2023 Profiling and Expression Intern

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 Research Division can provide you with great development and a chance to see if we are the right company for your long-term goals. 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.

The Profiling and Expression department is offering internships that last 10-12 weeks. We have 5 open positions in our department in South San Francisco, CA (Remote option may be available for 1-2 positions).

Students can apply for the opportunity to be involved in:

· Profiling human disease tissue and model systems using single cell-based approaches, gene expression, immunophenotyping, and histopathological methods to support clinical and discovery programs.

· Assisting in translating the mechanistic action of Merck’s novel therapeutics into key biomarker insights.

The internship program will allow candidates to understand what a career in an industry-based research company looks like. We are seeking highly motivated and talented students who will work on specific projects designed to further develop their wet lab and/or computational skillsets.

Required Education & Experience:

• Candidates must have completed at least two years of studies toward a bachelor’s degree by June 2023 in Biological Sciences (i.e. immunology, oncology, pathology, computational biology) or a related field of study both at the time of application and while serving in internship. Students enrolled in graduate programs (MS or PhD) are highly encouraged to apply.

• Candidates must be available to work full-time for up to 9-12 weeks beginning in May or June of 2023.

Preferred Experience & Skills:

• Candidates should demonstrate scientific engagement and have excellent analytical ability. They should also be in very good academic standing.

• Candidates should have demonstrated superior communication and interpersonal skills and must be able to work well in a collaborative team environment.

• Candidates should have interests/experience in ANY of the fields of molecular biology, immunology, oncology, cell biology or bioinformatics.

• Candidates should have these desired skills for wet-lab based projects, include one or more of the following: primary cell/tissue culture, standard molecular biology techniques, genomic technologies, flow cytometry, histopathology, and single cell methodologies.

• Candidates should have these desired skills for computational based projects include one or more of the following: experience with R or Python programming languages, experience with imaging, computer vision, machine learning, and analysis of bulk or single cell datasets.

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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Requisition ID:R200731