Site Launch and Change Controller Review
at GSK
Placement (10 Months+)
Business Management
Worthing
Review Submitted: June 2021
Overall Rating
4.1 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
2/5
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Overview of Role
3.8/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
5/5
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Company Culture
3.5/5
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Overall Experience
4/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
• Co-ordinations of notifications with the SAP system.
• Continuous communication with global markets.
• Attending and driving meetings in cross functional teams.
• Lifecycle management of packs.
• Creation of new artworks and components.
• Managing changes to pack bill of materials.
• Continuous communication with global markets.
• Attending and driving meetings in cross functional teams.
• Lifecycle management of packs.
• Creation of new artworks and components.
• Managing changes to pack bill of materials.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
• Co-ordinate and manage changes to packaging for life-saving antibiotics.
• I improved manufacturing efficiency by allowing for flexible production of packs supplied globally.
• I championed discontinuation of packs that are no longer required on site or in the market.
• I improved manufacturing efficiency by allowing for flexible production of packs supplied globally.
• I championed discontinuation of packs that are no longer required on site or in the market.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
2/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
• How to navigate through the SAP and Harmony systems.
• How to communicate within a team – teamwork and building relationships.
• Microsoft excel proficiency.
• Virtual and written communication within the professional environment.
• How to communicate within a team – teamwork and building relationships.
• Microsoft excel proficiency.
• Virtual and written communication within the professional environment.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
3/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
4/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
3/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
A huge amount of support and guidance. I was assigned a mentor who I was on a call with practically every day for the first 6 months of my placement.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
5/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
5/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Great
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
5/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
5/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
5/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I enjoyed it a lot, even with the challenges that COVID-19 brought.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
3/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at GSK
4/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend GSK to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to GSK
Try do some practice assessments before the real thing! Be yourself in the interview and make sure you know what GSK's core values are!
Global Patient Safety and Pharmacovigilance Industrial Placement Student
at GSK
- Placement (10 Months+)
- London
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4.8
