At Bristol Myers Squibb, we are inspired by a single vision – transforming patients’ lives through science. In oncology, hematology, immunology and cardiovascular disease – and one of the most diverse and promising pipelines in the industry – each of our passionate colleagues contribute to innovations that drive meaningful change. We bring a human touch to every treatment we pioneer. Join us and make a difference.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Worldwide Patient Safety group is responsible for ensuring the safety of our medicines through pharmacovigilance (PV) and pharmaco-epidemiology deliverables including single case and aggregate safety monitoring, safety reporting, contribution to benefit-risk assessment, risk management planning and strategy, and execution of certain post-marketing commitments and ensuring compliance with global regulatory requirements. The PV Associate Intern will support PV activities via Safety Management Team (SMT), signal detection, and protocol-level query management operational support. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 

Provide routine Prime vigilance and ad hoc Cybrary literature search outputs. 

• Complete updates/maintenance needed on SMT SharePoint Online, which may include updates to therapeutic area SMT activity trackers, SMT membership lists, and new SMT site setup. 
• Run and/or access Clinical Safety Program reports from the TAO and RAVE databases, create and close queries. 
• Run or extract signal detection, pregnancy, fatal outcomes, general Events of Interest, and CIOMS reports from AWARE corporate safety database.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN 

• Develop an understanding of drug development, from first-in-human through post-marketing. 
  • Develop an understanding of various pharmacovigilance/drug safety activities that occur throughout the product lifecycle. 
  • Gain project management experience. 
  • Experience working within clinical databases. 
  • Enhanced understanding of medical/scientific subject matter across a variety of therapeutic areas. 
  • Experience working with cross-functional teams.

Around the world, we are passionate about making an impact on the lives of patients with serious diseases. Empowered to apply our individual talents and diverse perspectives in an inclusive culture, our shared values of passion, innovation, urgency, accountability, inclusion and integrity bring out the highest potential of each of our colleagues.

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.

Qualifications 

• Working understanding of medical concepts, including drug development. 
• Good communication skills and ability to work well with cross-functional teams. 
• Attention to detail with scientific, analytical, and conceptual skills. 
• Possess good working skills in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, SharePoint Online, Teams.

Experience 

• Project management experience with ability to manage timelines. 
• Experience working in databases and/or spreadsheets to track/store detailed information.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Candidates must be available for an internship that will run from June 2022- May 2023
• Candidates must be available to be able to commute to the BMS- Tampa, FL location for the year internship (Up to 40 hours per week in summer and up to 20 hours per week in fall & spring)
• Candidates must be actively enrolled in school during the internship with a graduation date of May 2023 or later

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.