Intern - Occupational Health and Wellbeing

The Programme

We are looking for an intern who will support the SEA Regional Occupational Health (OH) and Employee Health and Wellbeing (EHW) team to drive the Occupational Health and EHW agenda to all GSK employees in the South-East Asia cluster.  
The intern will be supporting the SEA OH Cluster Lead Physician on OH and EHW programme delivery by working with site Health Leads in each country.  
 
The countries in scope are Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, Thailand, Japan, Korea, Australia and New Zealand. 
 
You will be required to:

• Support EHW SEA Cluster Lead Physician in enhancing GSK reputation for OH and EHW in the SEA Cluster (countries in scope are Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, Thailand, Japan, Korea, Australia and New Zealand). 
• Align to Global OH and EHW strategy, support an integrated approach to managing all workplace health, wellbeing, occupational health risks and opportunities. 
• Assist in developing and deploying country and site health plans. 
• Assist in coordinating and engaging Health & Wellbeing Champions. 
• Health data analytics: gathering health-related data and conducting analysis to identify trends and risks. 
• Prepare and send out health promotional material and communications e.g. posters, e-mails, social media posts (Workplace). 
• Support in management of OH and EHW projects and initiatives for in person and online events 
• Understand and apply GSK OH and EHW resources accordingly. 
• Support Independent Business Monitoring (IBM) gap analysis & governance process around health standards. 
• Work in accordance with local GSK Performance with Choice (flexible workplace arrangement) policy – minimum 2 days in the office (APAC Regional Hub, Petaling Jaya and Pharmaceutical Commercial Office, 1 Powerhouse).

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

You will be able to:

• Understand how to identify business health risks and opportunities for intervention. 
• Apply behavioural change theories in the design and implementation of health programs to promote healthy behavior among employees. 
• Gain experience on project management by organizing and supporting OH and EHW projects in the organization. 
• Engage stakeholders to improve participation rate. 
• Monitor and review outcome indicators for Health and Wellbeing projects. 
  
  • The following essential skills will be developed and mentored: 
  • Projects and events management. 
  • Communication. 
  • Stakeholder management. 
  • Resource and time management.

Required Skills and Abilities

Preferred School/Course of Intern: Healthcare related e.g. medicine, public health, occupational safety and health, health promotion, health physiology, pharmacy, nursing, dentistry, psychology, nutrition, dietetics, etc.  
 
Students from non-healthcare related fields with a keen interest in health and wellbeing are also eligible to apply. 
 
Business Skills and Competencies

• Strong passion for health and wellbeing. 
• Educational background – Healthcare related e.g. medicine, public health, occupational safety and health, health promotion, health physiology, pharmacy, nursing, dentistry, psychology, nutrition, dietetics, etc. 
• Candidates with backgrounds in mass communications or MBA with a strong passion for health and wellbeing can also be considered. 
• Proficient in use of IT and software/systems, ideally document management and database systems. 
• Strong presentation, communication, and multimedia skills (Microsoft Office). 
• Analytics driven, outcomes focused and impact oriented. 
• Prior experience with visual communications such as graphics design and video editing will be an added advantage.

Behavioural Skills and Competencies:

• Strong written and oral communications skills. 
• Deadline-driven, flexible with self-reliance to work in an empowered environment. 
• Proactive attitude to process improvement. 
• Awareness and ability to work within culturally diverse teams. 
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative, think and work independently, problem-solve, work in teams, and focus on delivering assigned work. Strong drive for performance and attention to details.

Start a career with purpose: 
 
At GSK, we unite science, technology, and talent to get ahead of disease together. Our goal is to improve the lives of billions across the world.  
 
By bringing together outstanding people in an inclusive environment, we can make an impact on a global scale. 
 
About Us: 
 
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 organization where people can thrive.  
 
Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it, and we aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of 2030.  ​