Data Science and Analytics Industrial Placement, UK 2023 Barnard Castle, England
Job description
Join the GSK Industrial Placement UK Programme in Data Science and Analytics: Help us get ahead of disease together.
Education required: To apply for this placement, you must be/have:
Currently studying an Undergraduate Degree at accredited university in of the following: Data Science, Mathematics (STEM), Statistics, Computer-related disciplines, Engineering, Technology, Science and Life Science.
Completed a minimum of 2 years of your undergraduate degree when you start your placement.
Not graduated at the start of your placement.
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
Expected Start date: July 2023
Duration: 1 year (approximately)
Location: Barnard Castle
Application deadline: Sunday 26th February 2023. We will close this vacancy when we have enough applications, so we recommend that you apply as soon as you can so your application can be considered.
Proposed Assessment / Interview Dates: February / March
Salary: Barnard Castle - a salary of £21,000, plus a bonus
Are you looking to gain valuable real world work experience and help positively impact the lives of others?
GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it, and we aim to impact the health of 2.5 billion people around the world in the next 10 years.
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.
Inspired to help us get ahead together? Apply for a Data Analytics Industrial Placement at GSK today!
As a part of your placement year in the Data Analytics, you will be embedded in the business helping drive value from our data.
Your role may include: -
Developing new reports and insights for the business
On-demand data analysis and reporting to support our internal customers
Working with internal customers like franchise planning from around the world to drive value and insights from our supply chain
Highlighting improvement opportunities in inventory management and partnering with the planning organisation for value delivery, and as you become more experienced, leading and delivering the projects
Building strong relationships within key business functions
Leading a project to review out current analytical tools and recommending a future forward path
Exposure to how cutting-edge technology and analytics is changing our global supply chain
You will be applying the skills you already have and developing new skills of your choice which could include data analysis, data science, power BI, advanced excel along with softer skills like team working, problem solving and building relationships. You will work with and learn from an experienced team, who will coach and mentor you during your year to help you achieve your potential.
Ahead together with tailored training and career development
Barnard Castle
The Barnard Castle site is located in the Northeast of England is sited within the County Durham countryside. Barnard Castle is a key secondary site for GSK with a large number of New Products coming through development at site. We manufacture and supply a huge range of different pharmaceutical products from Sterile Products (Syringes and Vials) to Liquid Inhalations and Dermatologicals. We have recently opened a new state of the art aseptic digital facility producing biopharamaceuticals.
As a Data Science & Analytics IP at the Barnard Castle site you will have exposure to modelling and analytics projects in many applied settings from optimising incoming materials scheduling to predicting failures on production lines to working on continuous improvement initiatives across the business.
This wide and varied role will provide you with the opportunity to learn/ use a broad spectrum of tools e.g., coding in Python, R, Java, Microsoft power platform suite, web-based visualisations, to work with both scientific and manufacturing process data for new medicines that GSK are developing, as well as data for medicines that are already licenced to patients. The innovative solutions or data quality improvements you will be involved in directly contribute to either the acceleration of the development of new products or to maintaining the quality of the licenced products.
As your experience grows you will be given the opportunity to lead the delivery and implementation of innovative data solutions or data quality improvements using scientific, supply chain operations, and process performance data, helping you develop project management skills.
This role will appeal to someone who wants to combine skills in digital technology with problem solving capabilities whilst gaining experience of end-to-end pharmaceutical manufacture.
Who are we looking for?
To be well-organised and a team player
Good Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word skills
Knowledge and application of coding
Problem-solving skills, and an ability to visualise and interpret data
Highly numeracy/accuracy skills
Strong communication skills
Ability to work collaboratively or on own initiative on key data projects to drive improvements and an agile learner
Statistical analysis experience or use of Power BI (nice to have but not essential)
Ability to demonstrate qualities aligned with GSK’s culture
What do we offer you?
A salary of £21,000, plus a bonus
Access to GSK resources, including employee assistance programmes, private healthcare and well-being programs and pension plan membership
On-the-job experience and informal training and development, delivered through a mixture of coaching, mentoring and training programs
A GSK placement which gives you the opportunity to take on a real role with genuine impact
You will join a GSK Industrial Placement community of over 250 students across the UK and business areas
Access to LinkedIn groups to enable the new Industrial Placement community to network and connect before start date
Let’s do this!
This opportunity has the following recruitment stages you must successfully pass to be offered a placement year with GSK for 2023:
1. Eligibility Form
2. World of GSK Online Assessment
3. Application Form
4. Virtual Assessment Centre or Virtual Interview
You’ll find hints, tips and guidance on our recruitment process on our website –
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We will close this vacancy when we have enough applications, so we recommend that you apply as soon as you can so your application can be considered.
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We’re 100% open to ALL people
We’re 100% open to all talent – whatever your gender, marital status, religion, age, colour, race, sexual orientation, nationality, learning difference or disability. We want to recruit the right people for GSK from the widest possible backgrounds, so we can better serve the diversity of our patients and also because it’s the right thing to do.
You can learn more about Inclusion and diversity at GSK here.
Need help with your application?
Please email us at [email protected] or call us on 01582 692870 and let us know how we can help you.
GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it, and we aim to impact the health of 2.5 billion people around the world in the next 10 years.
Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a workplace where everyone can feel a sense of belonging and thrive as set out in our Equal and Inclusive Treatment of Employees policy. We’re committed to being more proactive at all levels so that our workforce reflects the communities we work and hire in, and our GSK leadership reflects our GSK workforce.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are open to all talent. In the US, we also adhere to Affirmative Action principles. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to neurodiversity, race/ethnicity, colour, national origin, religion, gender, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class*(*US only).
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.
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