Internship - Lab Productivity and Performance, Singapore (January to June 2025)

GlaxoSmithKline

GlaxoSmithKline

Jurong, Singapore
Posted on Sep 16, 2024

Help us get ahead of disease together with our Quality Business Area / Lab Productivity and Performance Internship, 2025:

Education required: Undergraduate studying a Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college/university, preferably in Engineering discipline with a focus in Chemical Engineering, Pharmacy or Chemistry

Other requirements: Must be enrolled at a SG university for the duration of your internship and doing a credit-bearing internship

Language requirement: Written and spoken fluency in English

Internship period: January to June 2025

Application deadline: 30 October 2024

We recommend you apply as soon as possible. We will close this vacancy when we have enough applications, so please apply as soon as you can, so your application can be considered.

Are you looking to gain valuable work experience and help to positively impact the health of billions of people? Apply for a GSK Internship today!

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, serious work on live projects or assignments. You’ll also get to learn from us, develop your skills and gain valuable experience for wherever the future takes you.


What will you do?

  • To support in executing lean lab identified projects (lab rejuvenation, micro lab standard work, reduced testing, online testing program etc) to achieve productivity gain.

  • To deploy GPS 5S (Sort, Set, Shine, Standardize and Sustain) standard for the whole lab and obtained 5S certification for 1 identified zone.

  • To review and revamp Lab Safety Program including safety GEMBA requirement, RA program, new chemical introduction standard work. And with governance and performance management.

What will you learn?

  • Lean Lab Initiatives - removal of waste, process flow review and application of online application in order to gain lab productivity and efficiency.

  • 5S/Zoning roll up in the lab and establish standard work to obtain GPS Maturity.

  • Establish robust Lab Safety Program and Governance to be aligned to SLE expectations.

What are we looking for?

  • Pro-active with high level of independence

  • Curious and keen learner

  • Team player

  • Ability to quickly adapt to change and working under pressure

  • Excellent communication skills

  • Strong problem-solving skills

  • Confidence in your own judgment

  • Great project management skills and the ability to prioritize tasks

What do we offer you?

  • Understand and experience the GSK Culture

  • Work with a diversified team of professionals

  • Implement technical knowledge and skills that you have acquired at school

  • Apply and develop soft skills such as interpersonal, communications and negotiation skills

  • Transport to and from site to MRT stations in centralised locations all across Singapore

Let’s do this!

You’ll find hints, tips and guidance on our recruitment process on our website.

Learn more about the application process: gsk.to/ETprocess

Hear more from our past interns here: What do our interns like about working at GSK?

Get some tips from our interns: Top Tips from Our Interns

You can learn more about GSK and our careers here https://www.gsk.com/en-gb/careers/

Apply now!

Need help with your application?

Please email us at apac.earlycareers@gsk.com and let us know how we can help you.

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).

Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.

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