2027 Future Talent Program – Manufacturing Science and Technology Intern
Rahway, NJ - USA
Job Summary
Job Description
The Future Talent Program features internships that last up to 12 weeks and will includeone or more projects. These opportunities in our MS&T Division can provide youwith great development and a chance to see if we are the right company for your long-term goals.
Our companys vision is to make a difference in the lives of people globally through our innovative medicines vaccines. We are committed to being the premier research-intensive biopharmaceutical company providing leading innovations and solutions for today and the future. Our core areas of focus include infectious diseases oncology and vaccines.
Manufacturing Science and Technology (MS&T) is seeking interns to join us for summer 2027. MS&T represents a collection of primarily lab based product commercialization departments and above site technical operations groups spanning large and small molecule organizations within the Manufacturing Division. A Safety First Quality Always mindset drive for continuous improvement and innovations enable our company to be a trusted and competitive supplier of large molecule biologics and vaccines as well as small molecule pharmaceutical products to the worlds patients and customers.
Each MS&T intern will complete one or more projects over a 12 week period beginning in late May or early June 2027. This experience will provide you the opportunity to develop both technically and professionally engage in the Companys business and culture and decide if we are the right company for your long-term career goals.
As an intern in MS&T you will have the opportunity to work collaboratively in one of the following areas:
PROCESS & ANALYTICAL DEVELOPMENT AND COMMERCIALIZATION
Integrate with project teams and expand laboratory experience and skills through hands-on participation.
Participate in bringing chemically or biologically derived therapies to production by applying engineering chemistry and pharmaceutics principles to characterize and scale-up bench or pilot-scale processes.
Develop optimize and implement innovative lab and manufacturing technologies and analytical methods.
Use process modeling combined with statistical data analytics and data science tools to analyze and identify insights from process information.
Support process technology development and transfer to commercial operation groups.
IN-LINE PRODUCT SUPPORT
Collaborate with operations and quality groups on the execution of strategic projects to ensure a high level of process performance and enhance world class supply for commercial products.
Examine an issue from diverse perspectives (safety compliance automation equipment process and people) to best understand and resolve the root cause.
Support the transfer of products within the Companys internal and external manufacturing network and ensure proper knowledge management.
Education:
Currently pursuing a bachelors or masters degree in engineering science or related disciplines. No prior experience is required.
Required:
Available for a 12 week internship beginning in late May or early June 2027
Primarily seeking candidates graduating between Winter 2027 and Spring 2028
Preferred:
Key preferred experience / interest: Performing lab-based research / process development as well as knowledge and basic understanding of the unit operations common in large molecule / small molecule drug substance or drug product processes (e.g. filtration lyophilization chromatography reactions tableting fermentation etc.)
Ability to work independently and in teams
Effective problem-solving collaboration and written and oral communication skills
Strong technical competency and a desire to innovate
Experience in statistical design and analysis tools computer programming modeling data science and/or data analytics
Please note that this position may be closed before the posted end date or may remain open longer at the discretion of the company.
Salary range:
The salary range for this role is $39908 - $111111
FTP2027
MD2027
SHPE
SWE
Required Skills:
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Employee Status:
Intern/Co-op (Fixed Term)Relocation:
No relocationVISA Sponsorship:
NoTravel Requirements:
No Travel RequiredFlexible Work Arrangements:
Not ApplicableShift:
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noJob Posting End Date:
10/30/2026*A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFOREthe listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date.
Required Experience:
Intern
About Company
Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey, USA is known as “Merck” in the United States, Canada & Puerto Rico. We are known as “MSD” in Europe, Middle East, Africa, Latin America & Asia Pacific. We are a global biopharmaceutical leader with a diverse portfolio of prescription medicine ... View more