Summer 2025 - Flow Cytometry Internship - Bristol Myers Squibb

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Position Summary

We are seeking a highly motivated summer intern for translational, clinical, and industry experience to join our Translational Research department in the Cancer Immunology and Cell Therapy Thematic Research Center (CI CT TRC). As a subject matter expert, this candidate will play a crucial role in supporting the development, implementation, and life cycle management of clinical flow cytometry assays. The candidate will also provide support for clinical flow cytometry data QC, analysis, and interpretation.

Key Responsibilities
 

• Generate data to support the development of clinical flow cytometry assays. Activities include, but are not limited to, assay design, optimization, and qualification.

• Utilize analytics tools to ensure the quality of flow cytometry data in preparation for downstream analysis.  Support data analysis and interpretation.

• Provide support for critical reagent management, including assay controls and custom antibodies, ensuring the reagents are properly handled, stored, and tracked.

• Perform routine maintenance on flow cytometry instruments, troubleshoot issues and communicate with field application scientists as needed.

• Implement and oversee flow cytometry assays for clinical sample testing at external lab partners.

• Maintain effective communications with our external lab partners.

• Must be able to set and understand priorities in a local and matrixed environment, must be a team player with a collaborative spirit, and capable of maintaining networks within and outside the organization

• Perform other tasks as needed to support the team and program objectives.

Qualifications & Experience
 

• In a relevant scientific field (Immunology, Oncology, Biology) with a few years of wet-lab experience

• Experience with multi-parameter (8+ colors) flow cytometry assay design, development, troubleshooting, validation/qualification, and implementation.

• Strong technical background in flow cytometry and hands-on experience with a broad array of flow cytometry platforms. Experience with Cytek Aurora is a plus.

• Experience with a variety of flow cytometry analysis software such as BD FACSDiva, FlowJo, FCS Express. Experience with OMIQ is a plus.

• Experience with LIMS, ELN, and laboratory data analysis system.

• Strong attention to details and organizational skills.

• Ability to clearly communicate and operate in a local, and highly matrixed environment.

• Ability to multitask high priority tasks in parallel with internal and external collaborators.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment and meet deadlines.

• Ability to communicate effectively with peers, department management and cross-functional peers about task status, roadblocks and needs.

• CRO experience is a plus.

The starting compensation for this job is a range from $27.00/hour - $35.00/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.

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.

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On-site Protocol

BMS has a diverse 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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