Quality Assurance & Quality Control (Multiple Roles and Locations) Industrial Placement, 2027

Location: UK - West Sussex - Worthing

Choose Wisely, Apply Confidently

To maximize your opportunities at securing an Industrial Placement with us this year, we strongly advise that you apply to no more than 3 adverts. (For clarity, multiple roles within a single advert are considered one application.)

We encourage you to concentrate your efforts on the roles that best align with your skills, interests and university experience, as this will strengthen your application and give you the best chance of success.

Roles Available in Location: Worthing, GSK HQ

Education required:  Supply chain, Business, Management

Please read the degree requirements for each role carefully before applying.

Other requirements:  You will have completed a minimum of 2 years of your undergraduate degree but will not have graduated at the start of your placement. You must be enrolled at a UK (United Kingdom) or ROI (Republic of Ireland) University for the duration of your placement.

Pre-application activity: Before applying, you'll need to obtain an application code by completing a short activity in Connectr, our candidate engagement platform.

This activity is designed to encourage considered applications. Once completed, you'll receive your unique application code required to proceed with your application.

If you have already graduated with a bachelor’s degree and are currently studying a postgraduate Masters, you are not eligible for this programme.

Language requirement: Written and spoken fluency in English

Expected Start date: July 2027

Duration: 1 year (approximately)

Salary:  A salary of £28,900 (London) or £26,400 (all other locations) plus a bonus.

Workplace Arrangements: Full time on site required

Application Closing: Roles are expected to close on 13/10/2026, however, candidates will be reviewed regularly, and the advert may close at any point. Please ensure you review and complete the application stages below

Are you looking to gain valuable real world work experience and help positively impact the lives of others?

A GSK internship offers you the opportunity to kickstart your career – to take on a real role with genuine impact. You’ll take on challenging tasks within live projects or assignments.  You’ll also get to learn from others in your team and other parts of GSK whilst developing your skills and gaining valuable experience for wherever the future takes you.

What do we offer you?

A competitive salary, with an annual bonus based on company performance.

Employee recognition programs, which reward exceptional achievements.

Access to our cutting-edge wellbeing platform: personalize your experience, help reduce stress, increase focus, build connections and resilience. You will also have access to a confidential helpline 24/7, mindfulness, health screenings and financial wellbeing support.

Access to Private Healthcare Insurance, including 24-hour access to an online GP.

Optional Support: Includes identity protection, long-term care insurance, home, auto, and pet insurance

Opportunities to work with Employee Resource Groups, providing opportunities to network, gain mentorship, and develop personally and professionally.

Access to IPUnite which is a community of Early Careers programme participants offering development, networking and social connections to help you make the best of your programme. You will also be invited to join LinkedIn groups and pre-joining webinars, to enable you to connect and network with new students.

2 volunteering days per year

Typical skills you can expect to learn on this placement will include:

Teamworking through working with multidisciplinary teams

Communication (written & verbal)

Time management

Problem-solving

Networking

Data analysis and management

Technical skills (detailed within each role description)

The Roles (2)

Role 1 – Quality Systems and Validation Compliance - Worthing

Degree Requirements: Supply chain, Business, Management

Overview of the Department

The Quality Systems and Validation Compliance department is responsible for ensuring compliance to company processes and industry requirements and managing the lifecycle of our drug product from initial qualification through to ongoing commercial marketing. As an established product, this requires ongoing license maintenance with supplied markets, and qualification of new equipment and/or processes to improve manufacturing efficiencies.

Key Placement Learnings

Work with other departments (Technical, Engineering, Operations) to support equipment qualification activities and projects.

Write, review and approve validation lifecycle documentation and ensure they comply with relevant Good Manufacturing Practice and industry requirements.

Facilitate the team tiered accountability meeting and identify improvements through the use of data analytics.

Build knowledge of industry expectations for equipment and process validation.

Role 2 – Digital Quality Systems – GSK HQ

Degree Requirements: Open to all degrees

Workplace Arrangements: Flexible working via performance with choice (office and home working available)

The team is responsible for the business ownership and stewardship of digital quality systems that support R&D activities. Our role is to ensure these systems remain compliant, reliable, and aligned to business needs over time.  We focus on how systems are used in practice — driving adoption, managing change, and continuously improving how quality processes are enabled through technology. This includes shaping system enhancements, supporting inspection readiness, and ensuring solutions deliver sustained value rather than just initial deployment. The team works closely with both business and technical stakeholders to connect regulatory requirements, user needs, and digital capability.

During this placement, you will gain valuable experience in digital systems managem