Help us get ahead of disease together with our MSAT Materials Science Internship, 2027: 

Education required: Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college/university, preferably in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Science or Materials Science discipline

Other requirements: Must be enrolled at a SG university for the duration of your internship and doing a full-time credit-bearing internship

Language requirement: Written and spoken fluency in English

Internship period: January to June 2027

Application deadline: As applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, we recommend applying as soon as possible for your application to be considered. This vacancy will be closed once we have enough applications for consideration. 

Are you looking to gain valuable world work experience and help to positively impact the health of billions of people? Apply for a GSK Internship today!

A GSK internship offers you the opportunity to kickstart your career – to take on a real role with genuine impact! You’ll take on challenging, serious work on live projects or assignments. You’ll also get to learn from us, develop your skills and gain valuable experience for wherever the future takes you.

What will you do?

• This internship entails deep material characterization and comparability assessments of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) and excipients used in the formulation and manufacture of oral, semi-solid and liquid medicinal products

• Comparability studies are required to assess the impact of product lifecycle changes on material properties and secondary manufacturability (micronization, granulation, mixing, milling and tableting), drug product performance and patient impact

• The material characterization techniques involved in this project will encompass some or all of the following: particle sizing, solid state form determination, powder flow, thermal analysis, particle imaging, moisture sorption and rheological analysis

What will you learn?

• Acquire hands on experience on different material characterization techniques for APIs and excipients used to manufacture medicinal products (particle sizing, XRPD, rheological properties, flow properties, moisture sorption analysis and thermal analysis)

• Hands-on experience on equipment trouble-shooting and characterization method development (where required)

• Data analysis and interpretation of results

• Present results, participate in material science discussions and influence data-driven decision making

• Appreciation of the importance of material characteristics on drug product manufacturing processes and quality

• Acquire knowledge and application of good laboratory practices (GLP) and good documentation practices (GDP)

What are we looking for?

• Technical competency and laboratory skills in pharmaceutical sciences/ biological sciences/ chemistry, analytical sciences

• Enjoy working in a laboratory environment and thrive in activities related to analytical troubleshooting, problem solving and root cause analysis to meet business needs

• Excellent inter-personal communication skills, enjoy working and collaborating cross-functionally and across global teams

• Curious, agile, adaptable to change and able to work under time pressure

What do we offer you?

• Understand and experience the GSK Culture

• Work with a diversified team of professionals

• Implement technical knowledge and skills that you have acquired at school

• Apply and develop soft skills such as interpersonal, communications and negotiation skills

• Transport to and from site to MRT stations in centralised locations all across Singapore (only for manufacturing sites)

Let’s do this!

Apply now!

Need help with your application?

Please email us at [email protected] and let us know how we can help you.

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Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale.

People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace and providing equal opportunities for all applicants. We embrace an agile working culture across our roles, so if flexibility is important to you please discuss opportunities with our hiring team. If you need any adjustments to the recruitment process to help you demonstrate your strengths and capabilities, contact [email protected]. Please note this email is for adjustment requests only; for other enquiries please use our standard contact channels.

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