2026 Summer Intern, Research & Development Quality

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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.  Location: New Brunswick, NJ and Princeton, NJ area.

The starting hourly compensation for this assignment is within the range of $23.00 to $34.00/hr. Please note that the final individual compensation and any applicable benefits will be determined by your employer of record (and not BMS). Factors influencing this decision may include the characteristics of the assignment, such as demonstrated experience, required skill, and the geographic location of the job. Compensation details are subject to change.

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, stati