2027 Summer Intern

About the Role

Bristol Myers Squibb's Nonclinical Discovery & Development Sciences (NDDS) organization is seeking undergraduate students for a 10-week, full-time summer 2027 internship. Interns will be assigned a hypothesis-driven project in a discovery- or development-facing function, with possible areas including target and candidate toxicity, AI and bioinformatics applications, pharmacokinetics, bioanalytical method development, formulation and drug delivery, and laboratory animal welfare. Depending on the project, interns perform laboratory work, literature and data review, programming, and computational analyses with manager support. Interns will also develop skills in critical thinking, risk/benefit assessment, and scientific writing, participate in mentoring and cross-functional networking, and present their findings at the end of the program.

Key Responsibilities

• Directly contribute to assigned project with manager support, aligned with NDDS responsibilities and student experiences/goals.
• Actively participate in mentoring and informal networking meetings, formal symposiums, and cross-functional discussions with Research team members to learn about roles across the drug discovery and development pipeline.
• Present overall project and scientific findings at the conclusion of the internship.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Undergraduate student, enrolled in an academic program for the Fall of 2027.
• Demonstrated interest and effort within biology, chemistry, toxicology, computational sciences, pharmaceutical sciences, material sciences, biomedical engineering, and related disciplines.
• Continued interest in pursuing academic endeavors or a career in the sciences after graduation.
• Availability for full-time employment (40 hours/week) throughout the 10-week internship period of June 7th to August 13th.

Qualifications

• Communication: Clear scientific writing and data summarization, plus oral presentation skills for conveying findings to a multidisciplinary audience.
• Critical thinking and judgment: Sound reasoning in interpreting data, with attention to detail, accurate documentation, and data integrity.
• Adaptability and multi-tasking: Learning new technologies and methods quickly, and managing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Collaboration and growth mindset: Teamwork across functions, intellectual curiosity, initiative, and receptiveness to mentoring and feedback.