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Merck

  • 50,000 - 100,000 employees

Global Supply Chain Summer Intern (Jun 2025)

Location details

On-site

  • United States

    United States

    • New Jersey

Location

New Jersey

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Opportunity details

  • Opportunity typeInternship, Clerkship or Placement
  • Application open dateApply by 29 Oct 2024
  • Start dateStart date 1 Jun 2025 - 1 Jul 2025

Job Description

The Future Talent Program features internships that lasts 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.

Summer Internship Program provides exemplary students with the opportunity to work on meaningful assignments and gain real world industry experience. Our company's industry-leading resources and culture of curiosity allow ideas and innovation to flourish. Begin your career journey at our company, and together we’ll work towards Inventing for Life. 

The position is for an internship opportunity within the Supply Chain and/or Value Chain organization. You will be assigned challenging projects on teams across various functions in Supply Chain organization. We are focused on driving growth and patient impact, while ultimately fulfilling our company’s mission to save and improve lives. 

Candidates will participate on projects, which will strengthen the candidates’ skills in teamwork, collaboration, and leadership in one of the following areas:

  • Demand planning and fulfillment
  • Warehouse management
  • Distribution and logistics
  • Launch planning
  • Data analytics
  • Lean Six Sigma
  • Global improvement initiatives

The successful intern candidate is:

  • An individual motivated to cultivate their leadership skills along with their technical and business skills by applying their knowledge within supply chain and manufacturing areas.
  • Candidates should be committed to both their own career development as well as bringing their best to our Company.
  • The successful candidate should be comfortable with influencing others.
  • The candidate will need to be able to adapt to new roles, responsibilities, and situations.
  • The successful candidate is comfortable working independently, working in teams, and leading teams.
  • Candidates should be interested in participating in a broad range of work experiences across the supply chain organization.
  • Delivering executive level insight to senior management.

Expected internship experience and outcomes:

  • Engagement in high-impact assignments for 10-12 weeks
  • Collaboration across teams/key stakeholders
  • Professional networking opportunities
  • Coaching and mentoring
  • The chance to learn with and from senior leaders and colleagues across the enterprise
  • Insights working with one of the world’s leading biopharmaceutical companies

Required education and experience:

Candidates must be currently enrolled in a BS or MS program in one of the following:

  • Supply Chain/Logistics
  • Bio Engineering/ Biomedical Engineering/Biotechnology
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Material Science and Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering

Candidates must be able to commit to full-time employment for 10 - 12 weeks beginning June 2025.

Preferred experience and skills:

  • Ideal candidate will possess superior communication and interpersonal skills, a problem solver, and a team player with the ability to work independently.
  • Ideal candidate should have leadership experience in field of study, extracurricular activity, previous internship or undergraduate research, or military.
  • GPA 3.0 or higher
  • At least one additional quarter/semester of coursework remaining after completion of this internship

Our Manufacturing Division is committed to be the most trusted supplier of biopharmaceuticals worldwide. Our facilities, along with our external contractors, suppliers, and partners, create an interdependent global manufacturing network that’s committed to delivering a high quality, reliable supply to customers and patients on time, every time.

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, 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”.

Additional Information:

  • Employee Status: Intern/Co-op (Fixed Term)
  • Relocation: No relocation
  • VISA Sponsorship: No
  • Travel Requirements: 10%
  • Flexible Work Arrangements: Not Applicable
  • Shift: 1st - Day

Work rights

The opportunity is available to applicants in any of the following categories.

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United States
US CitizenUS Permanent Resident

Qualifications & other requirements

You should have or be completing the following to apply for this opportunity.

Degree or Certificate
Qualification level
Qualification level
Bachelor or higher
Minimum grade
Minimum grade
3 GPA (4 point)
Study field
Study field (any)

Hiring criteria

  • Experience requirementNo experience required
  • Working rights
    US Citizen
  • Study fields
    Business & Management
  • Degree typesBachelor or higher
  • Minimum grade
    3 GPA (4 point)
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About the employer

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Merck USA

Number of employees

50,000 - 100,000 employees

Industries

Pharmaceuticals

Merck & Co. is an American multinational pharmaceutical company, named after its founder.