Data Science & Statistics Placement

Job Details

Data Science & Statistics (Multiple Roles & Locations) Placement

To apply for this placement, you must be:

Currently studying an Undergraduate Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Data Science, Data Engineering, Business Operations or related

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 2025

Duration: 1 year (approximately)

Salary: A salary of £24,700 plus a bonus.

Application Closing: 9th October 2024

Early applications are encouraged as candidates will be reviewed regularly and the advert may close at any point.

Are you looking to gain valuable real world work experience and help positively impact the lives of others?

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.

Typical skills you can expect to learn on this placement will include:

• 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)

Once you accept your offer you will be invited to join LinkedIn groups and pre-joining webinars, to enable you to connect and network with new students. You will join IPUnite, GSK’s community of over 250 students across all UK sites and business areas, run by the Industrial Placement students committee and will receive access to GSK resources, including employee assistance programmes, private healthcare, and well-being programs.

The Roles (3 available)

This advert contains multiple roles. Please read each role carefully before proceeding as you will be asked to provide a preference later in the application process.

Role 1 – Biopharm Process Research

Roles available – Stevenage

Degree requirements: Data Science, Data Engineering, Computational Sciences and any related field

Overview of the Department

BioPharm Process Research (BPR) is an early process development function responsible for de-risking and accelerating biopharmaceutical assets into clinical manufacture and onward late-stage development and commercial manufacture. Due to recent investments in scale-down, high-throughput process and analytical technology within BPR, an exciting new data science opportunity exists to fully exploit the data generated to deliver deeper and faster understanding of cell line and molecule quality in our process design space.

Key Placement Activities

• Build, maintain and update dashboards and visualisations that will be used by the scientists on a daily basis.
• Apply data analysis, machine learning & data wrangling to identify relationships between key cellular and process characteristics and product quality and determine methods to exploit and apply this knowledge in the BPR portfolio workflow.
• Train and share knowledge and ways of working internally to upskill existing staff as required.
• Identify the most impactful workflows that will derive unique cell, process and molecule understanding.

Role 2 - Statistics and Data Science

Roles available – GSK HQ or Stevenage depending on candidate preference

Degree requirements – Mathematics, Statistics, Data Science

Overview of the Department

This is an exciting opportunity to join GSK and gain exposure for innovation in the field of Statistics and Data Science to help transform the way in which we use data and quantitative thinking to drive decision-making in R&D. We are growing our cutting-edge statistical innovation and data science capabilities by expanding the Statistics & Data Science Innovation Hub (SDS-IH), a methodologically focused, solution-oriented functional group within GSK’s Biostatistics department.

Key Placement Activities

• Develop and explore novel methods for handling prediction problems
• Gain hands on coding experience developing Machine Learning and prediction modelling pipelines
• Understand the background and statistical methods important for drug development
• Provide analysis, reporting and interpretation of modelling projects
• Become proficient in R programming and Python. Leverage version control through GitHub to enable collaboration
• Learn the theory of new statistical and machine learning methodologies and how to apply it by collaborating with highly skilled statisticians and attending training courses

Role 3 – Digital Data Analytics and Performance Analyst

Roles available – GSK HQ or Stevenage depending on candidate preference

Degree requirements – Data Science, Computer Science, Commercial and Business Administration

Overview of the Department

DDAP (Digital, Data, Analytics and Performance) is part of the PPM (Project Portfolio Management) department, which manages the delivery of the whole Rx and Vx R&D project portfolio. The department provides state-of-the-art systems, tools and high-quality data and analytics to enable effective and agile project management and governance across the R&D pipeline.

Key Placement activities

• Analytics and Reporting Design/Delivery: interpreting data, creating meaningful visualizations, and communicating insights effectively to stakeholders.
• Gathering requirements from stakeholders, translating business needs into technical specifications, and designing solutions that align with business objectives.
• Agile Methodology: managing projects with flexibility, emphasizing iterative development, team collaboration, and responding to change.
• AI/ML Discovery/Implementation: strengthen knowledge in identifying opportunities for AI/ML applications, understanding machine learning models, and implementing AI solutions

These placement opportunities have the following recruitment stages you must successfully pass to be offered a placement year with GSK for 2024:

1.      Eligibility Form

2.      World of GSK Online Assessment

3.      Written Assessment

4.      Virtual Assessment Centre or Virtual Interview

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 UK.InternRecruitment@gsk.com or call us on 01582 692870 and let us know how we can help you.

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

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. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).

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.

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.

Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you’d like to discuss any reasonable adjustments to our process which might help you demonstrate your strengths and capabilities.

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About GSK

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, itʼs 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

How to apply

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Please note that applications may close before the application deadline, so apply early to avoid disappointment.