Intern - Design

Job Description

Intern - Design

The Internship Program at our company features Cooperative (Co-op) education that lasts up to 6 months and will include one or more projects. These opportunities in our Human Health division can provide you with great development and a chance to see if we are the right company for your long-term goals.

The program allows students to work on one or more data visualization projects within our Companys Human Health Commercial division. These opportunities are designed to facilitate the transition from academia to industry for soon-to-be graduates and will involve participation and contribution in real projects being carried out by our companys data science team. This is also a way for you to identify if our company may be the right company for your long-term career goals.

Most of the projects will involve analyses in support of our companys commercial objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design elegant and consistent user experiences across our reporting solutions tools and internal platforms.

• Translate complex data into simple actionable and visually engaging UI & UX patterns.

• Apply inclusive design and accessibility best practices to ensure a seamless experience for all users.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (design product data science) to iterate quickly and refine solutions.

• Conduct usability reviews support in design QA and incorporate user feedback to improve experiences.

• Assist in building and maintaining internal design systems UI libraries and reusable components.

Expected Deliverables:

• Wireframes & Navigation Flows

• Visual Designs & Prototypes

• Design Systems & Style Guides

• Interactive Guidelines & Specifications

• Storyboards & User Journeys

Required Skills

• Strong working knowledge of Figma and tools like Mural Power Point or equivalent.

• Ability to design and optimize responsive web interfaces and complex navigation structures.

• Comfortable working with data turning analytics and business input into informed design decisions.

• Understanding of accessibility standards (WCAG) and inclusive design practices.

• Good presentation communication and documentation skills.

• Ability to multitask and manage time effectively in a fast-paced collaborative environment.

• A growth mindset with attention to detail not just focused on visuals but the why behind the design.

Required Education and Qualifications:

• Candidates must be currently enrolled in bachelors / masters program in a discipline such as: Bachelors degree in Product Design/UX Design/ Interaction Design HCI/Design or a related field/relevant discipline.

• Candidates must be expected to graduate in the next 1-2 years.

• Comfortable working with data turning analytics and business input into informed design decisions.

• A growth mindset with attention to detail not just focused on visuals but the why behind the design.

• Candidates should be effective oral and written communicators

• Candidates must be able to strike a balance between methodological rigor and project timelines/deliverables.

• A portfolio showcasing your design thinking UI/UX capabilities and problem-solving approach.

• Interest in data visualization dashboard & enterprise design..

Our Human Health Division maintains a patient first profits later ideology. The organization is comprised of sales marketing market access digital analytics and commercial professionals who are passionate about their role in bringing our medicines to our customers worldwide.

Who we are

We are known as Merck & Co. Inc. Rahway New Jersey USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century we have been inventing for life bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the worlds most challenging diseases. Today our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.

What we look for

Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy creativity digital mastery or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving so if you are among the intellectually curious join usand start making your impact today.

We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse talented and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one anothers thinking and approach problems collectively. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.

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