Research Scientist Review

by GSK

Best Student Employer

This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.

Rating

3.8/5
  • The Role
    4.5
  • The Company
    3.8
  • The Culture
    2.8

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • I was given the opportunity to develop a project that is now being used by my department as a tool for discovering new medicines!

    5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • My original team was quite small, and over the year we have added more members to the team and we all help each other with our work and make suggestions to how our work can be improved.

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • My supervisor and manager have been great. They have always been there to answer my questions (even the silly ones!) and really inspired me to have a career in research and development.

    5/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Some days I would be very busy with lab work, others I would have an office day writing up experiments but overall my workload was manageable.

    5/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • After being under closer supervision at the start of the year during my training, I am now routinely conducting my own experiments and reporting my data back to my supervisor and making suggestions for what experiments we should be trying next.

    4/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • I have developed so many laboratory and data analysis skills that will be transferrable into almost any laboratory environment and will be a great assest for my university dissertation. I have also developed into a confident public speaker.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • Our office was always very quiet, however there was a variety of people from different groups so you often found out information from elsewhere in the department.

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • My placement was very well organised, I have had a great year!

    5/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • My supervisor gave me many opportunites to present my work and develop into a confident research scientist.

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Subsidised/Company Gym

    Financial Bonus

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

    Above 25 days holiday
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • There are no graduate programmes specific to biology research and development, however I have made academic research group links.

    4/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • Having a lot of students on site meant that there were a lot of social activities at evenigns and weekends, and as a department of 13 students, we all met up regularly both inside and outside of work.

    5/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Stevenage is a relatively cheap town to live in, but was close enough to London to be able to and enjoy a better social scene.

    4/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • There was one club....

    1/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • I played netball outside of work, and since i was already involved in other sporting activities at home I chose to research opportunites in Stevenage that i could take part in before i arrived.

    2/5
    Report this review

Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Pharmaceutical, Science

East of England

June 2012

View More Reviews