Internship: Bioinformatics, Belgium – 2025

Help us get ahead of disease together with our Internship Program

Education required: You are regularly enrolled in a Bachelor/Master in Computer Sciences, Biological and Systems Engineering, Bioinformatics, Computational Life Sciences, Genetics, Mathematics and Physics or equivalent in an Educational Establishment located in Europe.
Language requirement: English proficiency
Other requirements: Basic programming skills for bioinformatics such as R, Python, or equivalent.
Expected start date: March through August 2025.
Duration: 3 to 6 months.
Work arrangements: Remote work not allowed.
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?

Vx Digital Virology is an experienced team of data scientists that foster excellence in computer science, mathematics, statistics, and virology to conduct data-driven discoveries, enabling the research and development of modern viral vaccines. The Viral Computational Genomics team (VCG), as part of Vx Digital Virology, is bringing data science to scientists and viral vaccine projects to innovate, provide novel insights, and drive decision-making.

• As a GSK intern, you will learn new skills and concepts in the field of molecular epidemiology and viral genomics and evolution by investigating and developing different methods to assess viral evolution and phylogeny. These activities will contribute to VCG’s analyses and computational pipelines, helping the team to deliver projects in data analytics. In addition to building new scientific knowledge, you will gain experience in research and development in industry, strategic objectives, and deadlines.

• The day-to-day work will involve review of relevant literature to list tools of interest for virus detection in biological samples, definition of use cases, generation of appropriate in silico datasets for the evaluation of performance in virus detection, installation and use of the different tools to evaluate their performance, including the GSK developed pipeline, statistical analyses to rank the different tools, preparing presentations and reports. At the end of your internship, you will have contributed to the delivery of important analyses with impact in the development of viral vaccines.

What are we looking for?

• B.S. or M.Sc. in Computer Sciences, Complex Systems, Mathematics and Physics, Biological and Systems Engineering, Bioinformatics, Computational Life Sciences, Genetics or equivalent

• Interest in evolution and phylogenetic trees is a plus

• Excellent communication skills, ability to simplify complex problems and communicate complex solutions in a simple and effective manner

• Basic programming skills for bioinformatics such as R, Python, or equivalent 

• Strong problem-solving skills driven by curiosity

• Good programming, data analytics, and modelling skills

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.to/ECprocess.
You can learn more about GSK and our careers here https://www.gsk.com/en-gb/careers/ 

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If you have a disability and require assistance during the course of the selection process, you will have the opportunity to let us know what specific assistance you require in order to make suitable arrangements.

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).

Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.

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