2024 University Recruiting - Regulatory Planning and Publishing Intern

Job Description

The Future Talent Program features internships that last 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.

Regulatory Planning and Publishing (RPP) is responsible for driving innovative quality planning, achieving publishing and delivery excellence, and ensuring compliant regulatory submissions to facilitate successful review by health authorities worldwide. RPP drives innovation through collaboration, and a commitment to quality and compliance in alignment with our Company's core values. The organization consists of Portfolio and Program Management (PPM) and Global Submission Publishing (GSP). Additionally, two supportive functions, Quality and Compliance Management (QCM) and Digital Innovation and Systems (DIS) provide support to all planning and publishing activities.

The intern position within Regulatory Planning and Publishing (RPP) would be involved with the supporting activities tied to submission delivery in both planning and publishing. Project activities may include but are not limited to support of process improvement initiatives, completion of supporting documentation, and creation of training material. The internship will incorporate overviews of the end-to-end submissions process and may include direct support of document/submission publishing. The intern will be applying critical thinking and creativity to contribute to innovation and efficiencies to lead and complete projects.

NOTE: This internship is available in Rahway, NJ or Upper Gwynedd, PA based on candidate preference. Candidate should indicate preferred location(s) when applying to this internship.

Required Experience And Skills

Candidate must be able to commit to full-time hybrid employment for 10 - 12 weeks beginning June 2024Candidates must have initiative, leadership, and ownership of deliverables with ability to work in high performance teamsCandidates must have excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills

Preferred Experience And Skills

Candidates should be a self-starter, fast learner and able to multi-task and work in fast-paced environment with rapid priority shiftsCandidates should have proficiency in, Office 365 (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint)Candidates should have project management or change management awarenessCandidates should be proficient working with Portable Document Format (PDF) files and familiar with PDF navigation using bookmarks and linksCandidates should have a capacity for learning advanced features in MS Word, Excel, Adobe Acrobat, Spotfire, and Power BICandidates should have a GPA of 3.0 or higher

Under New York City, Colorado State, Washington State, and California State law, the Company is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the salary range for this job. Final determinations with respect to salary will take into account a number of factors, which may include, but not be limited to the primary work location and the chosen candidate’s relevant skills, experience, and education.

Expected Salary Range

$39,600.00 - $105,500.00

FTP2024

MRL2024

Employees working in roles that the Company determines require routine collaboration with external stakeholders, such as customer-facing commercial, or research-based roles, will be expected to comply not only with Company policy but also with policies established by such external stakeholders (for example, a requirement to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to access a facility or meet with stakeholders). Please understand that, as permitted by applicable law, if you have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 and an essential function of your job is to call on external stakeholders who require vaccination to enter their premises or engage in face-to-face meetings, then your employment may pose an undue burden to business operations, in which case you may not be offered employment, or your employment could be terminated. Please also note that, where permitted by applicable law, the Company reserves the right to require COVID-19 vaccinations for positions, such as in Global Employee Health, where the Company determines in its discretion that the nature of the role presents an increased risk of disease transmission.

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U.S. Hybrid Work Model

Effective September 5, 2023, employees in office-based positions in the U.S. will be working a Hybrid work consisting of three total days on-site per week, generally Tuesday, Wednesday and either Monday or Thursday, although the specific days may vary by site or organization, with Friday designated as a remote-working day, unless business critical tasks require an on-site presence. This Hybrid work model does not apply to, and daily in-person attendance is required for, field-based positions; facility-based, manufacturing-based, or research-based positions where the work to be performed is located at a Company site; positions covered by a collective-bargaining agreement (unless the agreement provides for hybrid work); or any other position for which the Company has determined the job requirements cannot be reasonably met working remotely. Please note, this Hybrid work model guidance also does not apply to roles that have been designated as “remote”.

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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

Shift

Flexible Work Arrangements

1st - Day

Valid Driving License

No

Hazardous Material(s)

N/A

Requisition ID:R256860