This internship is fully funded with salary, student dorm housing, and travel covered to/from Novartis’ Cambridge, Massachusetts, site or San Diego, California site— we recruit talented students from all over the US. Novartis’ ten-week Summer of Science Internship Program within the Biomedical Research (BR) division of Novartis provides research training opportunities for top-tier undergraduate students who have minimal exposure to industry research. This program enables students to gain both hands-on research experience and personal & professional development experiences that enhance their preparation for careers in biomedical research and application to top graduate PhD programs.
Interns will learn about BR’s approaches to patient-driven research as they work on their own research project under the supervision of a BR scientist mentor at research facilities in Cambridge, Massachusetts (research headquarters) or at a west coast site in San Diego, California. BR’s research covers many disease, science, and technology areas that allow them to closely match each intern’s specific interests with one of their labs.
In addition to working alongside their mentoring supervisors, Summer of Science interns learn together in weekly professional development programming sessions and social activities, live together in dorms, and thrive together as part of a cohort model that provides a supportive environment for interns to share experiences, challenges, and successes.
The internship program is built on the pillars of science, leadership, and community and where a close-knit intern cohort and biomedical research community together help drive the scientific, personal, and professional development and collective learning of interns.
Inclusion of the broadest slate of talent is very important to us. Novartis recruits from all across the United States, and they welcome applications from qualified candidates of all backgrounds and encourage those who may be:
- First-generation college students
- Individuals with disabilities
- US Military Veterans
- Aspiring first-generation scientific professionals
Please read carefully through the eligibility requirements and program benefits before applying. No applications can be accepted through Handshake; you must apply on the Novartis internship webpage.
The link to the applications portal where you will apply is in the “A Summer of Science Internship” section on our webpage. Applications close on December 1st.
Intern Job Responsibilities:
• Attend onboarding and orientation training sessions
• Plan, design, and execute a research project as agreed upon by the Novartis BR scientist mentor
• Attend and actively engage in weekly Summer Intern professional development sessions
• Present research project at the end-of-program poster sessions
• Adhere to all Novartis policies
Apply by November 30 at 11:00 p.m.The Career Center is here to assist you with your application materials. Just drop by!