R&D Bioprocessing Review

by Cytiva

Rating

4.4/5
  • Skills
    4.5
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.3
  • Your Impressions
    4.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • A split between working in the office and working in the lab. Carrying out testing as and when needed. Supporting projects the team are working on, completing any reports or data analysis based on experimental testing carried out in the lab.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • I have been able to build upon skills at all stages of experimentation from planning, carrying out the test, data analysis and reporting out. I have also gained an improved understanding of the bioprocess as a whole and aspects surrounding drug manufacture. To add to this some in depth knowledge of project management and the new product development process.


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
  • 5/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • I was able to carry out some testing of my own as-well-as supporting other testing, where I was responsible for publishing an internal report.


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 5/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • I felt as though I received sufficient support and guidance from line manager and team members. I also felt as though I could reach out if anything was needed.


  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
  • 5/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • The general atmosphere in the office was great, everyone was very friendly and it was a good place to work.


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 3/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • I enjoyed working on real products that had real uses. On top of doing meaningful work I also enjoyed having a variation between admin work at the office, laboratory practical work and project meetings. It was a great opportunity to speak to many associates all doing slightly different things and understanding better their job roles.


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 4/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 5/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Cytiva
  • 3/5

  • 7. Would you recommend Cytiva to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Cytiva
  • It's a company that has good values and almost everyone I have met are kind and willing to help out. Reach out to wherever you find interesting, take advantage of the wide range of opportunities and speak about why you want that specific role e.g. what you might want to gain out of it.


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Science, Manufacturing

South East

May 2023


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