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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

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