A health care company with global reach.

A product pipeline filled to the brim.

A team committed to scientific advancement.

Think what's possible.

A global healthcare leader, Novartis has one of the most exciting product pipelines in the industry today.

A pipeline of innovative medicines brought to life by diverse, talented, performance driven people.

All of which makes us the most rewarding employer in our field.

Summer Internship-Biology, Biochemistry, BiostatisticsBusiness Unit: NIBRDivision: NIBRCompany/Legal Entity: USA Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc., Cambridge, MAWork Location: United States - MassachusettsPosting Functional Area: OtherJob Type: Full TimeEmployment Type: Apprentice / InternshipJob Reference Code: 59908BRJob Description: A health care company with global reach.

A product pipeline filled to the brim.

A team committed to scientific advancement.

Think what's possible.

A global healthcare leader, Novartis has one of the most exciting product pipelines in the industry today.

A pipeline of innovative medicines brought to life by diverse, talented, performance driven people.

All of which makes us the most rewarding employer in our field.

Summer Internship-Biology, Biochemistry, BiostatisticsThe Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research Inc. in Cambridge, MA has multiple 2010 Summer Scientific Internships available in Disease Areas and Expertise Technological Platform Groups including (but not limited to): Cardiovascular, Center for Proteomic Chemistry, Development and Molecular Pathways, Diabetes/Metabolism, Infectious Disease, NIBR Biologics Center, Musculoskeletal, Ophthalmology, Oncology and Translational Sciences.

Students enrolled in the program will have the opportunity to work on a specific project under the guidance of a research mentor in a laboratory setting.

In addition to ground breaking research in an innovative and collaborative environment, interns participate in many scientific and career development opportunities including an intern-run journal club and end of summer poster session, seminar series, social outings for interns and mentors, and career panel events.For more information on our exciting intern program, please go to our website: http://www.

nibr.com/careers/internships_ca.shtml PROGRAM DATES: June 14th through August 27th, 2010TERMS: The internship is a paid, full-time, 40 hour per week position.

(Candidates will be responsible for securing/proving their own housing costs as well as transportation to our facility during the internship)APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Paste your Resume/CV in the 'CV space'.

Please include the following in the 'Cover Letter' space

1. Your scientific area(s) of interes

2. Why you would like to be an intern at NIBR, and how you would like to contribute to the NIBR research strategy3) Specific laboratory experience and known techniques (if not on your resume)4) Relevant completed coursework and lab classes- Indicate your last completed year of schooling (as of June 2010)5) GPA6) Contact information for professional or academic references**Only applications with all required information will be considered**APPLICATION DEADLINE: February 12th, 2010 (selection notifications will be completed by mid April 2010)About NIBR'There is no greater privilege than to work towards bettering human health, and no more exciting arena in which to do so than through discovery of new medicines.

' -- Mark C.

Fishman, President, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical ResearchAt Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR), the global research organization of Novartis, we are committed to discovering innovative medicines to cure disease and improve human health.

This is today's frontier of science.New medicines do not appear overnight.

Although Novartis has had more new medicines approved in recent years than other companies, we are not complacent.

With nearly 5000 dedicated talent around the world, we are committed to leveraging knowledge we gain from our own innovative research, as well as discoveries made by our collaborations with leading academic institutions and biotechnology companies.At Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, our culture of science is open, entrepreneurial, and collegial, unwilling to accept barriers or conventional wisdom.

By hiring the best academic, biotech, and pharmaceutical trained scientists, we have fostered an atmosphere for drug discovery where innovation is rewarded.

We have created a dynamic and flexible culture that values and utilizes each associate's diverse background, unique style and wealth of experience.

It is ultimately the talent of the individual that determines the project's success, while our state-of-the-art technologies and resources enable these ideas to be realized.

Novartis is an Equal Opportunity Employer.To be eligible for a Summer Scientific Internship, students will have completed their undergraduate Sophomore year (by June 2010) and be studying in a scientific field.

Candidates will be required to have completed at least one laboratory course.

All interns must have current authorization to work for any employer in the United States.

PhD level students will not qualify.To learn about other Novartis opportunities, Click here

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