Global Investigative Safety Review

Item: Global Investigative Safety at GSK
Rating: 5
Author: Anonymous

at GSK

Placement (10 Months+)

Science

Stevenage

Review Submitted: May 2023

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 role is to design and execute bespoke cellular assays to investigate and validate new platform technologies and explore mechanistic hypotheses regarding safety across all phases in the drug development process.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

I was given full responsibility once I was trained and able to begin my project. My project was done very independently but I always had support around me if needed.

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?

I have developed many laboratory skills such as maintaining a cell line, pipetting work and conducting mitochondrial assays. I have also learnt how to become organized, communicate effectively and manage my time well.

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?

I had a lot of support from my direct line manger and everyone in my team. My colleagues were always around to give me productive feedback and help if I ever requested. I never felt isolated or alone during my project

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 was very friendly and willing to help. I also had the opportunity to shadow many other departments as all employees were always eager to have a conversation about their project and wanted to show you what work they conducted.

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 so much and it has only benefitted me massively. I am so grateful to have been able to complete my placement at GSK and wouldn't have changed anything about it.