2027 Future Talent Program – Global Clinical Supply - Intern
Merck · West Point, PA · 4 days ago
$40k–$111k/yrVolunteer
About the role
The Global Clinical Supply Intern will support strategic and operational initiatives within GCS while gaining exposure to the end-to-end clinical supply chain. Interns will lead meaningful projects that contribute to business objectives, operational excellence, digital transformation, and continuous improvement efforts across a global organization. This role offers a unique opportunity to work alongside leaders and subject matter experts while developing analytical, project management, and business acumen skills within the pharmaceutical industry.
Primary Responsibilities
- Lead one or more high-impact projects supporting Global Clinical Supply priorities.
- Analyze business processes, operational data, and supply chain information to identify improvement opportunities.
- Support development of dashboards, reports, process maps, and business insights.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Planning, Quality, Logistics, Packaging, Digital, Clinical Operations, and External Partners.
- Participate in continuous improvement, operational excellence, and digital transformation initiatives.
- Develop recommendations supported by data and present findings to leadership teams.
- Contribute to process documentation, governance activities, and knowledge management efforts.
- Support project management activities including planning, risk identification, stakeholder engagement, and progress tracking.
Learning Opportunities
Interns will gain exposure to:
- Clinical trial supply chain management
- Supply planning and forecasting
- Logistics and distribution operations
- Clinical labeling and packaging operations
- Digital and AI-enabled business transformation
- Operational excellence and continuous improvement methodologies
- Project and portfolio management
- Pharmaceutical industry regulations and compliance requirements
By The End Of The Internship, Successful Candidates Will
- Deliver measurable project outcomes that create value for GCS.
- Demonstrate the ability to work effectively across functions and organizational boundaries.
- Communicate recommendations to leadership audiences.
- Apply data-driven decision making to solve real business challenges.
- Develop a strong understanding of the clinical supply value chain.
Required
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor's, Master's, PharmD, or PhD degree.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Foundational digital and data literacy, including comfort working with data sets, business systems, and technology-enabled ways of working.
- Interest in applying analytics, automation, or AI-enabled tools to improve business processes, insights, and decision making.
- Demonstrated leadership through academic, extracurricular, or professional experiences.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools, including Excel and PowerPoint.
Preferred
- Interest in supply chain, operations, engineering, business, data analytics, life sciences, pharmacy, or related disciplines.
- Experience with data analysis, data visualization, business analytics, process improvement, automation, or project management.
- Familiarity with Power BI, Power Apps, SharePoint, SAP, machine learning concepts, generative AI, Copilot, or other AI-enabled tools.
Salary Range: $39,908 - $111,111 USD