Analytical Development Scientist Review

Item: Analytical Development Scientist at GSK
Rating: 4.1
Author: Anonymous

at GSK

Placement (10 Months+)

Chemistry

Stevenage

Review Submitted: July 2025

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!

4/5 - Overview of Role

4.8/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Support and Guidance

3.8/5 - Company Culture

4/5 - Overall Experience

1/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

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

I work in a vaccines team. Initially I spent the first 7 months working solely on method development for a vaccine. The remaining time of my placement I helped out other analytical teams on large molecule projects and started another method development for a different vaccine. All my work was done by HPLC and size exclusion chromatography (SEC).

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

As much as possible. Since I was the only person working on the method development I was leading my own project and managing my own time.

Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

4/5

Skills Development

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

Yes, I mastered my analytical thinking skills and complexed problem solving. I have never run a HPLC or SEC before I started my placement but over the course of the year I became very confident at it. I also had a chance to practice my presentational skills, presenting at a site Early Talent symposium and presenting a poster at the chromatography day.

How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

4/5

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?

I think a good amount. Everyone in the department are very helpful so whenever I had any questions I was given all the help I needed.

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?

Everyone are friendly, however, the office I was based in is quiet.

How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

4/5

How would you rate the social opportunities?

4/5

How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

4/5

How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?

3/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

It was a great opportunity to develop skills that will be useful in the future career. GSK is a great place for someone who has never worked in industry before as it has a very structured program for the IPs and young professionals. I met a lot of amazing people and made good friends.