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Join the GSK’s Biochemist Associate Apprentice Program US, 2024 : Help us get ahead of disease together

GSK Apprenticeships are full-time entry level opportunities that offer high school graduates and community college students the opportunity to begin their career while studying towards their associate’s degree.

This associate’s degree is fully funded by GSK, which YES, means NO COLLEGE DEBT!

Education required :

Must have earned a high school diploma or equivalency diploma by June 2024.

High school GPA 2.5 ( B ) or above (4.0 scale)

High school Algebra and Geometry or 2 units equivalent of academic math (GPA 2.5 or above in each case)

High school English (GPA 2.5 or above)

High school Biology or Chemistry (GPA 2.5 or above)

Must have 0- 30 college credits

Preferred requirements :

Have studied AP Biology, or Chemistry at High School

Language requirement : Written and spoken fluency in English

Other requirements :

Must be 18 years of age by August 1, 2024

Less than 2 years of related work experience since graduating from high school

If offered a position the candidate must be willing to enroll, and meet entry requirements, with one of GSK's partnering community colleges or technical institutions, in the preferred related instruction course.

Must be able to commute daily to the GSK manufacturing facility and related community college or technical institution

Start date : August 2024

Application deadline : We recommend you apply as soon as possible. We will close this vacancy when we have enough applications, so please apply as soon as you can so your application can be considered.

If you seem like a good fit based on your application form, we will invite you to complete our World of GSK online assessment.

Please complete the World of GSK by the deadline provided. Next, we will invite you to complete a phone interview. If you succeed in the online assessment, and the phone interview, you will be invited to join us for the final stage : our Assessment Center

Assessment Center Date : May / June 2024

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Are you looking to gain a head start in your career where you can help positively impact the health of billions of people?

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it, and we aim to impact the health of 2.5 billion people around the world in the next 10 years.

Our success absolutely depends on our people. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be.

A place where they can be themselves feeling welcome, valued and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing.

So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get ahead together.

Inspired to help us get ahead together? Apply for the Biochemist Associate Apprenticeship program at GSK today!

We are looking for highly motivated high school graduates with an interest in science who are looking to jump start their career in the biopharmaceutical industry.

The apprenticeship program allows you to develop hands-on technical skillsin our quality control labs while continuing your education.

Working at our biopharmaceuticalmanufacturing sites you will help to ensure we have the latest, safe, efficient, and reliable processes and equipment to deliver life-saving medicines and vaccines to people in 90 % of the world’s countries.

This role will enable you to develop your skills in an industry that’s making radical changes to the way it develops and manufactures products.

Ahead together with tailored training and career development

This entry-leveldevelopment opportunity offers you the chance to study towards nationally recognized qualifications while gaining hands-on, paid on-the-jobtraining.

Our apprentices attend college part-time studying theory elements of the apprenticeship while working at a GSK Biopharma Manufacturing facility.

Biochemist associate apprentices at Upper Merion will spend approx. 1 day per week studying towards an associate’s degree in Biotechnology at Montgomery County Community College.

You will spend most of your week working in our qualitylabs, rotating through different departments, receiving tailored on-the-job training from our in-house industry experts.

Over the 3- 4 years of the apprenticeship you will have a personal training programto help you develop and progress.

What will you do?

As a biochemist associate apprentice,you may get involved in the following activities :

Operating specialist laboratory equipment and instrumentation to test our products and raw materials

Learning about the process each drug or product follows from test tube through to full scale manufacturing.

Developing analytical testing skills in line with Good Laboratory Practices (GLP)

Operating specialist equipment to improve testing procedures

Learning how data and documentationis managed and reviewed in a highly regulated industry

Developing your knowledge in biochemistry

Work in a compliant manner to ensure the safety of yourself, others and the protection of the environment

What do we offer you?

A competitive salary

An annual bonus based on company performance

Access to healthcare and well-being programs, savings programs (401K), time off and childcare support

Employee recognition programs, which reward exceptional achievements

On-the-job experience and formal and informal training and development, delivered through a mixture of coaching, mentoring and formal training programs

Fully funded college education!

Let’s do this!

You’ll find hints, tips and guidance on our recruitment process on our website

Note : As mentioned in Application Deadline section, GSK Apprentice recruitment will NOT require completion of the GSK Life job simulation, as outlined in the link above)

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Why Us?

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns as an organization where people can thrive.

Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it, and we aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of 2030.

Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive.

We want GSK to be a workplace where everyone can feel a sense of belonging and thrive as set out in our Equal and Inclusive Treatment of Employees policy.

We’re committed to being more proactive at all levels so that our workforce reflects the communities we work and hire in, and our GSK leadership reflects our GSK workforce.

GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer and, in the US, we adhere to Affirmative Action principles. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered / protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class.

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Last updated : 2024-04-23