Quantitative Systems Toxicology Modeller Review

Item: Quantitative Systems Toxicology Modeller at GSK
Rating: 5
Author: Anonymous

at GSK

Placement (10 Months+)

Research

Stevenage

Review Submitted: July 2024

Overall Rating

5 /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!

5/5 - Overview of Role

5/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Support and Guidance

5/5 - Company Culture

5/5 - Overall Experience

5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

My industrial placement role is a quantitative systems toxicology (QST) modeller, which is based in the Non-Clinical Safety department of Research and Development. In this role I apply mechanistic modelling to support safety-related decisions through integration of non-clinical data in mathematical models.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Yes. I was tasked with managing my own project, recording & reporting its own process. ensure the repository was kept up to date and propriety data was correctly looked after.

Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

5/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

R coding skills
mathematical modelling & application to supporting drug development pipeline
project management
communication
Repository management and security

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?

5/5

How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?

5/5

Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development

5/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

Fantastic support & guidance. I was quickly introduced to the concepts of mathematical modelling & coding using R. I was provided a welcoming environment to practice the coding skills. multiple meetings weekly were useful for tracking my progress and made support easy to access.

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?

Company culture and general atmosphere was also fantastic. plenty of both work based & extra-curricular activities readily available for both career progression and just general relaxation. Everyone was extremely welcoming .

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?

Enjoyed everything about it. so many opportunities available & really gave insights into a career path I wasn't all that familiar with. I've made friends & connections for my future career and continue to recieve support

Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship

5/5

Please rate how your experience met your expectations

5/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at GSK

5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend GSK to a friend?

Yes

What advice would you give to others applying to GSK

take up every opportunity you can. Ensure you show your determination and passion, you don't have to be the most technical scientist to score a placement, you've just got to show the basic skills and the capabilities to learn more.

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