Great scheme to gain PhD and industry experience simultaneously - Industrial PhD Student GSK Employee Review

1.0
25 Oct 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Competitive PhD stipend Large budget for reagents and travel Industry experience in one of the top pharmaceutical companies in the world Access to state of the art instruments you wouldn't have access to in academia

Cons

No direct or established path to permanent position in company once scheme has finished despite effectively functioning as an employee for almost 4 years.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
17 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Culture, colleagues, project mission, leadership

Cons

Slow, too much processes and paperwork, company wants to accelerate, but current processes makes it impossible to accelerate.

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