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Biochemist Associate, Apprentice Program, US- 2021

Employer
GSK
Location
Rockville, Maryland
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
Feb 27, 2021

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Sector
Science, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Pharmaceutical
Organization Type
Corporate
Jobseeker Type
Professional
Exciting minds with our Biochemist Associate Apprenticeship

Education required:
  • Must have earned a high school diploma or equivalency diploma by June 2021.
  • High school GPA 2.5 (“B”) or above (4.0 scale)
  • High school Algebra and Geometry or 2 units equivalent of academic math (GPA 2.5 or above in each case)
  • High school English (GPA 2.5 or above)
  • High school Biology or Chemistry (GPA 2.5 or above)
  • College enrolled students with 30 credits or less are eligible


Language requirement: Written and spoken fluency in English

Start date: August 2021

Assessment center date (anticipated): May 2021

Preferred requirements:
  • Have studied AP Biology, or Chemistry
  • Have studied more than 1 life science
  • Less than 2-years' experience in lab (including intern or shadowing opportunity)
  • Less than 2-years' experience in pharmaceutical or FDA interfacing industry (intern or shadowing opportunity)


Other requirements:
  • Must be 18 years of age by the 1st of August 2021
  • Less than 2 years of related work experience since graduating from high school
  • If offered a position the candidate must be willing to enroll, and meet entry requirements, with one of GSK's partnering community colleges or technical institutions, in the preferred related instruction course.
  • Must be able to commute on a daily basis to GSK worksite and related instruction facility


Application deadline: We recommend you apply as soon as possible, because we accept ongoing applications and offer positions on a first come, first served basis.

Want to solve some of the world's biggest health challenges?

With over 300 years of innovation, we're a science-led global healthcare company that delivers billions of innovative products each year. Join us and help millions of people do more, feel better, live longer.

Achieve your career goals on our apprentice program

Our Biochemist Associate apprenticeship will equip you with the skills and knowledge to tackle a variety of scientific challenges working in our biopharm manufacturing laboratories - the heartbeat of our company.

This entry-level, development opportunity offers you the chance to study towards nationally recognized qualifications while gaining hands-on, paid work experience. Our apprentices attend college part-time studying theory elements of the apprenticeship while working at a GSK Biopharm Manufacturing facility.

Biochemist Associate apprentices at Rockville will be studying towards an Associate's Degree in Biotechnology at Montgomery Community College. Over the 3-4 years in the Program, you will spend most of your week at the labs receiving tailored on-the-job training from our in-house industry experts, combined with early responsibility to help you develop and progress.

What will you do?

As a Biochemist Apprentice, you may get involved in the following activities:
  • Operating specialist laboratory equipment and instrumentation to test our products and raw materials
  • Learning about the process each drug or product follows through to full scale manufacturing.
  • Conducting microbiological & environmental sampling and testing
  • Operating specialist equipment to improve testing procedures
  • Developing your knowledge in analytical chemistry


You'll be excited by the thought of:

  • building technical skills through a tailored entry-level development program, working with industry professionals
  • earning an Associate's degree at GSK's partnering community college with the potential to go on to further study. GSK will pay for the apprentice's tuition costs for company approved courses related to the Associate's degree
  • receiving an industry-recognized “Certificate of Completion” training credential from the U.S. Department of Labor upon completion of GSK's Apprentice Program - a portable certificate of competency
  • connecting with apprentices across the US and the world
  • being part of an inclusive organization that fosters individual empowerment and builds trust​
  • taking part in projects and prioritizing tasks
  • building an understanding of state-of-the-art technologies
  • developing skills in an industry that's making innovative changes to the way it develops and manufactures products


Benefits include:

  • A competitive base salary
  • Fully-funded college tuition and paid expenses for an Associate's Degree in Biotechnology
  • An annual bonus based on company performance
  • Access to healthcare and well-being programs, pension plan membership, savings programs, time off and childcare support
  • Employee recognition programs, which reward exceptional achievements
  • A performance and development program


Get to grips with our recruitment process

Watch the video in the banner at the top of this page and you'll find tips on our website - https://us.gsk.com/en-us/careers/apprentices-students-and-graduates/apprenticeships/application-tips-and-process/

We recommend you apply as soon as possible, because we accept ongoing applications and offer positions on a first come, first served basis.

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We're 100% open to all talent

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 consumers. And also because it's the right thing to do.

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