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Merck

2021 Process Operations & Strategy Summer Intern

Lebanon, NJ

Job Description

Our Sourcing team partner with the business to ensure efficient acquisition of goods and services that enables the commercialization of our medicines, vaccines and Animal Health products. We collaborate internationally and are grouped into center-led categories and regional operating teams.

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

The Processes, Operations & Strategy function is responsible for managing the process of Global Supplier Managements Group's core function of creating and maintaining relationships with our service and material suppliers. These suppliers are key to our Company's ability to manufacture critical medicines used by millions of patients around the world.

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An internship in Process, Operations & Strategy will allow you to:
  • Work hands-on improving supplier manufacturing processes.
  • Gain exposure to all global procurement functions and departments.
  • Advance an understanding of group dynamics within working communities.
  • Foster collaboration and innovation.
  • Strengthen communication and interpersonal skills.

Internships with the Processes, Operations & Strategy function are offered in Process Excellence & Operations. As an intern you will support the daily operation of the Process Excellence & Operations team. You will help support the team with day to day operations, complete project related tasks and assist with risk systems maintenance.

Example responsibilities include:
  • Support execution of compliance plans/initiatives to ensure that Global Supplier Managements Group complies with applicable policies and procedures.
  • Assist in the review and update of relevant Global Supplier Managements Group procedures and documents (including contract clauses).
  • Assist with the preparation and delivery of Risk & Compliance training.
  • Support the maintenance and upkeep of risk related information housed in Global Supplier Managements Group's risk systems as well as protect data quality/integrity within those systems.

Business Intelligence & Systems:

As an intern you will support the data analytics function provided by the Business Intelligence & System team. You will participate in implementing long term project work as well as perform ad-hoc reporting requests. You will be required to work in a team environment as well as with internal stakeholders.

You must be willing to learn new skills on the job. The responsibilities may include:
  • Collect and model large amounts of data.
  • Filter and 'clean' existing data
  • Explore data to understand data structures, definitions, and anomalies.
  • Interpret data, analyze results, and draw conclusions using statistical methodologies and mathematical formulas using SpotFire, R and/or Python.
  • Implement creative solutions to problems.
  • Collaborate with our internal customers to establish dashboards and KPI's that help create actionable analytics and data insights for senior management.

Education Minimum Requirement:
  • Pursuing B.S. degree (Engineering, Science, Manufacturing, Supply Chain Management, Biology, Chemistry, Biomedical, Biochemistry).

Required Experience and Skills:
  • Strong Interpersonal and communication skills
  • Should be willing to work in the NJ and PA area

Preferred Experience and Skills:
  • Strong data collection, analysis and reporting, Project Management

Our Support Functions deliver services and makes recommendations about ways to enhance our workplace and the experience of working at our organization. Our Support Functions include HR, Finance, Information Technology, Legal, Procurement, Administration, Facilities and Security.

Who we are ...
We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, 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 world's 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 ...
In a world of rapid innovation, we seek brave Inventors who want to make an Impact in all aspects of our business, enabling breakthroughs that will affect generations to come. We encourage you to bring your disruptive thinking, collaborative spirit and diverse perspective to our organization. Together we will continue Inventing For Life, Impacting Lives while Inspiring Your Career Growth.

INVENT.
IMPACT.
INSPIRE.

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Our company is committed to inclusion, ensuring that candidates can engage in a hiring process that exhibits their true capabilities. Please click here if you need an accommodation during the application or hiring process.

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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 another's thinking and approach problems collectively. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.

Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully
Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Kenilworth, 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:
10%
Flexible Work Arrangements:

Shift:
Not Indicated
Valid Driving License:
No
Hazardous Material(s):

Number of Openings:
2
Requisition ID:R67881

Job ID: Merck-MERCUSR67881ENUS
Employment Type: Other

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