Job Details
Merck & Co, Inc
2023 Metrics, Analytics, & Performance Trial Optimization 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 & 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 individual in this role will be part of the Metrics, Analytics, & Performance (MAP) Team, whose primary mission is to support development of existing reports using advance analytics in Global Clinical Trial Operations Group.
Primary Responsibilities:
The intern is responsible for providing analytical and technical support, which includes the collection and analysis of internal and external pharmaceutical data to assist in making meaningful business decisions.
Support teams/working groups by analyzing data and preparing reports for dissemination. These include standard reports and ad hoc requests
Assist Metrics/Analytics team for data mining, analysis and visualization to support internal customers to successfully carry out business objectives
Participate in user acceptance testing for compliance metrics, advance analytics and dashboards to ensure requirements are met and the accuracy of the data
Assist in providing Advance Analytics support using scripts like (Python/R/SAS) as well as data modelling and planning tools
Support departmental efforts to develop and automate certain time consuming reports/ data load to the greatest extent possible, sharing best practices.
Required Education & Experience:
Candidates must be enrolled in a minimum of a bachelor's degree program.
Candidates must be available to work full-time for up to (12) weeks beginning on 5JUN23
Candidates must have courses preferably in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Data Analytics, Quantitative Science, Statistics, Operations research, Pharmacy, related discipline.
Candidates must have experience with Python, R, SAS or a comparable programming language is highly desired a must
Candidates must have MS Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Word and Access) knowledge
Candidates must have visualization/ analytical tools such as Spotfire, Qlik Sense, Tableau (preferred) as well as modelling and planning tools
Candidates must have shared Document System knowledge
Preferred Experience and Skills:
Candidates should have basic understanding of how metrics can be used to drive strategic directives and/or process improvement initiatives
Candidates should have data Analytical skills (data interpretation and assessing impact on process)
Candidates should have customer oriented and the ability to work effectively in a cross-functional manner.
Candidates should have general knowledge of statistics or have taken data analytics course(s)
Candidates should have good communication skills (written and oral communication). Must communicate effectively with stakeholders at multiple levels of the organization to share data and drive a change in culture with respect to metrics
Candidates should have strong organizational, time management and project management skills
Candidates should have basic understanding of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) principles
Candidates should have statistical skills
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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Intern/Co-op (Fixed Term)Relocation:
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1Requisition ID:R199786