncology compassionate use programs
• Support the development and archiving of program related documents
• Attends program related meetings and captures minutes
• Provides status update reports on programs
• Together with the program lead, support planning, forecasting and management of clinical supply
• Monitors vendor shipments and tracks inventory at both the depot and site level
• Collate and distribute documentation required for import at a patient level to facilitate drug shipments
• Supports other innovative projects initiated by managed access team

Who are we looking for?

• An interest in a career in Health Sciences or Pharmaceutical Industry
• A proven ability and willingness to work with a high level of integrity, organization, accuracy, and attention to detail
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• A self-motivated, assertive, and self-confident individual with the ability to act with urgency and passion
• Flexible, resourceful, creative, enthusiastic, and results oriented with a little bit of fun thrown in
• Enjoys working in a fast-paced environment with a very supportive team

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.

Need help with your application? Please email us at [e-mail] or call us on 01582 692870 and let us know how we can help you.

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