Site Name: Belgium-Rixensart Posted Date: Nov 6 2024 Help us get ahead of disease together with our Internship Programme Education required: You are regularly enrolled in a Bachelor/Master in Molecular/Cellular Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biophysics, Biology, Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering, Pharmacy, or other relevant disciplines in an Educational Establishment located in Europe. Language requirement: Fluency in French (native language of the team) and/or English Expected start date: March/April 2025 Duration: 6 months minimum Work arrangements: On site Requisite: The internship must be mandatory & done in the framework of the curriculum, for which an agreement must be signed between GSK, the student and the Educational Establishment. Remuneration: according to Belgian legal requirements, the internship will not be paid. However, some expenses will be reimbursed. Application deadline: We will close this vacancy when we have enough applications, so please apply as soon as you can to be considered. Are you looking to gain valuable world work experience and help to 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. What will you do? As an intern within the Sizing & Morphology platform in Analytical R&D (ARD), your role will be to explore, create and develop advanced characterization methods for new mRNA vaccine projects to strengthen and expand the current knowledge of the vaccine technology. The Sizing & Morphology platform is responsible for the characterization of a wide range of vaccine attributes spanning light and electron microscopy, nanoparticle tracking technologies and size-based separation techniques: Microscopy EM (Cryo-TEM, NS, SEM), confocal microscopy Nanoparticle tracking techniques NTA, NanoFCM Sizing techniques, AF4-MALS, DLS/MADLS Your role will be key in the development of an advanced characterization technique, and you will be responsible in the team to lead the project and communicate the outcomes. Your responsibilities: You will develop methods in collaboration with team members in the laboratories located on the Rixensart site. You will maintain knowledge of the scientific literature/technological advances related to the mRNA vaccines. You will generate, interpret, and report results with the team and participate in team meetings. You will be involved in generating appropriate analytical documentation, including protocols and reports. You will present results at internal meetings (within the team and analytical sub teams, etc.). What are we looking for? Sound scientific methodology and thinking, commitment to solving problems and bringing innovative solutions to the team. Excellent oral & written communication skills, ability to engage the team, result- and quality-oriented open mind. A background in chemistry, biology, or related subject. Knowledge in good laboratory practices and experience in a “wet” lab. Ideally, awareness of at least one of the analytical techniques listed above. 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 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. 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