Strategy, Governance and Compliance - R&D Engineering Services Industrial Placement, UK 2026

Overview

Site Name: UK - Hertfordshire - Stevenage

Posted Date: Sep

Choose Wisely, Apply Confidently: To maximise your opportunities at securing an Industrial Placement with us this year, apply to no more than 3 adverts. Multiple roles within a single advert are considered one application. Focus your efforts on roles that best align with your skills, interests and university experience.

Roles Available in Location: Stevenage

Education and Eligibility

Education required: To apply for this placement, you must be currently studying an undergraduate degree in a range of degrees including but not limited to business management, finance, risk management and communications.

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 or ROI university for the duration of your placement.

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: June 2026

Duration: 1 year (approximately)

Compensation and Work Arrangements

Salary: A salary of £25,400 plus a bonus.

Workplace Arrangements: Flexible working via performance with choice (office & home working may be available)

Application Closing: Early applications are encouraged as candidates will be reviewed regularly and the advert may close at any point.

The Opportunity

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 take on a real role with genuine impact. You'll take on challenging tasks within live projects or assignments, learn from others, and develop skills for the future.

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 wellbeing and health resources, including confidential support and health screenings.
• Private Healthcare Insurance and 24-hour online GP access.
• Optional Support: identity protection, long-term care, home, auto, and pet insurance
• Opportunities to work with Employee Resource Groups for networking and development.
• Access to IPUnite and related networking and webinars.
• 2 volunteering days per year

Typical skills you can expect to learn on this placement include teamwork, communication, time management, problem-solving, networking, data analysis and management, and role-specific technical skills.

The Role and Learnings

Overview of the Department: Research & Development Engineering Services provides facilities management, engineering and capital project services tailored to the needs of R&D, ensuring safe, reliable, compliant and sustainable environments across multiple sites and countries.

There are multiple roles available within the department across Strategy & Governance as well as Risk & Compliance teams, offering opportunities to collaborate with key stakeholders and develop project management and problem-solving skills in a fast-paced environment.

The ideal candidate: possesses skills for strategy, governance, risk and compliance within the RDES department. This placement is not intended for engineering undergraduates.

Key Placement Learnings

• Gain experience in an industry leading business, building transferable skills and networking with professionals.
• Perform data analysis to track progress against KPIs and inform decision-making.
• Support the design and deployment of communications and engagement plans.
• Project manage the transition of services to a new Enterprise Facilities Management contract.
• Identify and implement business process improvements.
• Support preparation for internal and external audits to maintain regulatory licence.
• Perform local management monitoring to ensure policy adherence.

Apply Process

These placement opportunities have recruitment stages you must pass to be offered a placement year with GSK for 2026: 1) Eligibility Form 2) GSK Digital Assessment 3) Virtual Assessment Centre or Virtual Interview.

You can find hints and tips on our recruitment process and guidance from mentors in our Early Careers hub.

We're open to all talent and are committed to inclusion. More information can be found about inclusion and how to discuss reasonable adjustments with the hiring team.

For more information about GSK careers please visit our website. If you need help with your application, please email or call .

Important notices

GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This site is not open to referrals from employment businesses/agencies without prior written authorization from GSK.

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