GSK Graduates are hired on a permanent basis. The Chemical Engineering Graduate Programme last 2 years before programme participants are supported to find their permanent role.
Join the GSK Chemical Engineering Graduate Programme – Parma, Italy 2025: Help us get ahead of disease together
Education required: Master's degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Medicinal Chemistry or equivalent. Graduation by August 2025 to start from September 2025.
Language requirement: Written and spoken fluency in Italian and English
Other requirements: Willingness to be geographically mobile (domestic) throughout rotations
Location: Parma, Italy
Start date: September 2025
Application deadline: We recommend you apply as soon as possible. This vacancy will close when we have received enough applications, so please apply as soon as you can so your application can be considered.
Assessment Centre Date: February 2025
Are you a talented and driven student or graduate eager to make an impact on billions of lives? Apply for the Chemical Engineering programme at GSK today!
The GSK Graduate Programme offers a unique opportunity to join our Global Supply Chain and play a key role in delivering life-saving medicines and vaccines to people in over 90% of the world.
At GSK, we are on an exciting journey to establish a world-class global supply chain that will support the delivery of our new product portfolio and pipeline. Within the Global Supply Chain business (GSC), our dedicated teams are responsible for manufacturing and distributing medicines and vaccines worldwide. They oversee every stage of production, from ensuring the creation of high-quality products at our manufacturing sites to developing effective supply forecasting and managing regulatory inspections—all powered by digital, data, and analytics.
We are seeking highly motivated graduates who are eager to grow into future engineering, operational, and technical roles within GSC. These positions involve working at our manufacturing sites to ensure the implementation of the latest, safe, efficient, and reliable processes and equipment. This programme presents an opportunity for you to cultivate your skills in an industry that is undergoing radical changes in the way it develops and manufactures products.
Ahead together with tailored training and career development
Whilst on the graduate programme, you can expect the following benefits:
- Challenging and supportive environment for your professional and personal growth
- Opportunities to network and enhance visibility with senior leaders who will mentor, coach, and support you with career planning
- Development of technical skills through valuable on-the-job experience
- Work in roles that are individually tailored according to your discipline, with the aim of meeting your aspirations, strengths and ambitions (along with the needs of the business)
- Access to a generous personal development budget to accelerate learning and professional growth
- Kaizens – short-term breadth projects that offer potential international exposure
What will you do?
- Act as point of contact for root cause analysis of material/product/processing/cleaning issues and rapid resolution. Where required using multiple sources of data and data interpretation methods. Take part in Continuous Improvement (CI) activities to highlight improvements to equipment and processes.
- Act as a point of contact for the top3 waste and top3 quality and for the technical issues collection and evaluation
- Act both independently and in cross-functional teams to manage projects. Ensuring delivery of the operational technical responsibilities and project timelines.
- Plan and conduct/supervise manufacture of batches with minimal supervision. This is to ensure the project timescales are met and issues dealt with in real-time.
- Perform technical coaching of operators to ensure knowledge transfer to the ‘manufacturing shop floor’ allowing operators to improve their accountability and timeliness of issue resolution.
- Actively participate in projects to Support technology transfer of biopharma products:
- Ensure that all project team members and the Project Leader are kept fully informed of progress and any technical issues.
- Ensure that input is based on the best/up to date information/ available on site and within the Company.
- Ensure that the Project Leader is advised of any resource issues such that the project is properly resourced and effectively executed.
- Ensure that the Project Leader is kept advised of any changes impacting on execution such that they can monitor and update progress against the project plan.
What are we looking for?
- Technical aptitude, a passion for engineering, and a keen interest in pharmaceutical manufacturing
- 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
This programme is ideal for highly motivated individuals who are eager to embark on their careers in a complex manufacturing environment. Candidates should naturally embody GSK culture and demonstrate the potential to become outstanding subject matter experts.
What do we offer you?
- A competitive salary
- An annual bonus based on company performance
- Employee recognition programs, which reward exceptional achievements
- Access to robust healthcare and well-being programs
- A tailored, robust development plan aligned to your career aspirations and business needs, delivered by coaching and mentoring by managers and peers, and through virtual and in person courses
- On-the-job experience
- Thriving Employee Resource Groups, with a focus on inclusion and diversity
- Employee Assistance Program
- Sustainable mobility program
- Company canteen
Let’s do this!
You’ll find hints, tips and guidance on our recruitment process on our website
Learn more about the application process gsk.to/ECprocess
Once you've submitted your online application form, you'll need to complete two online assessments prior to the assessment center stage and as part of this, you'll be asked about your motivation for the role: We’d like to hear about why you applied to this role and your motivation for the business area you’ve applied to. You will be asked a 2nd question on what strengths, skills or interests you have that will enable you to be successful in this role. Please be as targeted as you can!
Top tip: Make sure you save this job description for reference throughout the process, it will really help you prepare for the different stages in your application.
You can learn more about GSK and our careers here https://www.gsk.com/en-gb/careers/
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.
Apply now!
We’re 100% open to all talent – whatever your gender, marital status, religion, age, colour, race, sexual orientation, nationality or disability. We want to recruit the right people for GSK from the widest possible backgrounds, so we can better serve the diversity of our patients. And, because it’s the right thing to do.
You can learn more about Inclusion and diversity at GSK gsk.to/DEI
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