Internship - Yield Improvement and Development, Singapore (July to December 2025)

**Help us get ahead of disease together with our Vaccine Business Area / Yield Improvement and Development Internship, 2025**:
**Education required**: Undergraduate studying a Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college/university, preferably in chemical engineering, bioengineering, biological sciences or data 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

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 the vaccine manufacturing process and systems
- Provide support to yield improvement initiatives, execution of trials for process robustness
- Assist in the analysis of data to identify trends, patterns, and areas for improvement
- Collect and compile data from various sources within the manufacturing process
- Maintain accurate and detailed documentation of all project activities, including data collection, trial execution, and protocol development
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams of MSAT, Production and Quality
- Prepare reports and visualizations to communicate findings and recommendations
- Participate in team meetings and contribute to discussions on yield improvement strategies
- Support Technology transfer documentation and execution tasks

**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. Fermenters, Autoclave, Washing machines, Isolators, chromatography etc. - depending on which area the support is required)
- Exposure to real-world data collection and analysis in a manufacturing setting
- Mentorship and guidance from experienced professionals
- Opportunity to contribute to meaningful projects that improve product yields
- Project Management by leading small improvement projects and collaboration work
- Understand how a new product is transferred, developed and introduced from small scale R&D to large scale GMP commercial manufacturing

**What are we looking for?**
- Analytical Skills: Proficiency in data analysis and interpretation, using tools and softwares such as Microsoft Office and Python
- Communication Skills: Strong written and oral communication skills
- Adaptability: Flexibility to adapt to changing project requirements and priorities.
- Initiative and Curiosity: Proactive attitude with a strong desire to learn and grow.
- Team Player: Ability to work well in a team environment and contribute effectively to group efforts
- Timelines: Deadline-driven, flexible with self-reliance to work in an empowered environment
- Demonstrated ability to take initiative, think and work independently, and problem-solve
- Strong drive for performance and attention to details
- Passion for knowledge

**What do we offer you?