About GSK - Our company

Established in the year 1924 in India GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (GSK Rx India) is one of the oldest
pharmaceuticals company and employs over 3500 people. Globally, we are a USD 45 billion, leading, research-based
healthcare and pharmaceutical company. In India, we are one of the market leaders with a turnover of Rs. 2003 crore and a
share of 5.0%*. At GSK, our mission is to improve the quality of life by enabling people to do more, feel better and live longer.
This mission drives us to make a real difference to the lives of millions of people with our commitment to effective healthcare
solutions.
The GSK India product portfolio includes prescription medicines and vaccines. Our prescription medicines range across
therapeutic areas such as anti-infectives, dermatology, gynaecology, diabetes, oncology, cardiovascular disease and
respiratory diseases. The company is the market leader in most of the therapeutic categories in which it operates. GSK also
offers a range of vaccines, for the prevention of hepatitis A, hepatitis B, invasive disease caused by H, influenzae, chickenpox,
diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, rotavirus, cervical cancer and others.
With opportunities in India opening up, GSK India is aligning itself with the parent company in areas such as clinical trials,
clinical data management, global pack management, sourcing raw material and support for business processes including
analytics.
GSK's best-in-class field force, backed by a nation-wide network of stockists, ensures that the Company's products are readily
available across the nation. GSK has two manufacturing units in India, located at Nashik and Thane as well as a clinical
development centre in Bangalore. The state of art plant at Nashik makes formulations while bulk drugs and the active
pharmaceutical ingredients are manufactured at Thane.
Being a leader brings responsibility towards the communities in which we operate. At GSK, we have a Corporate Social
Responsibility program that works towards fulfilling basic healthcare, education and other developmental needs of the
underserved population. With this dedication and commitment, we believe that the world will be better, healthier and happier.
GSK is committed to developing new and effective healthcare solutions. The values on which the group was founded have
always inspired growth and will continue to do so in times to come.
* [Source: ORG IMS Indian Purchase Audit (IIPA), Sept MAT 2010]
GSK at a glance
GlaxoSmithKline – one of the world's leading research-based pharmaceutical and healthcare companies – is committed to
improving the quality of human life by enabling people to do more, feel better and live longer.
GSK worldwide
 We are one of the world's leading research-based pharmaceutical and healthcare companies.
 We employ over 99,000 people in over 100 countries
 Around 12,800 people work in our research teams to discover new medicines.
 Our vaccines are included in immunisation campaigns in 182 countries worldwide
 Every second, we distribute more than 35 doses of Vaccines.
 Every minute, more than 1100 prescriptions are written for GSK products
 Every hour we spend more than £300,000 (US$562,000) to find new medicines
 January 2008 marked the tenth anniversary of our programme to help eliminate lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis).
Since the start of this programme we have donated more than 1.4 billion albendazole tablets to countries affected by LF
 Our global community investment and charitable donations were £163 million in 2009
GSK India
 In India, GSK is one of the market leaders with a turnover of Rs. 2003 crore and a share of 5.0 percent
[source: IMS Indian Purchase Audit (IIPA), Sept MAT 2010]
 GSK leads in several therapeutic segments - dermatology, anti-helmentics, hormones
[source: IIPA,Sept MAT 2010]
 GSK has 7 products in the top 50 brands, and the top five GSK products are Augmentin, Calpol, Ceftum, Phexin, and
Betnesol
[source: IIPA, Sept MAT 2010]
 GSK's vaccines division is ranked first in a fast-growing vaccines market. Some leading products in India are Havrix,
Varilrix,Rotarix,Hiberix and Cervarix
[source: Vaccines audit June MAT 2010]
 GSK India's R&D centres at Thane and Nashik have been granted recognition by the Department of Scientific and
Industrial Research, Government of India
 The number of clinical studies conducted in India is rapidly growing across a range of therapy areas
 GSK India's social responsibility programmes focus on development of under developed villages, women, children
and aged, specifically in the areas of healthcare and education
 Corporate Social Responsibility
 We are a research-based pharmaceutical company. Our mission is to improve the quality of human life by enabling
people to do more, feel better and live longer.
 We believe that through our business we make a valuable contribution to society by developing and marketing
medicines which improve people's lives. Our philosophy is to target support to selected programs that are innovative,
sustainable and which produce tangible results.
 CSR in India
  We follow the rationale that we are linked closely to the communities in which we operate- locally, nationally or
globally. We cannot exist in isolation. All our actions are focused around this feeling of being centered.
 Our stated mission statement is "To lend a helping hand to the underserved in our society through the support of
women, children and the aged in the areas of health and education." Implementing this philosophy in spirit, we make
a positive contribution to the communities in which we operate, and invest in health and education programs and
partnerships that aim to bring sustainable improvements to underserved people.
 Our core value - we care
 Being a premier pharmaceutical company in the country, GSK's core value is to be a good corporate citizen. It is
committed to the communities in which it works. Support to the community through charitable initiatives is the way
through which it invests in society. This is done by
 Being proactive in improving the environment
 Participating and contributing actively for Tribal Welfare
 Our initiatives are primarily focused towards women, children and the aged and are directed in the areas of Health
and Education. We believe that these areas are related and of direct concern to GSK. If there is proper education,
one will eventually learn to be hygienic, and if one is hygienic, will one remain healthy. The organization facilitates in
educating masses on good practices of healthy living.
 At GlaxoSmithKline India, the activities towards community development are attached to the Corporate
Communications Department. Since 1970, the Company has been implementing various social responsibility
activities apart from statutory ones. The following Community Development activities are carried out through the
company's Corporate Social Responsibility Department situated at its Head Office in Mumbai.
 What we do
 We provide money, medicines, time and equipment to non-profit organizations to help improve health and education
in underserved communities. We focus on programs that are 'innovative, sustainable and bring real benefits to those
most in need'.
 Click here to view the global Corporate Responsibility details:http://www.gsk.com/responsibility/index.htm
GSK in India
GSK in India employs more than 3500 people. We are a dominant player in the Indian pharma space having held this position
for several decades. We are driven by the passion to help people do more, feel better and live longer.
Our Culture and values is summed up in the GSK spirit that defines the qualities we expect all our employees to embrace:
 performance with integrity
 entrepreneurial spirit
 focus on innovation
 a sense of urgency
 passion for achievement
Career Development and Growth
We lay emphasis on growing our own resources and most opportunites are first offered to internal candidates through internal
job postings and those who are identified as key talent through our talent management process. We provide a range of
resources to help you determine and meet your development needs such as:
Training and on the job development: The training for sales personnel includes an Induction Program that covers skills training,
business unit specific product training and work practices for the new recruits. Other training programmes focus on personal,
leadership and skills development suited to the individuals function. We not only emphasize on achieving organizational goals
but also provide opportunities for on the job development.
Performance and Development Planning: Our global Performance and Development Planning process (PDP) is there to help
our employees at every stage of their career with us. PDP is a powerful tool for matching an employee’s personal success to
the success of the business.The employees and their reporting bosses work together on this process to set challenging
objectives for them and identify their development needs.
Diversity
We are an equal opportunity employer employing people from diverse backgrounds while providing them an equal opportunity
to grow and develop within the organisation.
Ethics
We are committed to doing business by maintaining high ethical standards in all aspects of our work and we are committed to
helping address healthcare challenges.
At GSK we value people and if you are a young, talented individual who enjoys challenges, has a passion to excel and wish to
be a part of the GSK experience, you may apply here

Appraisal is used formatively to help develop employees develop their capabilities and also
to input to promotion and progression processes within the company. Appraisal is tailored to
the individual objectives of each worker and in detail therefore is specific to the individual in
post. However, certain generic aspects of appraisal apply to all those employed in this type
of posts.
PERFORMANCE MEASURES

1. Scientific Impact and effectiveness in relationship to job description

• Productive worker who generates high quality results, in a timely manner within
area of work following agreed plan and any agreed modifications.
• Has good judgement and shows ability to identify problems. Contributes to sound
practical/scientific judgements and choices.
• Is capable of independent laboratory work and also contributes to decision making
and experimental design in conjunction with supervisor.
• Able to effectively analyse and interpret experimental data
• Has information retrieval skills, knowledge and awareness of literature. Is able to
mine for information.
• Shows ability to carry out an increasing range of laboratory procedures.
2. Communication
• Is awareness of position and relationships of own work to the rest of the project
group.
• Is awareness of the work of others within the project group.
• Takes initiative to proactively communicate progress and issues to Supervisor and
project group.
• Effective in the use of a variety of communication methods.
• Able to interact effectively at all required levels
• Able to influence others to affect direction of travel and achieve desired outcomes
3. Documentation
• Generates personal contribution to documentation with limited number of iterations
and in a timely manner
• Documentation is ‘fit for purpose’, relevant and valid.
4. Safety
• Ensures own work and work of reportees (if appropriate) carried out safely –
regularly shares good practice

5. Thinking and understanding

• Is able to apply knowledge to problems and develop and apply problem solving
methods to produce effective and realistic solutions.
6. Organising and implementing
• Is aligned with company and project goals
• Is committed to achieving identified outcomes within time envelope required
7. Personal attributes
• Has insight into own qualities, strengths and weaknesses
• Is orientated towards life-long-learning and self development