Summer – Research Engineering Internship at Bristol Myers Squibb

Position Summary

We are looking for passionate upper-level undergraduate students or graduate students who are seeking summer internship opportunities to learn, grow, and work alongside other talents. The intern will work in the Research Engineering (RE) group, inside the larger Informatics and Predictive Sciences (IPS) group, under the guidance of an experienced scientist. The internship will also provide an opportunity to gain an understanding of the drug development process through interactions with project teams.

Full‑time internship will take place June‑August 2026.

The Summer intern will focus on applying generative AI, large language models (LLMs), and agentic frameworks to solve practical problems in translational research and drug development ential projects involve building intelligent tools and systems that enhance data accessibility, streamline exploratory analysis, and facilitate integration and quality across core R&D datasets. The intern’s work will have direct impact on improving research efficiency, data‑driven discovery, and automation in our organization.

• Rising Junior and above undergraduate or M.S. or Ph.D. graduate student in Bioinformatics, Computer Science or related field, no work experience required.
• Fluency with Linux‑based high‑performance computing environments, including Python, Linux shell scripting, R, SSH and Git.
• Strong programming background in Python.
• Knowledge of and experience applying generative AI and LLM technologies to practical problems; e.g. development of AI‑powered chatbots a plus.
• Familiarity with AI agent frameworks (e.g., Lang Graph, CrewAI, Agent Core, AWS Bedrock Agents) and MCP servers a plus.
• Web development experience and experience working with AWS technologies such as EC2, Beanstalk, S3, and Bedrock a plus.
• Strong problem‑solving and collaboration skills, and rigorous and creative thinking.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including an ability to explain complex ideas to computational scientists, experimentalists, and clinicians.
• The ability to collaborate with diverse groups across the organization and solve problems that will benefit downstream analysts and decision‑making teams.
• All candidates must be authorized to work in the US at the time of hire and for the duration of their employment. Immigration or visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

The starting hourly compensation for this assignment is within the range of $27.00 to $43.00/hr final, individual compensation will be determined by the employer of record and may vary based on experience and location.

Eligible benefits include medical, pharmacy, dental and vision care, wellbeing support, employee assistance programs, financial resources such as a 401(K), short‑ and long‑term disability, life insurance, supplemental health insurance, business travel protection, paid national holidays, optional holidays, paid vacation, volunteer days, sick time, and life‑support programs such as parental leave and caregiving options.