Statistician Review
by GSK
Rating
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Skills
4.5
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Responsibilities
5.0
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Support & Guidance
5.0
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Culture
4.8
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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
I provide statistical support to scientists in the drug development process. Common tasks include: Using SAS, R, and Statistica for analysis Writing reports of my findings Presenting results to clients Chairing and attending meetings Training courses and networking
Skills
I have developed my R skills, and have learnt new statistical packages from scratch, such as SAS, Statistica, and Design Expert. I have also developed my statistical knowledge from working in a large, diverse team. Additionally, I have had opportunities to develop my presentation skills, in chairing my team's weekly meeting, as well as presenting to clients, and presenting to candidates in interviews.
Responsibilities
Yes, the same as any other employee in my team, which I was grateful for and appreciated. I felt treated with balanced levels of respect, professionally, as well as understanding that I'm still a student and don't have the experience or knowledge that my colleagues have.
Support & Guidance
As much as I needed. I could always contact my supervisor, manager, or any colleague in my team. Colleagues would regularly reach out to me to introduce themselves, catch up, and see how I'm finding my placement. Additionally, regarding pieces of work, I always felt I could reach out to anyone in my group if I didn't understand something, or just wanted general guidance.
Culture
Fantastic company culture with focus on health and wellbeing, work-life balance, and kindness. The company's core values are Transparency, Respect, Integrity, and Patient-focus, which you can really appreciate is ingrained and encouraged amongst all staff.
Your Impressions
To a great extent: I learned so many new things and developed my knowledge and understanding of the company, as well as the industry as a whole. I was also able to have lots of social interaction with other placement students, since the whole placement program is networked and well-organised.
Yes
Keep in mind the four company values: Transparency, Respect, Integrity, and Patient-focus. Try and see how your values align with the companies, and where you can add value.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Pharmaceutical
East of England
April 2023
