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

GSK; Tonwell; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A global biopharma company is offering an internship in the Inclusive Design team focusing on developing sustainable medical devices and packaging. This role involves collaboration with cross-functional teams, monitoring sustainability metrics, and developing technical reporting skills. The ideal candidate is pursuing an undergraduate degree in relevant fields and is fluent in English.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Annual bonus based on performance

Private Healthcare Insurance

Flexible working arrangements

Employee recognition programs

Volunteering days

Qualifications

• Currently studying an undergraduate degree in relevant fields.
• Completed a minimum of 2 years of undergraduate degree.
• Fluency in English required.

Responsibilities

• Support development of sustainable medical devices and packaging.
• Collaborate with teams on environmental considerations.
• Monitor product and process performance using sustainability metrics.

Skills

Teamworking

Communication (written & verbal)

Time management

Problem-solving

Networking

Data analysis and management

Technical skills

Education

Undergraduate degree in relevant fields

Job description

Overview

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 / Responsibilities

• 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.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Education required: 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 or ROI 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.
• 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)

Benefits & Additional Information

• 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.
• 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.
• A GSK internship offers you the opportunity to kickstart your career with real impact, challenging tasks within live projects, and learning from others in your team and other parts of GSK.
• What do we offer you?
• A competitive salary with an annual bonus based on company performance.
• Employee recognition programs, wellbeing platform access, confidential helpline 24/7, mindfulness, health screenings and financial wellbeing support.
• Private Healthcare Insurance, including 24-hour online GP access.
• Optional Support: Identity protection, long-term care insurance, home, auto, and pet insurance
• Opportunities to work with Employee Resource Groups, providing mentorship and development opportunities.
• Access to IPUnite for development, networking, and social connections, plus pre-joining webinars and LinkedIn groups.
• 2 volunteering days per year

About GSK & Equality

Why GSK? We unite 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 focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases. We are committed to an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture is defined by ambition for patients, accountability for impact and doing the right thing. GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military service, or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law.

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. If you are a US Licensed Healthcare Professional, GSK may be required to capture and report expenses on your behalf for interview purposes to comply with US transparency requirements. For more information, visit CMS open payments data.

Notes

Duration: 1 year (approximately). Salary: £25,400 plus bonus. Application details: Early applications encouraged; advert may close anytime.