Internship - MSAT Manufacturing Support, Singapore (July to December 2025)
Glaxosmithkline
Help us get ahead of disease together with our Vaccines Business / Manufacturing Support (Upstream & Downstream) Internship, 2025: Education required: Undergraduate studying a Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college/university, preferably in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Biotechnology, or related Life Science Other requirements: Must be enrolled at a SG university for the duration of your internship & doing a full-time credit bearing internship Language requirement: Written and spoken fluency in English Internship period: July to December 2025 Application deadline: 31 January 2025 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. With an investment of S$510 million, our state-of-the-art vaccines manufacturing facility at Tuas was opened in June 2009 by Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, coinciding with our 50th anniversary in Singapore. Comprising two production buildings, an administration block, quality control laboratories, utility plant and warehousing, the facility became operational in 2011. The facility and operations meet the high quality and good manufacturing standards of global regulatory bodies such as the European Medicines Agency and the United States Food and Drug Administration. Tuas is a key manufacturing site within our network supplying the active ingredient used to make our pneumococcal conjugate vaccine. This paediatric vaccine is indicated for the active immunisation against pneumonia, invasive diseases and acute otitis media caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae in infants and children. Tuas site also focuses on manufacturing Hib (Haemophilus influenzae type b) antigen which is used in the manufacture of several paediatric vaccines. Hib is a bacterium responsible for invasive diseases, such as severe pneumonia and meningitis, contracted almost exclusively by children less than five years old. These two vaccine products manufactured at Tuas cover a number of diseases causing paediatric mortality in the world, making a significant contribution to our global health agenda. The site continues to invest in developing technical capability and process improvement, and embracing new technology such as digital, data and analytics to position itself as a centre of excellence for the manufacture of vaccines. What will you do? Understand Vaccine bulk manufacturing (Upstream and Downstream) processes and sterile manufacturing Exposure to a range of unit operations including Fermentation, Purification (Chromatography operations, Ultra-filtration), Microfluidization, Complexation and Adsorption Collect and compile data from various sources within the manufacturing process for troubleshooting to solve process/ operational issues in a manufacturing facility, and for trending/ process improvements Provide support to continuous improvement initiatives/ projects and process robustness initiatives Assist in developing process automation and new technologies involving data analytics and continuous manufacturing Support in the execution and development of new validation processes or troubleshooting existing ones for Process and Equipment Support in the documentation of validation protocols, reports and risk assessments Support and collaborate with MSAT and inter-departments on site-wide initiatives Participate in site’s safety, quality and wellness initiatives What will you learn? Understand the vaccine manufacturing process Have valuable hands-on experience, develop critical skills, and enhance your ability to contribute to process optimization initiatives in the pharmaceutical industry Understand equipment and systems (e.g. Fermentation, Purification (Chromatography operations, Ultra-filtration), Microfluidization, Complexation and Adsorption) Exposure to real-world data collection and analysis in a manufacturing setting What are we looking for? A keen interest in improving manufacturing process and technologies A mindset focused on continuous improvement and growth, along with strong interpersonal skills and a positive approach The ability to listen, learn, and a genuine desire to make a meaningful impact on people’s lives through high-quality work Excellent communication and problem-solving skills, coupled with a collaborative approach to teamwork Self-motivation, proactiveness, and a strong eagerness for development and learning Analytical, organized, and process-driven, with exceptional attention to detail High adaptability and flexibility, with the ability to perform effectively under pressure and embrace change What do we offer you? Formal and informal technical and soft skills training and development, delivered through a mixture of coaching and mentoring by senior leaders, your manager and your peers. On-the-job experience Understand and experience the GSK Culture Work with a diversified team of professionals Transport to and from site to MRT stations in centralised locations all across Singapore Let’s do this! You’ll find hints, tips and guidance on our recruitment process on our website. Learn more about the application process: You can learn more about GSK and our careers here https://www.gsk.com/en-gb/careers/ Apply now! Need help with your application? Please email us at apac.earlycareers@gsk.com and let us know how we can help you. #SGInternship #EarlyCareers 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. 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