R&D Clinical Supply Chain Graduate Programme, UK, 2025

GlaxoSmithKline, Ware, Hertfordshire

R&D Clinical Supply Chain Graduate Programme, UK, 2025

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GlaxoSmithKline, Ware, Hertfordshire

  • Full time
  • Temporary
  • Onsite working

Posted 6 days ago, 29 Sep | Get your application in now to be included in the first week's applications.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 5579181d86e549cc9265a4e54f4f7a79

Full Job Description

Over two years, our Graduate Programme will challenge and support you to grow professionally and personally. You'll have three varied and stretching rotations working on live projects alongside experts in industry. Your 8-month long rotations will provide you with the opportunity to experience different roles across different parts of the GSK end-to-end Clinical Supply Chain. In all our roles, you'll work across the GSK vaccines and medicines portfolio to ensure that clinical supply materials are supplied around the globe in a timely and compliant fashion for patients enrolled in GSK clinical trials. What will you do?

  • Three 8-month rotations in roles across the end-to-end supply chain. There are options for roles in supply chain management, planning and scheduling, sourcing and procurement, operations, and logistics. All of these roles contribute to the delivery of medicine and vaccines to patients in GSK and ViiV clinical trials
  • Learn and apply best practices in inventory management, demand planning, data management and logistics operational activities
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure timely and smooth flow of medicines, vaccines and materials, meeting customer demands and regulatory requirements
  • Plan and execute operational activities such as production scheduling, packaging, and labelling
  • Use data for analysis and reporting to support decision making and process optimisation
  • Develop innovative new ideas and contribute to implementation of continuous improvement initiatives to enhance supply chain efficiency
  • Participate in projects related to sustainability, cost reduction, and process improvement
  • Accelerate your development through tailored training that is intuitive to you and your needs
  • Build key relationships with internal and external stakeholders
  • Join an international community of like-minded graduates who, alongside their day jobs, help shape and run the Graduate Programme, for example, organising hackathons, running global tech debates with external leading experts, and more

    Education required: Bachelor's or Master's degree from an accredited university, preferably in business administration, supply chain management, science, or engineering related field.
  • Graduation by August 2025. Language requirement: Written and spoken fluency in English, Are you a graduate with collaborative spirit, data analysis skill, and diverse perspective who can help us empower our people and help us deliver our portfolio? Join us and become one of the leaders of the future in Clinical Supply Chain.,
  • Talented, ambitious graduates with an open and curious mindset
  • Fresh thinking with innovative new ideas that boost productivity and efficiency
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
  • An eagerness to learn and develop towards a leadership position
  • A strong interest in a career in the healthcare industry
  • A willingness to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple tasks., Our Graduate Programmes are designed to accelerate the development of graduates who don't have significant previous professional work experience in the area to which they are applying. Of course, many graduates who join the programme have worked while studying or after graduation. If you've already developed substantial experience working in a professional role in your sector, while you would be able to apply for this programme, you may also want to look at direct entry roles in our businesses, as these may be the best way to build on your existing skills and expertise and develop a career at GSK., If applying to one of GSK's Graduate programmes in the UK, please be advised that you must have and be able to evidence the right to work in the UK before the start date of your programme.

    Why GSK?
  • Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. 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 organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology). 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 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. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are open to all talent. In the US, we also adhere to Affirmative Action principles. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to neurodiversity, race/ethnicity, colour, national origin, religion, gender, 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
  • (US only).
  • We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.

  • A competitive salary
  • An annual bonus based on company performance
  • Relocation Allowance (eligibility will be confirmed once your first location is confirmed)
  • Access to Private Healthcare Insurance which includes 24-hour access to an online GP
  • Well-being programmes to encourage mindfulness and support your mental needs
  • Option to opt into our share save plan which gives you long-term incentives by linking your rewards to our longer-term performance
  • Opportunities to work with Employee Resource groups that focus on encouraging inclusion & diversity
  • Employee recognition programmes and awards to reward exceptional achievements
  • An opportunity to learn commercial skills from experienced colleagues and access to senior leaders to help guide your career development
  • Formal and informal technical and soft skills training and development, delivered through a mixture of coaching and mentoring by senior leaders, your manager, your peers, and a mix of virtual & in person courses