Clinical Data Scientist Review

by GSK

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.9/5
  • The Role
    4.4
  • The Company
    3.7
  • The Culture
    3.3

    The Role

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

    • One of the most valuable experiences of my life

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • I worked close with my function team and the higher group team, all were very accomodating

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

    • I did feel in control of my own training, which was very good but sometimes felt a bit unsupported

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

    • Almost perfect! One or twice had too much!

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • It started with smaller jobs, but now in the almost end I was pretty much leading.

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

    • I cannot not put a value on all I have learnt, I just feel that even beats all that I did learnt at uni on my first two years

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • It was good, but sometimes there was a tension in the air usually linked to budget restrictions which I guess cannot be helped

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

    • There were quite a lot of the training in the beggining that could be better distributed, also more opportunites for students should be explored.

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • I did felt that budget paid some part in me not being allowed some courses.

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

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    National Travel

    Financial Bonus

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

    Working from home
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I might come back one day!

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Not really

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • West London is quite expensive to live and not a nice area, which means that we go to central London that ended up being quite expensive nights!

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • We did have to go to central London for something, no many things around

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Sports, parties and else

    4/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Pharmaceutical

London

July 2013

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