Quality Science Graduate Programme - Barnard Castle, UK, 2027

GSK; Barnard Castle; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

GSK is seeking a talented graduate to join its Quality Science Graduate programme in Barnard Castle. You will gain hands-on experience across regulatory insights, lab work, and production during two years of rotations, supported by tailored training and mentoring.

You will contribute to digital data and analytics initiatives, sustainability projects, and continuous improvement while developing professionally in a global healthcare company committed to making medicines accessible worldwide.

Qualifications

• Written and spoken fluency in English.
• Graduation date by August 2027.

Responsibilities

• Regulatory insight within a highly regulated environment.
• Hands-on lab and production experience in quality testing labs and manufacturing facilities.
• Comprehensive quality control to ensure product quality.
• Quality systems and analytics including deviation handling and change control.
• Risk management and compliance in manufacturing processes.
• Cross-functional collaboration across manufacturing, quality, R&D and supply chain.

Skills

English language proficiency

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Biology, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Biomedical Sciences, Chemistry, Pharmaceutical science or related field

Job description

Education required: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Biology, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Biomedical Sciences, Chemistry, Pharmaceutical science or a related field of study.

Language requirement: Written and spoken fluency in English

Other requirements: Graduation date by August 2027

Location: Barnard Castle

Start date: September 2027

Are you a talented, driven student or graduate eager to make an impact on billions of lives? Join the Quality Science Graduate programme at GSK and get ahead with tailored training and career development designed to help you grow.

We manufacture and supply reliable, high-quality medicines and vaccines to meet patients' needs and drive our performance.

Our network of 33 medicines and vaccines manufacturing sites delivered 1.64 billion packs of medicines and 389 million vaccine doses in 2025 to help make a positive impact on the health of millions of people. Our supply chain is not just core to our operations; it's vital to bringing our innovations to patients as quickly, efficiently and effectively as possible. Technology is transforming how we manufacture medicines and vaccines, enabling us to increase the speed, quality and scale of product supply.

We welcome people with diverse perspectives and the skills or potential to help us on our journey to make more complex products, harnessing the power of smart manufacturing technologies including robotics, digital solutions and artificial intelligence to deliver for patients.

Start your career by helping deliver medicines and vaccines to patients around the world.

On our two-year Global Supply Chain Graduate Programme, you'll apply your scientific, engineering or digital knowledge to real manufacturing challenges while developing through rotations, training and mentoring.

What You'll Experience:

• Cross-Functional Exposure: Spend time at your home site, working on cross-functional projects and rotations to deepen your expertise and knowledge of the business.
• Kaizen Assignment: A short-term breadth assignment, which could include global-focused opportunities, to expand your skills and experience beyond your home site.
• Tailored Training: Benefit from role-specific training and development, supported by a generous training budget and access to enriching resources.
• Professional & Personal Growth: Develop in a supportive environment with clear goals, feedback, training and access to reasonable adjustments.

Key Programme Features:

• Digital Data & Analytics (DDA) Objective : Each rotation has a DDA focus, reflecting GSK's commitment to innovation and continuous improvement, helping you to advance pharmaceutical manufacturing processes.
• Sustainability Element : Contribute to GSK's Net Carbon Zero mission by working on impactful projects that promote environmental sustainability.
• Mentoring & Networking : Build your professional network and enhance visibility through direct access to senior leaders and mentors who will guide and support your career development

What will you do?

• Regulatory Insight : Build your knowledge of industry regulations and the critical role of compliance in a highly regulated environment.
• Hands-On Lab and Production Experience : Work in state-of-the-art quality testing laboratories and manufacturing facilities, mastering analytical techniques (Wet Chemistry, Chromatography, Microbiology, etc.) and gaining experience across the production process with raw materials, intermediate products, finished products, sterility, and environmental testing.
• Comprehensive Quality Control : Learn how different elements of the pharmaceutical manufacturing process interact to ensure uncompromised product quality.
• Quality Systems & Analytics : Dive into quality systems, ensuring the application of GSK quality standards in operations such as deviations, corrective and preventative actions, change control, and documentation.
• Risk and Compliance : Develop understanding of risk management and compliance critical to pharmaceutical manufacturing
• Cross-Functional Collaboration : Work with teams across manufacturing, quality, technical services, R&D and supply chain to introduce new products and/or testing methods seamlessly.
• Sustainability fo