Internship - Operational Excellence & Smart Manufacturing, Singapore (July to December 2026)

Help us get ahead of disease together with our Operational Excellence Internship, 2026:  

Education required: Undergraduate studying a Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college/university, preferably in Engineering with a focus in Chemical Engineering or Industrial Engineering

Other requirements: Must be enrolled at a SG university for the duration of your internship and doing a credit-bearing internship

Language requirement: Written and spoken fluency in English

Internship period: July to December 2026

Application deadline: We recommend you apply as soon as possible. We will close this vacancy when we have enough applications, so please apply as soon as you can so your application can be considered.

Looking to gain valuable real world work experience and help 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?  

Support the team in operational excellence activities, with enabling automated and digital tools.

• Participate in the deployment of GSK Production System

• Drive continuous improvement using Lean Six-Sigma tools

• Co-facilitate Kaizen events and workshops

• Support the Project Management Office (PMO) in driving and coordinating site programs and projects

• Identify opportunities for automation and digitalization. Define and implement solutions to support Smart Manufacturing roadmap

• Apply metrics and indicators for performance monitoring

• Develop dashboards using Power App and Power BI

What will you learn?

• Understand and experience the Culture of GSK, one of the leading biopharmaceutical companies

• Appreciate the daily operations of a large vaccines manufacturing plant in Singapore

• Acquire knowledge and skills of Lean Six-Sigma

• Collaborate effectively in a cross-functional environment where we value diversity and inclusion

• Communication skills across different level of the organization

• Application of GenAI and digitalization tools in biopharma environment

What are we looking for?

• A lively interest and curious mind in the biopharma industry

• Appetite to work as a business partner, building strong relationships with key stakeholders

• Adaptability to change and working under pressure

• Excellent communication skills that help you influence

• Strong problem-solving skills driven by curiosity

• Experience and interest to use GenAI and digital tools for continuous improvement

• Drive for action in getting things done

What do we offer you?

• Understand and experience the GSK Culture

• Work with a diversified team of professionals

• Implement technical knowledge and skills that you have acquired at school

• Apply and develop soft skills such as interpersonal, communications and negotiation skills

• Transport to and from site to MRT stations in centralised locations 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: gsk.to/ETprocess

Hear more from our past interns here: GSK Internship Experience

Get some tips from our interns: Top Tips from Our Interns 

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.

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Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale.

People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace and providing equal opportunities for all applicants. We embrace an agile working culture across our roles, so if flexibility is important to you please discuss opportunities with our hiring team. If you need any adjustments to the recruitment process to help you demonstrate your strengths and capabilities, contact APACRecruitment.Adjustments@gsk.com. Please note this email is for adjustment requests only; for other enquiries please use our standard contact channels.

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