Biopharm Discovery IP Student Review
by GSK
Rating
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Skills
4.8
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Responsibilities
4.0
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Support & Guidance
4.0
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Culture
4.3
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Your Impressions
5.0
- 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 work on assay development and supporting pipeline activities. This would include planning experiments, including ordering reagents, creating a protocol and/or method, running an experiment, data analysis and a write-up. I will also be in constant communication with either the requestors for an assay or my supervisors if working on my student project.
Skills
I have learnt a lot of new skills, mostly methodical and practical skills such as how to set up and use new instruments and troubleshooting. I have developed my interpersonal skills such as leadership and teamwork and also become more confident, especially in presentations and meetings.
Responsibilities
I was given a lot more independence than I expected at a much faster rate, which resulted in me planning and carrying out my own ideas and experiments from start to finish with little input from my supervisors; however, they would always be on hand to help if I had any questions or queries.
Support & Guidance
I received a lot of support during the onboarding process, which diminished as I got more confident, more independent and more comfortable in the role. I was able to easily seek help when I needed it, from both my supervisors and other team/department members.
Culture
It varies from team to team, but the bottom line is everyone wants you to succeed and are all friendly and willing to help you as long as you demonstrate you're interested and hard working!
Your Impressions
There were many ups and downs, but it has been an invaluable experience which has shaped my future in ways I did not previously think before I joined. Overall, I am extremely happy I took this opportunity
Yes
Take advantage of all the opportunities given to you, work hard and network! There is a library of knowledge and experience available, you just have to take the initiative to start reading it.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Pharmaceutical
South East
August 2024
