Drive growth and innovation to positively impact lives
We believe the powerful combination of disruptive science, advanced data and platform technologies are transforming medical discovery, enabling us to find new ways to prevent and treat the most challenging diseases, better and faster. Join us in our mission to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade.
Ready to shape the future of commercial and help the world get ahead of disease?
Our commercial teams are dedicated to understanding the diverse needs of patients and finding innovative ways to make our life-changing products accessible to more people, no matter where they live or what they can afford.
We are seeking commercially savvy graduates eager to embark on a journey of strategic rotations across multiple business areas, including sales, marketing, and commercial excellence. As you collaborate with various commercial teams, you'll not only develop essential business skills but also gain a profound understanding of the biopharma industry, positioning yourself to drive impactful change in global healthcare.
Advance your expertise with our commercial graduate programme
Embark on a dynamic and immersive rotational programme that offers a deep dive into our biopharma business. Personalised to the market requirements and nuances, you will experience two to three strategic rotations across different commercial teams, each designed to equip you to deepen skills and experiences that will shape your career.
In the sales rotation, you will get hands-on experience in a customer-facing role, where you’ll interact directly with healthcare professionals and clinics. You’ll learn to understand their needs, share crucial information about our products, and drive business growth through exceptional customer service.
You may also work in a brand or customer marketing rotation, where you’ll develop and execute marketing strategies, manage globally aligned campaigns, and analyse market trends. You’ll gather insights into customer and patient preferences, learning what drives sales and influences market success.
An optional third rotation will help you further develop your understanding of commercial. You will deepen your expertise by working in areas within commercial excellence or market access like omnichannel, digital & tech, insights & analytics, consumer marketing insights, life cycle innovation, new assets launch excellence, pricing & market access, or competitive brand strategy. This rotation will deepen your understanding of the commercial landscape and equip you with the strategic capabilities needed to excel in a rapidly evolving industry.
Tailored training to foster your success in our commercial organisation
Our commitment to your development goes beyond rotations. We provide tailor-made training and mentorship, aligning with your unique skills, ambitions, and our evolving business needs. If your performance meets our organisational expectations, you will secure a permanent role. which could be in sales, commercial excellence, or even multi-channel marketing. The sky's the limit at GSK – how high will you aim?
I think GSK is one of the few companies that take people development seriously. I've never seen such a structured programme, nor this flexibility to explore diverse roles.
Insider advice to give yourself the best chance of success
Every world-class scientist or inspiring leader had to start somewhere. Whether you have your eye on our Apprentice or xCEL Trainee Program, we want you to feel confident and excited about applying.
In India, we engage early students through the xCEL Trainee Program and other initiatives which comprise a holistic experience encompassing challenging business stints, capability building interventions & driving networking by facilitating connect with our leadership.
Hires from premier B-schools undergo an extensive experiential training before taking up important roles, such as First Line Sales Leaders (FLSLs).
In 2021, with the objective of enhancing its brand awareness among potential campus hires, GSK was one of the foremost organizations to launch an in-person case study competition- E-Cube across top B schools. The competition saw a record participation on campus.
To build and sustain an early careers pipeline, our company worked on enhancing the experience of the interns through having meaningful engagement activities and streamlining the internship assessment process.
Launch an exciting career with our Early Careers Programmes
As an xCEL Trainee, you'll get an unparalleled insight into the enormous depth, breadth and influence of our business. We have a huge range of opportunities for graduates with the talent and ambition to take our global business further.
We need future scientists to discover, future engineers and supply chain managers to deliver, and future commercial teams to understand our patients and consumers. And we need tomorrow's experts in IT, finance, HR, communications and procurement to achieve outstanding business performance. Our talent management approach helps develop talent for both GSK in India and GSK Global.
Lakshya
Our in-house flagship development programme prepares GSK India’s medical representatives (MRs) for the role of First Line Leader (FLL).
First Line Leader Training
Another programme called First Line Leader Training was conducted for all first-time team leaders, with a focus on four themes - 'motivate', 'focus' 'care' and 'develop'.
Catalyst
Career progression trainings are offered through programs like Catalyst, working with FLLs over a four-month period, using a blend of training, development, and evaluation to prepare them for Second Line Leader (SLL) roles.
Self-learning culture
We, at GSK India,promote the culture of self-paced learning by providing innovative, engaging learning tools and platforms such as Keep Growing Campus, LinkedIn Learning, Get Abstract, Harvard Leading Edge, etc.
Building managerial capability
In 2022, GSK India introduced the Be More -Manager Capability Building programme which enables managers on 4 key aspects: powerful conversations; building healthy employee relations (ER) environment; rewards as a lever for motivating teams; and, leading diverse teams
Future Leaders Programme
Our flagship early talent initiative helps talented recruits from prestigious universities flourish by offering them opportunities in diverse roles across the company’s business divisions.
Leadership development
GSK India’s leadership development programmes include: Emerging Market Trailblazers Programme; Emerging Markets Talent Forum for Leadership Team (LT) Successors; First Line Leaders (FLL) programme; Emerging Markets Talent Forum for General Manager (GM) Successors; Accelerating differences programme to promote inclusion; Leading leaders programme for senior managers.
Embedding culture
