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    Looking to gain valuable real world work experience and help positively impact the health of billions of people? Apply for a ViiV internship today!

    A ViiV 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.

    ViiV Healthcare is a specialist company established by GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer in 2009, with the addition of Shionogi in 2012 after working together on the development of several drugs. We are focused solely on the research, development, and commercialisation of medicines to treat HIV. Our aim is to take a deeper and broader interest in HIV/AIDS than any company has done before and take a unique approach to deliver new and effective HIV medicines as well as supporting communities affected by HIV. For more information on the company, its management, portfolio, pipeline and commitment, please visit www.viivhealthcare.com

    Inspired to help us get ahead together? Apply for a ViiV Compliance Industrial Placement role at GSK today!

    About the role

    With a Compliance role in ViiV Healthcare you will be part of a team that is integral to our success. You will work in an agile and supportive team, with accountability for the delivery of key business projects. Throughout the placement your team will offer support through training and development to ensure that you are able to grow and take away value experiences from the year.

    All roles are based at our Headquarters in Brentford, London. We’re moving towards a more sustainable future with our new headquarters. With better public transport links and proximity to world-class science and technology institutions, we’re excited for our move to the vicinity of Earnshaw Street, London WC1A (“the New HQ”) by mid- 2024.

    As part of the Compliance team, you will help manage key risks to the organisation by working within the compliance framework. This includes reading and interpreting policies and organising policy training sessions; creating clear and compelling communications using various media and platforms (e.g., email, PowerPoint, Word, Workplace); assessing and checking work (monitoring); arranging meeting logistics and documenting meeting outcomes.

    The successful candidate will gain exposure to the compliance function and how this function supports a global pharmaceutical company, as well as exposure to other key functions (such as marketing, legal, finance). You are expected to bring a positive mindset, creativity, flexibility and an interest in ethics and compliance to the role. You will manage multiple tasks independently and to agreed timelines, working with people across varied business functions, and will need an approachable and collaborative attitude. The role will help build your practical skills to understand and manage business risk, work collaboratively, and develop business communication skills. A successful candidate will learn how a large organisation builds an ethical culture.

    Key responsibilities

    • Support in day-to-day management of global written standards
    • Support in the written standard training preparation & roll-out
    • Involvement in risk assessment activities
    • Conduct, support, or involvement in monitoring (such as adherence to processes) and audit activities.
    • Creation, dissemination, organisation and analysis of surveys, data, reports and information, as required to support Compliance needs.
    • Attendance at risk management and compliance board meetings and drafting meeting minutes.
    • Responding to simple Compliance questions and queries from the business
    • Support and/or leadership of Compliance communication projects e.g., compliance website, workplace posts

    Who are we looking for?

    • Strong learning agility
    • Someone who is curious, keen to learn and responsive to feedback.
    • Appetite to work in a cross-functional team, building strong relationships with key stakeholders.
    • Adaptability to change and working under pressure.
    • Excellent interpersonal skills
    • Highly motivated to deliver beyond expectations and communicate with team effectively.
    • Great project management skills and the ability to prioritise.

    What do we offer you?

    • Salary of £23,400, plus a bonus
    • Access to GSK resources, including employee assistance programmes, private healthcare and well-being programs.
    • On-the-job experience, training and development, delivered through a mixture of coaching and mentoring
    • A GSK placement which gives you the opportunity to take on a real role with genuine impact
    • You will join IPUnite, GSK’s community of over 250 students across all UK sites and business areas, run by the Industrial Placement students committee
    • Once you accept your offer you will be invited to join LinkedIn groups and pre-joining webinars, to enable you to connect and network with new students