Sustainability in Medical Device Design & Development Industrial Placement, UK 2026

GSK; Hertford; On-site; GBP 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global biopharma company is offering an Industrial Placement for students in relevant degree programs. Candidates will engage in the development of sustainable medical devices and packaging, collaborating with cross-functional teams. This placement is designed for those who are currently studying and have completed at least two years of their undergraduate education. The role is based in Ware, UK and provides a competitive salary of £25,400 plus a bonus.

Qualifications

• Currently studying an Undergraduate degree in relevant design or engineering fields.
• Completed a minimum of 2 years of studies before applying.
• Must be enrolled at a UK or ROI University.

Responsibilities

• Support the development of sustainable medical devices and packaging.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on product lifecycle.
• Participate in design concept development and testing.

Skills

Fluency in English

Technical reporting

Stakeholder communication

Education

Undergraduate degree in relevant field

Job description

Overview

Choose Wisely, Apply Confidently

To maximise opportunities at securing an Industrial Placement with us this year, we advise that you apply to no more than 3 adverts. For clarity, multiple roles within a single advert are considered one application. Focus on roles that align with your skills, interests and university experience to strengthen your application.

Roles Available in Location: Ware

Qualifications and Requirements

Education required: To apply for this placement, you must be currently studying an Undergraduate degree in Medical Device Design or Medical Device Engineering, Product Design or Industrial Design, Design Engineering or Innovation Design, Sustainable Design or Environmental Design, Materials Science or Packaging Technology, Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering with a sustainability or healthcare focus.

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: September 2026

Duration: 1 year (approximately)

Salary: A salary of £25,400 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.

The Role

Overview of the Department

The Inclusive Design team is a group within Packaging Development & Design, one of the sub-groups within Drug Product Development (DPD), R&D, based in Ware, UK. At GSK, one of our cultural pillars is to be ambitious for patients, and for the Inclusive Design team, the patient is at the heart of everything we do. Inclusive Design ensures that products and services are accessible and usable by as many people as possible, regardless of their abilities.

To meet our objective of ensuring that our patients, and the people who care for them, can successfully engage with and use our medicines, the Inclusive Design team is responsible for conducting patient engagement research and combining it with disease understanding to enrich a synthesis of the patient persona types, patient experience journey, and their capabilities. These findings can be leveraged by teams in medicine development to contribute to overall product design.

The Inclusive Design team also leads sustainability objectives to develop innovative new packaging and devices that help meet GSK\'s ambition to reduce our impact on the environment and lead to positive nature change and reduce climate impact.

Key Placement Learnings

• Support the development of sustainable medical devices and packaging, applying circular design principles and eco-innovation strategies.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate environmental and user-centred considerations into product lifecycle decisions.

• Monitor and evaluate product and process performance using sustainability metrics, contributing to continuous improvement.

• Participate in design concept development and testing, and stakeholder workshops to test and refine sustainable concepts.

• Develop skills in technical reporting, data visualisation, and stakeholder communication within a regulated medical device development environment.

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.

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.

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

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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