The details
This event will bring students to our Upper Providence and Upper Merion sites to meet our staff and provide a deep-dive development experience in Process Chemistry, Biopharm Development, Process Engineering and Process Analytical Technology, Materials Science and Enzyme and Oligonucleotide Development.
Our Science@Scale symposium is a two-day event designed to introduce invited students to each of the lines in the US-based Drug Substance Development (DSD) group that make developing safe, scalable processes to provide high quality active pharmaceutical ingredients possible.
Application forms are due by April 4th, 2025. Please see below for more details on the event and how to apply.
Participating GSK lines:
- Process Chemistry,
- Biopharm Development,
- Process Engineering & Process Analytical Technology,
- Materials Science,
- and Enzyme and Oligonucleotide Development.
The Drug Substance Development team covers an incredibly diverse landscape of technical expertise to deliver medicine to patients, but it’s not always clear how to make the leap between higher education and a career in pharmaceutical development. Over many years of student mentorship and recruitment, we still hear students say, ‘I didn’t even know that job exists’ or ‘if my school doesn’t offer that degree, how do I know if the skills I have will translate to what you’re looking for in a scientist?"
The invited students will attend talks from each of our Drug Substance Development lines on some of the recent work they have done as an introduction to the great science we do, and to the diverse array of scientific careers available through DSD.
In addition to hearing scientific talks, students will interact with members of DSD at all career levels, across several events during the symposium. Our Career Breakout lunch gives students the opportunity to hear about the spectrum of career pathways our scientists have had to reach their current roles.
Our Strengths Finders session will pair students with a mentor with similar strengths to discuss how they’ve utilized these strengths as tools during their education and career. Small group discussions will focus on how we all work to foster a healthy and productive scientific work environment.
Students will not only have the opportunity to hear from our scientists, but to present to them as well. Students will have the option to present a poster on their scientific research at a widely attended poster session, and can have their resume reviewed 1:1 by some of our current and former recruiting leads.
Why we do it
Our Science@Scale event was started in 2023 to bring students greater awareness to the diverse scientific nature of taking an active pharmaceutical ingredient, and designing a manufacturing process that is safe, reproducible, and efficient on large scale.
The reality is that almost all of us learn our roles on the job – it’s more a matter seeing yourself, technically and culturally, with the potential to be successful in these careers. That’s what Science@Scale aims to do – to pull back the curtain on what it is our team does to bring small- and large-molecule development to scale, and to mentor students to demonstrate that they already have the strengths needed to become successful on our teams. We’re seeking to support the bridge from academia to pharmaceutical development to reinforce the pipeline of scientists jumpstarting their careers in this field.”
Registration and deadlines
- This program is for students at undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral levels studying chemistry, biology, engineering, physics or related disciplines.
- Registration for our 2025 Science@Scale event is open through April 4th, 2025.
- Students must be 21+ before July 15th, 2025 to be eligible.
- This event is for students based in the United States only.
- Access the application form here: GSK 2025 Science@Scale Symposium
"I chose to sponsor Science@Scale because I believe in the power of hands-on exposure to real-world scientific challenges. This event provides students with a unique opportunity to see how cutting-edge research translates into impactful pharmaceutical solutions. By engaging directly with our scientists, students gain insights into the diverse career paths available in drug substance development and, hopefully, feel inspired to become the next generation of innovators in this field”
-Zack Oblak
Drug Substance Development Chemistry Director
