Job Description

Posting Title: Global Medical Risk Management Intern

Help us get ahead of disease together with our Global Medical Risk Management Internship, Jan to Jun 2023:

Education required: Bachelor's Degree students in Medicine, Pharmacy or Life Sciences

Language requirement: Written and spoken fluency in English

Expected Start date: Jan 2023

Application deadline: We will close this vacancy when we have enough applications, so please apply as soon as you can to be considered

Looking to gain valuable real world work experience and help positively impact the health of billions of people?

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, serious work on live projects or assignments. You'll also get to learn from us, develop your skills and gain valuable experience for wherever the future takes you.

Who are we?

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.

Our success absolutely depends on our people. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves - feeling welcome, valued and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get ahead together.

What will you do?

This opportunity offers an opportunity to learn about the pharmaceutical medicine area and work in GSK's Global Medical Risk Management function. The intern will be working with the Director Global Medical Risk Management for the GCI region to understand a broad range of medical activities and risks associated with them. The assignment will facilitate learning more about the regulatory environment in which medical teams operate, how management establish oversight and monitoring activities. The assignment will also provide an opportunity to get involved in data collection and introduction to various tools and systems in use within the company. Opportunities presented include regular interactions with a global/international team and getting a bird's eye view of global, regional and country level medical operations.

You will be required to:

Understand the medical affairs landscape

Liaise with a variety of key stakeholders across time zones, geographies and functions

Contribute to key initiatives and ongoing projects

Provide inputs in developing new tools / ideas to improve project / operational performance

Execute a variety of assigned (and often challenging) tasks effectively, within stipulated timelines and expected quality

What will you learn?

You will be able to:

Lead / contribute to key projects within the company

Immerse yourself with and be part of a truly global team

Understand cultural nuances at the workplace

Get a bird's eye view of global, regional and country level medical operations.

Have a mentor to discuss career opportunities and various functions within biopharmaceutical organizations

Understand the drug development process

Have access to a plethora of training resources including scientific, functional and business-related modules

Obtain functional knowledge of risk management

Obtain broad knowledge of the medical function in biopharmaceutical organizations

Develop soft skills required for working in large multinational corporations

What are we looking for?

Competencies

• Educational background - studying life sciences, pharmacy or biological sciences
• Proficient in use of IT and software/systems, ideally document management and database systems

Behavioural Skills and Competencies

• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Deadline-driven, flexible with self-reliance to work in an empowered environment
• Awareness and ability to work within culturally diverse teams
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative, think and work independently, and problem-solve
• Strong drive for performance and attention to details
• A keen interest in medical/pharmaceutical sciences, product and development, and a passion for knowledge

Let's do this!

You'll find hints, tips and guidance on our recruitment process on our website -

We recommend you apply as soon as possible, because we accept ongoing applications and offer positions on a first come, first served basis.

Apply now!

Deadline: 13 November 2022

We're 100% open to all talent

We're 100% open to all talent - whatever your gender, marital status, religion, age, colour, race, sexual orientation, nationality 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 .

Need help with your application?

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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 place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves - feeling welcome, valued and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.

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