2023 GCTO Risk Evaluation and Adaptive Integrated Monitoring Intern

Job Description

New hires in office-based roles in the US & Puerto Rico will be required, subject to applicable law, to demonstrate that they have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19 or qualify for a medical or religious exemption to this vaccination requirement that can be accommodated without an undue burden to the operation. However, subject to applicable law, employees working in roles that the Company determines require routine collaboration with external stakeholders, such as employees in customer-facing commercial or research- based roles, will be required to be fully vaccinated

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

The Global Clinical Trial Operations (GCTO) team is seeking applicants for the Risk Evaluation and Adaptive Integrated Monitoring (REAIM) intern position. AIM is GCTO’s continuous improvement initiative to further embed end to end risked-based quality management (RBQM) via implementation of advanced analytics. REAIM is responsible for driving all aspects of Adaptive Integrated Monitoring pertaining to Headquarters sponsored clinical trials. The intern will engage with the REAIM organization and their associated project teams throughout participation in and/or leadership of initiatives that drive the efficient and ethical conduct of clinical trials across GCTO.

Activities may include (but are not limited to):

• Provide support for REAIM’s strategic initiatives
• Generation of performance metrics and/or process maps and gain knowledge of the software solution used to operationalize AIM
• Support development of advanced analytics & adaptive integrated monitoring activities, including Quality Tolerance Limit (QTL) analysis, Key Risk Indicators (KRI) study and Central
• Statistical Analytics to support identification of important study issues which require monitoring, management, and adaptation of study plans.
• Support development of Central Monitoring Plans (CMP) and clinical data specifications aligned with critical data, process, and risk assessments
• Assist in organizational efforts to simplify and standardize global processes
• Development of tools to enhance conduct of clinical trial operations
• Exposure to regulatory requirements of risk-based quality management, clinical research and drug development with direct activities supporting country operations
• Development of a capstone presentation illustrating internship activities and deliverables
• Development of effective communication

Required Education and Skills:

• Candidates must be currently enrolled in a full-time BS/BA degree program in a science or math related discipline.
• Candidates must be available to work full-time for up to (12) weeks beginning on 5JUN2023
• Candidates must have completed at least (2) years of collegiate study by June of 2023.

Our Clinical Research and Pharmacovigilance team push the boundaries of global healthcare through research and innovation. Through clinical trials and surveillance, we ensure the safety and efficacy of our existing and pipeline products to produce safe, effective, innovative medicine.

We are a research-driven biopharmaceutical company. Our mission is built on the simple premise that if we “follow the science” that great medicines can make a significant impact to our world. We believe that a research-driven enterprise dedicated to world-class science can succeed by inventing medicine and vaccine innovations that make a difference for patients across the globe.

Who we are …

We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, 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 …

Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us—and start making your impact today.

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For positions located in the United States and Puerto Rico – Subject to applicable law, all new hires (including internal transfers) must demonstrate that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or that they qualify for a medical or religious exemption to this vaccination requirement. New hires (including internal transfers) to a position that, as determined by the Company, requires routine collaboration with external stakeholders (such as roles in health services or customer-facing commercial or research-based roles) (“Customer-Facing Role”) who are not vaccinated must qualify for a medical or religious exemption and be in a position that the Company determines can accommodate unvaccinated employees without causing an undue burden to business operations. If, following dialog with the candidate as appropriate, it is determined that the candidate either a) does not qualify for a religious or medical exemption or, b) for candidates applying for Customer-Facing roles, it is determined that allowing the candidate to work without vaccination would cause an undue burden to the Company, the candidate will be ineligible for hire or transfer, or any offer of employment or transfer (if applicable) will be revoked. Please note that notwithstanding the approval of any reasonable accommodation, the Company reserves the right to monitor, modify, or revoke any such accommodation if it is determined, following dialog with the employee, that the accommodation is no longer effective or results in an undue burden to the Company.

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Requisition ID:R197675