Cell and Gene Therapy Analytical Development IP Student Review
by GSK
Rating
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Skills
5.0
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Responsibilities
4.0
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Support & Guidance
5.0
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Culture
4.5
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Your Impressions
4.3
- 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
- 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
- How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
- How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
- How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
- Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
- 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
- Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
- 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
- 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
- How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
- How would you rate the social opportunities?
- How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
- How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
- 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
- Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
- Please rate how your experience met your expectations
- Please rate the future employment prospects at GSK
- 7. Would you recommend GSK to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to GSK
Overview
On a day to day basis, I would run experiments contributing to the development of CGT assets. I also ran experiments to develop my project for the year creating a new method of analysis for CGT assets. My role consisted of a lot of troubleshooting experiments and running them again till the desired results were acquired. I would then analyze the data and write up reports for my experiments.
Skills
I learnt a whole new set of skills both technical and non-technical. Skills such as time management, teamwork, organization, communication, and more were developed on a daily basis through meeting new people, meetings, and working collaboratively with other co-workers. Technical skills I developed were data analysis, report writing, and developing my skillset with PCR systems (ddPCR and PCR).
Responsibilities
I was given a lot of responsibility for my placement from the get go. You have to use a lot of your own initiative to get work done. I also had my project for the year that I had a lot of responsibility with creating and developing experiments to run. It felt as if I was a normal employee, which was extremely rewarding
Support & Guidance
I received a lot of support and guidance from my manager, other placement students, as well as my co-workers. GSK's culture is amazing and everyone was extremely nice and understanding. Everyone wants to help and if you ask for it, people will help you out!
Culture
It was really comforting and extremely nice. GSK's culture felt like a family and I felt so comfortable from the get go. Everyone really wants to help you out and push you for success.
Your Impressions
I enjoyed my placement a lot. I gained a lot of new knowledge and skills that will help me throughout my career. There were things that I enjoyed and I didn't enjoy. It also expanded my horizons to new careers and roles that I would have never known unless I did my placement. Despite the ups and downs, it was an extremely rewarding experience
Yes
Make sure to do your research and have a good motivation behind why you want to join GSK. Talk to employees within the company through Linkedin and get a feel for the company. Is this a company that you want to be working at? Prep for the application process is key and there are a ton of resources out there regarding CV's and interviews.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Science
London
July 2022
