Communications and Operations Intern

Working with Us
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.

Bristol Myers Squibb is a diversified specialty biopharmaceutical company whose mission is to discover, develop and deliver innovative medicines that help patients prevail over serious diseases. The Bristol Myers Squibb North America Capability Center is a state-of-the-art facility in Tampa, Florida, providing strategic capabilities for delivering end-to-end process excellence and innovation. The center provides high knowledge-based capabilities and services across multiple disciplines and is part of our ongoing efforts in continuous process improvement. At the North America Capability Center, we continue to explore ways to simplify processes and increase the efficiency and effectiveness of our operations. We are looking for a Marketing/Communications intern with the following capabilities:

• College student with a GPA of 3.0 or higher, preferably with a major in one of the functional areas: Communications, Marketing, Public Relations, Business Administration or related discipline. Graphic design is a plus.
• Intern must have professional writing, project management, marketing/advertising and public/media relations experience. He/she should also have experience:
  • developing targeted, compelling and effective communications messages
  • managing projects, deadlines and priorities
  • planning, coordinating and executing events
  • building relationships with internal and external constituents/stakeholders
• Candidate must be a creative thinker with great attention to detail. He/she needs a broad and thorough knowledge of the marketing and communication functions and must have the ability to manage complex and multifaceted projects that involve various levels of stakeholders. He/she must have the expertise to create using a variety of different mediums and for diverse audiences and have experience specifically with social media and writing for the web. The individual must be highly proficient in all standard computer applications, including Microsoft and Adobe applications.
• The individual must be a team player with excellent writing, superior grammar, organizational, and planning skills. He/She must have strong communication skills with the ability to maintain excellent internal/external relationships. He/she must be able to understand and translate needs into creative and impactful communications.
• Must have the ability to handle multiple projects, priorities, and deadlines in a fast-paced, multifaceted environment. He/she must be poised with strong customer-service skills and be able to work independently under general supervision. Must be flexible, upbeat, energetic self-starter who enjoys collaboration with a wide variety of constituencies.

All candidates must be authorized to work in the US at the time of hire.  Please note that immigration or visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

This is a PAID internship working 20-40 hours per week at our Tampa facility.

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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