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Position Summary

Bristol-Myers Squibb is looking for qualified interns to join our Patient Advocacy team. The Advocacy intern will be responsible for assisting the Patient Advocacy team in the development and execution of advocacy strategy and plans across BMS product brand and therapeutic areas. The Patient Advocacy intern will be part of a broader intern network within BMS Corporate Affairs, as well as BMS.

Key Responsibilities

• Participate in Patient Advocacy projects and team meetings, and cross-functional strategy planning.

• Collaborate with matrix partners, including US & Worldwide Commercialization, Medical, R&D/R&ED, Market Access, country matrix teams and other functions, to support strategy planning, alignment building and tactical execution.

• Support the development and maintenance of relationships with patient advocacy organizations.

• Support content creation for external/internal communications for key patient advocacy projects and initiatives.

• Support the Patient Advocacy team with SharePoint site content update and other innovative platforms for sharing globally to market as resources and best practices.

• Support Patient Advocacy team with meetings set up, communication, meeting minutes/status/action items, etc.

• Support administrative tasks as needed.

Qualifications & Experience

• Undergraduate/Graduate student from an accredited university with a major in Business, Communications, Marketing, Political Science, Public Health, a similar area of study or current graduate/professional school students (PharmD, MPH, etc.).

• Intern must have expertise in science, healthcare, professional writing, project management, marketing/advertising and public/media relations experience.

• Desired experience in developing targeted, compelling, and effective business/corporate acumen, relationship management, project management, deadlines, and priorities; planning and coordinating and executing events.

• The candidate must be a creative thinker with great attention to detail.

• Highly proficient in standard computer applications, including Microsoft Office applications (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook).

• The individual must be a team player with excellent writing, interpersonal, organizational, and planning skills.

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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

Physical presence at the BMS worksite or physical presence in the field is a necessary job function of this role, which the Company deems critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, employee well-being and engagement, and it enhances the Company culture.

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 adastaffingsupport@bms.com. 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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Bristol Myers Squibb is a leading global biopharma company focused on discovering, developing and delivering innovative medicines for patients with serious diseases in areas including oncology, hematology, immunology, cardiovascular, fibrosis and neuroscience. Our employees work every day to transform patients’ lives through science.