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Ideation
Marketing
Economics
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Management
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Innovation
Accounting
Forecasting
Data Analysis
Problem Solving
Decision Making
Experimentation
Telephone Skills
Critical Thinking
Performance Review
Financial Analysis
Business Analytics
Process Improvement
Business Operations
Financial Statements
Contingent Workforce
Complex Problem Solving
Operational Risk Management
Interpersonal Communications
$39,908 - $111,111 / yr
Posted 4 days ago
Description:
Job Description
Job Description
The Future Talent Program features internships lasting up to 12 weeks and includes one or more project assignments. These opportunities within our Global Support Functions provide valuable professional development and a chance to determine whether our company is the right fit for your long-term career goals. Interns will be based at our global headquarters in Rahway, New Jersey.
We are committed to developing future finance leaders through our Finance Future Talent Internship Program, a 12-week experience that provides meaningful finance exposure through project assignments, interactions with senior leaders, and networking opportunities.
Our Finance organization brings financial perspectives into strategic and tactical decision-making across the company. We leverage state-of-the-art techniques in financial analysis, planning, accounting, reporting, and performance evaluation to help advance medical innovation and improve lives.
Program Overview & Responsibilities
By joining the Finance Future Talent Internship Program, you will gain insight into how our company fulfills its purpose of inventing medicines and vaccines to improve people's lives. Finance Future Talent Interns will participate in a 12-week program focused on practical, hands-on experience in a finance role. Responsibilities may include forecasting, financial reporting and analysis, operational risk management, process improvement consulting, management of currency and other financial risks, and support of key finance business processes.
As part of the Finance Future Talent Internship Program, you will have the opportunity to innovate in a changing world through:
Required Education and Experience
Salary range:
The salary range for this role is $39,908 - $111,111 USD.
FTP2027
GSF2027
Required Skills:
Preferred Skills:
Current Employees apply HERE
Current Contingent Workers apply HERE
US and Puerto Rico Residents Only:
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.
As an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, we provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. As a federal contractor, we comply with all affirmative action requirements for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. For more information about personal rights under the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment laws, visit:
EEOC Know Your Rights
EEOC GINA Supplement
We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing together, talented, and committed people with diverse experiences, perspectives, skills and backgrounds. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when people with diverse ideas, broad experiences, backgrounds, and skills come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another's thinking and approach problems collectively.
Learn more about your rights, including under California, Colorado and other US State Acts
San Francisco Residents Only: We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance
Los Angeles Residents Only: We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance
Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, 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:
No Travel Required
Flexible Work Arrangements:
Hybrid
Shift:
Not Indicated
Valid Driving License:
No
Hazardous Material(s):
n/a
Job Posting End Date:
11/9/2026
*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 ID:R416510
Job Description
The Future Talent Program features internships lasting up to 12 weeks and includes one or more project assignments. These opportunities within our Global Support Functions provide valuable professional development and a chance to determine whether our company is the right fit for your long-term career goals. Interns will be based at our global headquarters in Rahway, New Jersey.
We are committed to developing future finance leaders through our Finance Future Talent Internship Program, a 12-week experience that provides meaningful finance exposure through project assignments, interactions with senior leaders, and networking opportunities.
Our Finance organization brings financial perspectives into strategic and tactical decision-making across the company. We leverage state-of-the-art techniques in financial analysis, planning, accounting, reporting, and performance evaluation to help advance medical innovation and improve lives.
Program Overview & Responsibilities
By joining the Finance Future Talent Internship Program, you will gain insight into how our company fulfills its purpose of inventing medicines and vaccines to improve people's lives. Finance Future Talent Interns will participate in a 12-week program focused on practical, hands-on experience in a finance role. Responsibilities may include forecasting, financial reporting and analysis, operational risk management, process improvement consulting, management of currency and other financial risks, and support of key finance business processes.
As part of the Finance Future Talent Internship Program, you will have the opportunity to innovate in a changing world through:
- EXPERIMENTING
- EMPOWERING
- NETWORKING
- SHARING
- LEARNING
Required Education and Experience
- Current undergraduate students pursuing a bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Business Analytics, or a related business discipline preferred; all business majors may be considered, including Management, Marketing, and Economics. Coursework focused on data analytics is preferred.
- Candidates must be available to work full-time for the duration of the internship experience, beginning in June 2027.
- Demonstrated integrity in a professional environment.
- A passion for our mission of saving and improving lives.
- Strong teamwork skills and demonstrated leadership potential.
- A passion for learning and continuous development.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- The ability to self-motivate and take responsibility for personal growth and development.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to interact effectively with business partners and process owners.
- A global mindset and the ability to work across boundaries.
Salary range:
The salary range for this role is $39,908 - $111,111 USD.
FTP2027
GSF2027
Required Skills:
Preferred Skills:
Current Employees apply HERE
Current Contingent Workers apply HERE
US and Puerto Rico Residents Only:
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.
As an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, we provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. As a federal contractor, we comply with all affirmative action requirements for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. For more information about personal rights under the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment laws, visit:
EEOC Know Your Rights
EEOC GINA Supplement
We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing together, talented, and committed people with diverse experiences, perspectives, skills and backgrounds. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when people with diverse ideas, broad experiences, backgrounds, and skills come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another's thinking and approach problems collectively.
Learn more about your rights, including under California, Colorado and other US State Acts
San Francisco Residents Only: We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance
Los Angeles Residents Only: We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance
Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, 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:
No Travel Required
Flexible Work Arrangements:
Hybrid
Shift:
Not Indicated
Valid Driving License:
No
Hazardous Material(s):
n/a
Job Posting End Date:
11/9/2026
*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 ID:R416510
Posting ID: MERCUSR416510ENUS