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Challenging. Meaningful. Life-changing. Those aren’t words that are usually associated with a job. But working at Bristol Myers Squibb is anything but usual. Here, uniquely interesting work happens every day, in every department. From optimizing a production line to the latest breakthroughs in cell therapy, this is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it. You’ll get the chance to grow and thrive through opportunities uncommon in scale and scope, alongside high-achieving teams rich in diversity. Take your career farther than you thought possible.

Bristol Myers Squibb recognizes the importance of balance and flexibility in our work environment. We offer a wide variety of competitive benefits, services and programs that provide our employees with the resources to pursue their goals, both at work and in their personal lives. Read more: careers.bms.com/working-with-us.

The Neuroscience Thematic Research Center (Neuroscience TRC) at Bristol Myers Squibb is a hub of innovation and scientific excellence dedicated to advancing the understanding and treatment of neurological disorders. Located in San Diego, the Neuroscience TRC brings together a multidisciplinary team of scientists and researchers who are focused on discovering and developing novel therapeutic targets at the intersection of neural, glial, and immune biology.

The San Diego Neuroscience TRC is highly committed to supporting local STEM initiatives that expose individuals from all backgrounds to careers in scientific disciplines through a Summer Internship Program for the summer of 2025. This is a great opportunity to gain exposure to diverse areas of the drug discovery process and have a hand in bringing novel therapeutics to patients with neurodegenerative diseases. We are seeking highly motivated individuals with at least 2 years of study towards a bachelor’s degree from accredited Colleges and Universities to participate in a 10-week, full-time paid summer research program. Interns will have the opportunity to make meaningful contributions to drug discovery programs within the Neuroscience pipeline at BMS.

The interns will work directly with a discovery program lead and a technical advisor to complete a defined project over the course of the 10 week program. Students will benefit from the state-of-the art laboratories at our research site and gain critical knowledge of the core techniques used for biological assays necessary early stage drug discovery pipeline.  The intern will have the opportunity to gain hands on experience induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) derived neurons and microglia.  Additionally, they will participate in departmental and project team meetings to gain valuable insights into the drug discovery and development process, and interact with individuals with a range of scientific and pharmaceutical leadership backgrounds. The internship will conclude with a formal poster session where the student will have the opportunity present their findings to the entire site. We highly encourage students from all backgrounds to apply and join our diverse team next summer.

• Gain background knowledge of the assigned project by reading scientific literature
• Work with program scientists to understand experimental design and execution
• Learn and perform laboratory techniques required for project completion
• Meet with scientific advisors on a regular basis to review progress
• Maintain documentation of experiments in an electronic lab notebook
• Analyze experimental data and present project findings at the conclusion of the program

• Candidates must be in enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program majoring in Biology (e.g. Neuroscience,Immunology, Cell Biology), Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biological Engineering, or a related discipline
• Must have completed 2 years of study towards a bachelor’s degree by June 2025
• Candidates should have basic laboratory skills (lab course, academic lab, or industry lab)
• Candidates should have strong communication skills (written and verbal), and the ability to work in a collaborative environment

The starting compensation for this job is a range from $21.00/hour - $29.00/hour. The starting pay rate takes into

account characteristics of the job, such as required skills and the geographic location where work is performed. Final

individual compensation is decided commensurate with demonstrated experience and education level.

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.

BMS is dedicated to ensuring that people with disabilities can excel through a transparent recruitment process, reasonable workplace accommodations/adjustments and ongoing support in their roles. Applicants can request a reasonable workplace accommodation/adjustment prior to accepting a job offer. If you require reasonable accommodations/adjustments in completing this application, or in any part of the recruitment process, direct your inquiries to [email protected]. Visit careers.bms.com/eeo-accessibility to access our complete Equal Employment Opportunity statement.

BMS cares about your well-being and the well-being of our staff, customers, patients, and communities. As a result, the Company strongly recommends that all employees be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 and keep up to date with Covid-19 boosters.

BMS will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, pursuant to applicable laws in your area.

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