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Talent Program – Manufacturing Science and Technology Intern

Job in Rahway, Union County, New Jersey, 07065, USA
Listing for: Merck
Apprenticeship/Internship position
Listed on 2026-09-15
Job specializations:
  • IT/Tech
    Data Scientist, Data Analyst, Data Science Manager, AI Engineer (Applied/Software)
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 39908 - 111111 USD Yearly USD 39908.00 111111.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Job Description

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

Our company’s 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 world’s 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 Company’s 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 Company’s internal and external manufacturing network and ensure proper knowledge management.
Education
  • Currently pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s 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 $39,908 - $111,111

FTP
2027

MD2027

SHPE

SWE

Employee Status

Intern/Co-op (Fixed Term)

Relocation

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship

No

Travel Requirements

No Travel Required

Flexible Work Arrangements

Not Applicable

Shift

1st - Day

Valid Driving License

No

Hazardous Material(s)

no

Job Posting End Date

10/30/2026

  • A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date.
Requisition

R417753

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