Bristol Myers Squibb laid-off workers: jobs, benefits and retraining
Bristol Myers Squibb filed 4 WARN layoff notices in New Jersey, Illinois, most recently on Sep 1, 2026, naming 851 workers. If you work or worked at Bristol Myers Squibb, about 11,000 professional jobs are open in New Jersey today, including about 270 at Bristol Myers Squibb. File for unemployment in the state where you worked, check your health coverage options, and start looking now.
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Question 1
Where are you right now?
Why we ask: a laid-off week and a thinking-about-a-move week look nothing alike. No résumé, no account.
What did Bristol Myers Squibb file?
A WARN notice gives the number of workers and the dates the employer reported. It does not say why. Notices are published by each state.
| Notice date | Employer | State | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Myers SquibbTakes effect Dec 17, 2026 | New Jersey | Princeton | 265 | — | State record | |
| Bristol Myers SquibbTakes effect Jul 16, 2026 | New Jersey | Lawrence Twp | 206 | — | State record | |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | New Jersey | Lawrence Twp | 247 | — | State record | |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | Illinois | Libertyville | 133 | — | State record |
Full notice record and news mentions for Bristol Myers Squibb
What should I do first if I was affected?
- File for New Jersey unemployment benefits: amounts, weeks, the waiting week and where to file.
- File for Illinois unemployment benefits: amounts, weeks, the waiting week and where to file.
- Compare COBRA and marketplace health coverage before your coverage ends.
- Use the first 72 hours on the steps that matter most.
- Line up bridge income while you search.
Where are the jobs?
about 11,000 professional jobs are open in New Jersey, and about 270 at Bristol Myers Squibb. Taken from employers' own career sites and checked to still be open.
Open professional jobs at Bristol Myers Squibb
- 2027 Full-time Procurement Leadership Development Program · Bristol Myers Squibb · Princeton, NJ
- Executive Director, Oncology DD & Commercialization Communications · Bristol-Myers Squibb · New Jersey
- Director, Head of Compliance · Bristol Myers Squibb · Summit, NJ
- Executive Director, Oncology Communications & Strategy · Bristol-Myers Squibb Company · Princeton, NJ
- Executive Director, Microbiology Quality Sterility Assurance · Bristol-Myers Squibb · New Brunswick, NJ
- Executive Director, Hematology-Oncology External Innovation · Bristol-Myers Squibb · Cambridge, MA
What help is there for benefits and retraining?
The public workforce boards for each affected site. Their American Job Centers offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
Cumberland-Salem-Cape May Workforce Development Board
For notices in Lawrence Twp
Find a job centerBoard page: centers, jobs and noticesBoard website
Lake County Workforce Development Board
For notices in Libertyville
Find a job centerBoard page: centers, jobs and noticesBoard website
Mercer County Workforce Development Board
For notices in Princeton
Find a job centerBoard page: centers, jobs and noticesBoard website
Questions
- Did Bristol Myers Squibb file layoff notices?
- Yes. Bristol Myers Squibb has filed 4 WARN notices with labor departments in New Jersey, Illinois, naming 851 workers. The most recent was filed Sep 1, 2026.
- How do I file for unemployment after a layoff at Bristol Myers Squibb?
- File with the state where you worked, not where you live now. For New Jersey, see the unemployment benefits page for the weekly amount, the number of weeks, the waiting week and where to file.
- Are there jobs open for former Bristol Myers Squibb employees?
- about 11,000 professional jobs are open in New Jersey today, and about 270 at Bristol Myers Squibb itself. NextChapter lists them from employers' own career sites and checks that they are still open.
- What help is there for retraining?
- The local American Job Center for each affected site offers free job search help and often pays for training. NextChapter also lists funding programs and graded AI courses.
Notices are as filed with state labor departments and refreshed daily; the newest is dated Sep 1, 2026. Job counts are rounded. NextChapter is independent of Bristol Myers Squibb. See the layoff tracker for how notices are collected.