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The Future Talent Program features internships that last up to 12 weeks and will include one or more projects. These opportunities in our Research Division can provide you with great development and a chance to see if we are the right company for your long-term goals.

Our Company’s Chemical Engineering Research and Development department (CERD) is seeking interns who will operate as fully integrated members of our team for 11-12 weeks during summer 2025. Day-to-day research for the intern will focus on CERD department objectives such as small molecule drug substance process development, technology innovation, and process safety evaluation. This internship will provide insight into our department and company culture, teach the fundamentals of the pharmaceutical industry, and highlight opportunities throughout our Research & Development Division and our Manufacturing Division.

Interns in CERD will participate in departmental and team meetings, have access to seminars on all aspects of pharmaceutical development, network with mentors, and have exclusive access to intern-only full-time job postings and interviews. Tours of pilot plants and development labs as well as a visit to a formulation facility may be integrated into the internship program to diversify exposure.

The CERD department develops the processing knowledge necessary to successfully scale-up and efficiently produce small molecule active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) at a commercial scale. Development efforts focus on ensuring robust, cost-effective, safe, environmentally benign chemical processes and advancing technologies for the laboratories, pilot plants, and manufacturing facilities to secure a competitive advantage for our company.

The department generates data on scale-up and process characterization from lab and pilot plant efforts. The data ultimately results in the definition of the optimized process which assures quality product and consistent performance. Members also work closely with Commercialization sites to ensure the successful transfer and validation of the factory process and to provide material for product launch.

CERD also invests in the development of new technologies and workflows to enable efficient process development. This work spans across diverse unit operations such as reaction engineering, biocatalysis, and particle engineering. The scouting of technologies and evaluation of their applications presents a unique opportunity for innovation and broad impact across the product portfolio.

The intern will work with a technical mentor on a chemical engineering research project and will be responsible for accurate electronic notebook recording, experimental set-up techniques, interpretation of results, and safe lab practices. By taking ownership of the research project, the intern will utilize their chemical engineering skill set, become a subject matter expert on their topic, and will have the opportunity to present their results to the entire department.

We are seeking intern candidates with innovative minds, hands-on laboratory skills, strong communication skills, technical know-how, teamwork, self-initiative, and the ability to work in a multi-functional and collaborative environment. We hope to provide interns with a great development opportunity and a chance to see if we are the right company for their long-term goals.

Minimum Education, Experience, and Skills:

• Candidate must be a student pursuing a Bachelor's, Master’s, or PhD in Chemical Engineering or Biochemical Engineering with a target graduation date of Winter 2025 or later

• Candidates must be available for employment for 11-12 weeks during the months of June - August 2025

• Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship from the company

Preferred Experience and Skills:

• Candidates should have strong technical/problem solving skills including grasp of chemical engineering fundamentals

• Candidates should have a strong interest in process/technology development and scale-up

• Candidates should have a high level of innovation, creativity, and self-initiative along with the ability to plan and organize activities

• Candidates should have strong communication and collaboration skills

FTP2025

MRL2025

Employees working in roles that the Company determines require routine collaboration with external stakeholders, such as customer-facing commercial, or research-based roles, will be expected to comply not only with Company policy but also with policies established by such external stakeholders (for example, a requirement to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to access a facility or meet with stakeholders). Please understand that, as permitted by applicable law, if you have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 and an essential function of your job is to call on external stakeholders who require vaccination to enter their premises or engage in face-to-face meetings, then your employment may pose an undue burden to business operations, in which case you may not be offered employment, or your employment could be terminated. Please also note that, where permitted by applicable law, the Company reserves the right to require COVID-19 vaccinations for positions, such as in Global Employee Health, where the Company determines in its discretion that the nature of the role presents an increased risk of disease transmission.

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Effective September 5, 2023, employees in office-based positions in the U.S. will be working a Hybrid work consisting of three total days on-site per week, generally Tuesday, Wednesday and either Monday or Thursday, although the specific days may vary by site or organization, with Friday designated as a remote-working day, unless business critical tasks require an on-site presence. This Hybrid work model does not apply to, and daily in-person attendance is required for, field-based positions; facility-based, manufacturing-based, or research-based positions where the work to be performed is located at a Company site; positions covered by a collective-bargaining agreement (unless the agreement provides for hybrid work); or any other position for which the Company has determined the job requirements cannot be reasonably met working remotely. Please note, this Hybrid work model guidance also does not apply to roles that have been designated as “remote”.

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Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails.

Employee Status:

Intern/Co-op (Fixed Term)

Relocation:

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

No Travel Required

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Not Applicable

Shift:

1st - Day

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

Chemicals

Job Posting End Date:

10/28/2024

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Job Posting End Date: 10/28/2024

A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date.

Requisition ID: R310863