Environment, Health & Safety (EHS) Graduate Program, Zebulon, US, 2026 bei GSK

Are you a talented and driven technical graduate eager to make an impact on billions of lives? GSK’s Global Supply Chain (GSC) Graduate Program offers a unique opportunity to develop your skills, gain hands-on experience, and contribute to delivering medicines and vaccines to people worldwide. 

This two-year program is designed to prepare you for future technical, operational and engineering roles within GSK’s Global Supply Chain (GSC) within your chosen discipline.    

What You’ll Experience: 

• Cross-Functional Exposure: Spend time at your home site, working on cross-functional projects and rotations to deepen your expertise and knowledge of the business. 

• Kaizen Assignment: A short-term breadth assignment, which could include global-focused opportunities, to expand your skills and experience beyond your home site. 

• Tailored Training: Benefit from role-specific training and development, supported by a generous training budget and access to enriching resources. 

• Professional & Personal Growth: Thrive in a challenging yet supportive environment, where you’ll develop technical expertise through valuable on-the-job experience. 

Key Program Features: 

• Digital Data & Analytics (DDA) Objective: Each rotation has a DDA focus, reflecting GSK’s commitment to innovation and continuous improvement, helping you to advance pharmaceutical manufacturing processes. 

• Sustainability Element: Contribute to GSK’s Net Carbon Zero mission by working on impactful projects that promote environmental sustainability. 

• Mentoring & Networking: Build your professional network and enhance visibility through direct access to senior leaders and mentors who will guide and support your career development.

Join GSK’s GSC Graduate Program and take the first step toward a rewarding career, where your work makes a difference to patients at the end of our supply chain. 

The EHS function at GSK is your opportunity to make a real difference—not just for our employees, but for the communities we serve and the planet we all share. As a global healthcare leader, we are committed to adopting cutting-edge practices in Environment, Health, and Safety as part of our Trust priority. Joining our EHS team means being part of a mission to protect lives, foster sustainability, and drive innovation. 

The EHS function is dedicated to safeguarding our employees, the communities in which we operate, and the planet we all share. As a healthcare company, it is inherent to our Trust priority to adopt leading practices in Environment, Health, and Safety. To achieve this, we require not only a diverse range of highly capable EHS professionals and specialists but also effective governance systems, reporting frameworks, and EHS standards to identify hazards, establish suitable controls, and ensure these controls remain effective through monitoring and continuous improvement. 

You’ll work alongside a diverse group of passionate professionals, leveraging advanced governance systems, reporting frameworks, and EHS standards to identify risks, implement effective controls, and continuously improve safety and environmental outcomes. Together, we’ll create a healthier, safer future for everyone.  

What will you do? 

• Develop your EHS Experience: Gain practical knowledge through programs of work, communications, safety leadership, and technical projects executing your passion for protecting worker health and the environment. 

• Compliance & Trust Building: Participate in EHS-specific management monitoring and compliance activities, including audits and inspections. 

• Risk Assessment Expertise: Learn to create and implement effective risk assessments, including workplace assessments like HAZOPs, chemicals, noise, mental health, and workplace transport. 

• Hazard Investigation: Investigate workplaces for hazards and potential dangers, recommending and implementing strategies for continuous improvement. 

• Data-Driven Decision Making: Use data to make informed decisions and introduce new technologies and techniques to anticipate and control potentially dangerous situations. 

• Problem-Solving: Develop analytical and advanced problem-solving skills (e.g., DMAIC/Six Sigma) to tackle complex challenges to improve processes and drive cross-functional collaboration 

• Project Management: Develop and lead local and global EHS and Sustainability projects/initiatives across the site through collaboration with senior managers and leaders in EHS and associated areas to drive improvements and drive cultural and behavioral change 

• EHS Qualification Development: Work towards internationally recognized EHS qualifications (e.g., NEBOSH). 

What are we looking for? 

• Scientific Interest: A keen interest in science and working within a pharmaceutical manufacturing environment and a passion for protecting worker health and the environment. 

• Continuous Improvement Mindset: A commitment to growth and improvement, paired with strong interpersonal skills and a positive approach. 

• Impact-Driven: The ability to listen, learn, and a genuine desire to make a meaningful impact on people’s lives through high-quality work. 

• Team Collaboration: Excellent communication and problem-solving skills, coupled with a collaborative approach to teamwork. 

• Self-Starter: Self-motivation, proactiveness, and a strong eagerness for development and learning. 

• Organized and Analytical: Analytical, organized, and process-driven, with exceptional attention to detail. 

• Adaptability: High adaptability and flexibility, with the ability to perform effectively under pressure and embrace change. 

What do we offer you?  

• A competitive salary.   

• An annual bonus based on company performance.   

• GSK 401(k) plan and time off with pay.  

• Employee recognition programs, which reward exceptional achievements.   

• Access to robust healthcare and well-being programs. 

• Voluntary Benefits: Includes identity protection, long-term care insurance, home, auto, and pet insurance. 

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Free, confidential helpline and website available 24/7. 

• Free premium membership to the Calm app to support mental health and well-being. 

• Access to Thrive Global: A wellbeing platform to reduce stress, increase focus, and build resilience. 

• Extensive list of available Employee Resource Groups to join, which provide a community around shared identities, interests, and experiences. 

• Commuter benefits to help with transportation costs. 

• A tailored, robust development plan aligned to your career aspirations and business needs, delivered by coaching and mentoring by managers and peers, and through virtual and in person courses.    

• On-the-job experience.   

• 2 volunteering days per year, called “Together Days”.     

• Relocation Allowance (eligibility will be confirmed once your first location is confirmed).