Microbiology Industrial Placement
by GSK
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Microbiology Industrial Placement
What does a Mircobiology industrial placement have to offer?
A microbiology placement in one of our manufacturing sites will give you hands on practical application of microbial techniques. You’ll be contributing to ensuring our pharmaceutical and consumer healthcare products are manufactured to stringent quality and safety standards.
During your 12 months with us, you’ll gain experience in areas such as:
- The use and interpretation of data from one or more of the following microbiological techniques / tests: aseptic techniques, identification of microbial isolates, environmental monitoring, endotoxin testing, water monitoring, bioburden monitoring, organism identification, sterility testing
- Validation of microbial testing methods for tablet or inhaled pharmaceutical products
- Technical report writing skills
- Leading laboratory investigations
- Key laboratory techniques such as preparing sample and standard solutions
- Calibration and maintenance of equipment
You will be applying the skills you already have and developing new skills such as; team working, problem solving and building relationships. You will work with and learn from an experienced team of analysts and technicians; they will coach and mentor you during your year to help you achieve your potential.
Degree Requirements:
Must be on track for a 2.1 or above in an undergraduate degree in Microbiology or combined microbiology undergraduate degree. (Biomedical sciences and Biological science courses are accepted only if intensive microbiology module included.) You will have completed a minimum of 2 years of an undergraduate degree, but will not have graduated at the start of your placement.
Locations available: Barnard Castle, Maidenhead, Ware, Worthing.
Please note: some roles at the Worthing site will involve exposure to penicillin.
About GSK
One of the world’s leading healthcare companies, GSK discovers, develops, manufactures and distributes life-saving vaccines, prescription medicines and consumer health products such as Maxinutrition, Sensodyne, Aquafresh and Panadol.
The size and scope of our organisation allows our people to answer some of the biggest questions facing everyone on the planet – questions about future healthcare needs and questions about building a responsive, innovative, global business to meet them – as well as questions about their own personal and professional growth.
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