Internship

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Position Summary

The BMS Translational Medicine Research Team is seeking a motivated and inquisitive researcher to intern with our group.  Our team seeks to enhance the BMS pipeline through focused, multi-disciplinary, hypothesis-driven investigation into causal human biology by using human specimens and preclinical models to understand asset mechanisms of action and above-asset disease biology in order to inform early and late clinical drug development. 

The position offers an excellent opportunity to work with BMS translational scientists and participate in internal scientific meetings. Interns will have the opportunity to learn about our asset programs and our technology platforms, conduct literature reviews, and design an experiment leveraging our multiomic datasets.  Individuals with strong experimental competency, who are detail oriented, and have excellent organizational skills will thrive in this collaborative environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Engage with team leads to learn about an asset program and technology platforms used in the group
• Conduct relevant literature reviews and summarize for the team
• With supervision, define a research hypothesis and test experimentally using existing datasets and/or participate in novel data generation
• Present research findings to the team and cross functional leaders as part of the BMS Internship Program

Qualifications & Experience

• BS candidate with relevant coursework and background in a life sciences discipline.
• Hands-on experience in laboratory research in biological sciences or biochemistry.
• Experience with experimental data and techniques related to genomics, proteomics, flow cytometry, immunohistochemistry, and/or histology is highly desirable.
• Must be organized and able to work well in a team setting.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal are required.

If you come across a role that intrigues you but doesn’t perfectly line up with your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway. You could be one step away from work that will transform your life and career.

Uniquely Interesting Work, Life-changing Careers
With a single vision as inspiring as “Transforming patients’ lives through science™ ”, every BMS employee plays an integral role in work that goes far beyond ordinary. Each of us is empowered to apply our individual talents and unique perspectives in an inclusive culture, promoting diversity in clinical trials, while our shared values of passion, innovation, urgency, accountability, inclusion and integrity bring out the highest potential of each of our colleagues.

On-site Protocol

BMS has a diverse occupancy structure that determines where an employee is required to conduct their work. This structure includes site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design jobs. The occupancy type that you are assigned is determined by the nature and responsibilities of your role:

Site-essential roles require 100% of shifts onsite at your assigned facility. Site-by-design roles may be eligible for a hybrid work model with at least 50% onsite at your assigned facility. For these roles, onsite presence is considered an essential job function and is critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, and a positive Company culture. For field-based and remote-by-design roles the ability to physically travel to visit customers, patients or business partners and to attend meetings on behalf of BMS as directed is an essential job function.

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