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Drive the narrative: join GSK's communications & government affairs team

Join us in the communications & government affairs (CGA) function at GSK, where you’ll play a key role in helping us protect and enhance our reputation both inside and outside the company, ensuring our story is told correctly and consistently across all our businesses.

Our CGA team is vital in building engagement and belief in GSK, its purpose, strategy, and culture – both internally and externally. We protect and enhance GSK’s reputation, ensure our story is told accurately and consistently, bring external viewpoints into the company, and partner with our business to develop GSK policy and positions. Ultimately, CGA has a critical role in growing and supporting the business for the benefit of patients.

Develop your career with us

Our two-year graduate programme is designed to help you develop critical skills as part of a company united in its purpose to get ahead of disease together. You’ll experience three rotations of eight months each, giving you the chance to learn and gain experience across internal and external communications, and government affairs, in several business areas.

As a graduate in the communications & government affairs team, you can expect to:

• Hone your skills and increase your knowledge of internal and external communications and government affairs through a tailored development programme.
• Be involved in our digital activity, both internally and externally, on our social media channels.
• Learn to manage projects and prioritise tasks effectively, operating with flexibility in an unpredictable environment.
• Analyse and interpret information to understand healthcare trends and insights.
• Work collaboratively with cross-functional GSK teams in areas such as Medical, Commercial, HR, and Supply Chain to develop internal and external key messages and grow your influencing and presentation skills.

Are you who we’re looking for?

If you’re a graduate with strong influencing skills and a passion for communicating values, products, and business developments in a clear and compelling way, we want to hear from you.

We are looking for someone who:

• Is ambitious, self-motivated, and inquisitive.
• Is proactive and displays a willingness to learn.
• Is able to thrive under pressure and energised by teamwork.
• Has a strong interest and skill in writing, analysing, interpreting, and effectively communicating complex information for a range of audiences.

Finance

Join us in the finance function at GSK, where you'll use numbers to make a real difference, providing an independent viewpoint to drive decision-making and strategy across our organisation.

Develop your career with us

Over three years, you’ll undertake three rotations (job placements) where you’ll learn and embed the core technical, finance, digital, and data skills you need to move forward.

You’ll also have the opportunity to work hand-in-hand with business stakeholders – from commercial and manufacturing to R&D – to build your commercial acumen and support their business decisions. Wherever you are, you'll build upon your technical knowledge and gain new business expertise, providing robust, insightful analysis that helps the department achieve its objectives.

As a graduate in the finance team, you can expect to:

• Hone your finance skills on a tailored development programme.
• Work in a multicultural environment in a leading global biopharma organisation.
• Inspire a team to achieve unprecedented success.
• Use digital tools and financial data to improve lives.

Are you who we're looking for?

If you’re a self-motivated, adaptable graduate with an interest in finance, we want to hear from you.

We are looking for someone who:

• Is high-achieving, ambitious graduate with a desire for a career in finance.
• Is committed to gaining a finance qualification (company-funded).
• Is self-motivated and proactive with a questioning and analytical mind.
• Has excellent communication skills.
• Has the ability to multitask and perform under pressure.
• Is skilled at building strong relationships with stakeholders.
• Is agile with a growth mindset.
• Is eligible to work in the country you’re applying for.
• Has written and spoken fluency in your native language and English.

Procurement

Our procurement team does far more than simply buy goods and services – they help bring innovation and value to the entire business, operating across borders as a truly global function. Working with these highly skilled professionals, you'll be involved in a wide variety of initiatives.

You could bring a new product technology from our suppliers to our patients, or perhaps create a value-driven ad campaign with our social-media partners to reach new audiences in emerging markets. With a stream of absorbing projects, procurement is a fascinating area with tremendous scope for progress.

Develop your career with us

Over two and a half years, our graduate programme will challenge and support you to grow professionally and personally. With access to first-class support and development opportunities, you’ll be well-equipped to start your professional career and help us achieve our commercial ambitions.

As a graduate in the procurement team, you can expect to:

• Discover the best ways to boost the profitability of a leading biopharma company.
• Hone your skills by getting involved in development opportunities, including formal training that will equip you to become a leader of the future and inspire action through influencing and negotiating.
• Develop purchasing and negotiation strategies.
• Negotiate at senior or executive management level with our supply base.
• Gain in-depth and cross-sectional insights into the GSK procurement function, and partner with business functions such as finance and legal.
• Lead contract negotiations and review financial proposals.
• Manage spend across multiple functions, including marketing, manufacturing, and research.
• Bring positive changes to the business through creative and innovative ideas.
• Build your critical skills by mentoring/coaching others and leading project teams.

Are you who we're looking for?

If you’re an adaptable graduate with a keen interest to negotiate, problem solve and innovate, we want to hear from you.

We are looking for someone who:

• Has an interest in procurement, the commercial world, and the healthcare industry.
• Has the ability to work as a business partner, building strong relationships with key stakeholders.
• Has the ability to create effective working relationships globally and a natural drive for teamwork.
• Has the ability to adapt to change and work under pressure.
• Has excellent communication skills that can help you influence.
• Has strong problem-solving skills that are driven by curiosity.
• Has the confidence to deal with complexity and ambiguity, good project management skills and the ability to prioritise tasks.