Job Description

The Future Talent Program features internships that include one or more projects. These opportunities in our Global Support Functions division can provide you with great development and a chance to see if we are the right company for your long-term goals.

Program Overview & Responsibilities

Our company Finance plays an integral role in supporting the men and women who develop, produce and commercialize our products every day. Our ability to excel depends on the integrity, knowledge, imagination, skill, diversity and teamwork of an individual like you. As part of our global team, you’ll have the opportunity to collaborate with talented and dedicated colleagues while developing and expanding your career.

Finance MBA Interns will participate in a 10-week program focused on practical, hands-on experience in a Finance role, which may include, but are not limited to, forecasting, reporting, and analyzing operating results; operational risk management and process improvement consulting; managing capital structure, currency and other financial risks; analyzing business strategies and capital investments; or other roles across our company finance and global support functions, including procurement and global supplier management.

In addition to practical experience, the intern program includes developmental opportunities and exposure to Senior Finance leadership. At the end of the internship, interns are given the opportunity to present their summer experience to a panel of Finance professionals including but not limited to our Finance Senior Leaders.

Internships are primarily located in our NJ and PA office locations.

As part of the MBA Internship Program, you will gain the opportunity to innovate in a changing world through:

• EXPERIMENTING – We challenge the way we work every day as our Senior Leaders are committed to continually evaluating new ways of working through ideation and experimentation. Individuals will be part of a culture where every experiment is taken as a lesson learned which is part of the innovative process.

• EMPOWERING – You will learn how to evaluate business operations andprocessesto effectively complete day to day responsibilities and challenge the current ways of working.  Individuals are empowered to develop their skill set through a breadth of experience across corporate and client facing roles.

• NETWORKING – We will empower you to lead by giving you a plethora of networking opportunities. Individuals will have opportunities toattend lunch and learn presentations with senior leaders, participate in formal trainings, mentor programs and various activities with other colleagues across the organization.

• SHARING – We work to break down silos and share our knowledge to better connect people and data. Individuals will be challenged to critically problem solve, act as trusted advisors, and utilize data & analytic applications to provide business insights.

• LEARNING – Our Rotational program takes pride in the formal training, on the job learning, formal performance evaluations through real time feedback and independent learning to create a learning culture that is a continuous journey, not a destination.

This is an internship experience starting in June 2025.

Education Requirements:

• Candidates must be a first year MBA student and have at least 5years of professional work experience.                          

Additional Minimum Requirements:

• Candidates must have eligibility to work in the U.S. on a permanent basis. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

• Candidates must have demonstration of integrity within a professional work environment

• Candidates must have a passion for our company’s mission of saving and improving lives

• Candidates must have dedication to teamwork

• Candidates must have demonstrated leadership ability                                    

• Candidates must have passion and commitment to learning                                                    

• Candidates must have strong analytical and problem-solving skills                                                    

• Candidates must have the ability to self-motivate and take responsibility for personal growth and development                  

• Candidates must have excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to interact effectively with client and business process owners

• Candidates must have excellent written and oral communication skills to effectively and creatively communicate across various stakeholders using compelling story-telling capability

• Candidates must have a global mindset and the ability to work across boundaries                                

Company Description                                                    

At our company, we are unified around our purpose: We use the power of leading-edge science to save and improve lives around the world. For more than 130 years, we have brought hope to humanity through the development of important medicines and vaccines. We aspire to be the premier research-intensive biopharmaceutical company in the world – and today, we are at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions that advance the prevention and treatment of diseases in people and animals. We foster a diverse and inclusive global workforce and operate responsibly every day to enable a safe, sustainable and healthy future for all people and communities.

FTP2025

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MBA2025

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U.S. Hybrid Work Model

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, Monday - 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”.

San Francisco Residents Only: We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Los Angeles Residents Only: We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance

Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully

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:

Hybrid

Shift:

1st - Day

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

n/a

Job Posting End Date:

12/2/2024

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Requisition ID: R312994