2026 Summer Intern

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Position Summary

This internship position in Research & Development Quality (RDQ) offers education and exposure across various fields, including, Non-Clinical Quality, Product Development Quality, Clinical Quality, Pharmacovigilance Quality, Quality Risk Management, and Innovative Capabilities. We are seeking a self-motivated student eager to gain real-world experience in the pharmaceutical industry. The intern will work closely with professional mentors to hone their skills and build a professional network. The starting compensation for this job is a range from $23.00/hour - $34.00/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. Location: New Brunswick, NJ and Princeton, NJ area.

Department responsibilities:

• Non-Clinical Quality Support: Overseeing and auditing nonclinical processes from the discovery of new molecular entities through early development.

• Product Development Quality Support: Overseeing manufacture, testing and distribution of clinical supplies (investigational products) including drug substance and drug product batch disposition, support product certification and release, and audit of internal GMP systems/processes and suppliers/third party contractors.

• Clinical Quality Support: Providing trial support, data quality management, and vendor oversight for the R&D organization. Conducting audits of clinical processes, vendors, and investigator sites supporting clinical trials from Phase 1 to Phase 4 to identify areas for improvement early.

• Post-Marketing Oversight: Ensuring independent quality oversight of Clinical and Post-Marketing Safety, Regulatory Affairs, and Medical Affairs activities throughout the product lifecycle. Conducting audits of processes, affiliate operations, and third parties supporting post-marketing safety activities.

• Quality Risk Management: Proactively identifying and managing potential quality issues. Defining a knowledge-based, data-driven risk management methodology to generate a comprehensive risk landscape, develop predictive quality narratives, and aid decision-making.

• Innovative Capabilities: Developing innovative capabilities to enhance the R&D Quality framework.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in overseeing the quality of Non-Clinical, Product Development, Clinical, Patient Safety, Regulatory Affairs, and Medical Affairs activities.

• Evaluate the compliance of processes and policies with regulatory requirements.

• Support the implementation of audit programs by observing and participating in audits to assess regulatory compliance.

• Use data analytics to generate business-relevant reports.

• Help develop and enhance audit risk tools and templates.

• Actively participate in informal networking/mentor meetings and formal symposiums.

• Research and present future focused advancements in R&D Quality business strategies.

• Generate and report metrics; brainstorm on metric improvements.

• Provide project management support, services for proof-of-concept projects, and support process design and improvement.

Qualifications & Experience

• Candidates must be currently enrolled in an accredited university program seeking an undergraduate or dual-degree in data science, statistics, mathematics, or life sciences or health sciences (e.g., B.A., B.S., B.A./M.A., B.S./M.S.)

• Seniors graduating in Spring or Summer 2026 are eligible to apply only if they will be continuing their education for the following semester (Fall 2026).

• Must include GPA on resume for consideration (program requires GPA of 3.0 or greater).

• All candidates must be authorized to work in the US without sponsorship needs now or in the future.

• Must have good oral/written communication skills and be able to work in a team environment; experience working with diverse teams.

• Proficient in MS Office Suite; experienced in digital tools and technologies.

• Strong organizational skills, along with attention to detail and the ability to prioritize tasks.

• Self-starter who enjoys the challenge of working in a complex environment.

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The starting compensation range(s) for this role are listed above for a full-time employee (FTE) basis. Additional incentive cash and stock opportunities (based on eligibility) may be available. The starting pay rate takes into account characteristics of the job, such as required skills, where the job is performed, the employee’s work schedule, job-related knowledge, and experience. Final, individual compensation will be decided based on demonstrated experience. 

Eligibility for specific benefits listed on our careers site may vary based on the job and location. For more on benefits, please visit https://careers.bms.com/life-at-bms/.

Benefit offerings are subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans then in effect and may include the following: Medical, pharmacy, dental and vision care. Wellbeing support such as the BMS Living Life Better program and employee assistance programs (EAP). Financial well-being resources and a 401(K). Financial protection benefits such as short- and long-term disability, life insurance, supplemental health insurance, business travel protection and survivor support. Work-life programs include paid national holidays and optional holidays, Global Shutdown Days between Christmas and New Year’s holiday, up to 120 hours of paid vacation, up to two (2) paid days to volunteer, sick time off, and summer hours flexibility. Parental, caregiver, bereavement, and military leave. Family care services such as adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, fertility/infertility benefits, support for traveling mothers, and child, elder and pet care resources. Other perks like tuition reimbursement and a recognition program.

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 a supportive culture, promoting global participation 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 an 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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