Merck Posted September 16, 2026

2027 Future Talent Program - Supply Chain Management Summer Intern - US Based

West Point, Pennsylvania, United States of America FULL_TIME
Manufacturing & CMC Intern/Fellow/Postdoc
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About this opportunity

Job Description

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

Summer Internship Program provides exemplary students with the opportunity to work on meaningful assignments and gain real world industry experience. Our company's industry-leading resources and culture of curiosity allow ideas and innovation to flourish. Begin your career journey at our company!

The position is for an internship opportunity within the Global Supply Chain and/or Value Chain organization. You will be assigned challenging projects on teams across various functions in Supply Chain organization. We are focused on driving growth and patient impact, while ultimately fulfilling our company’s mission to save and improve lives.

Candidates will participate on projects, which will strengthen the candidates’ skills in teamwork, collaboration, and leadership in one of the following areas:

Demand planning and fulfillment

Warehouse management

Distribution and logistics

Launch planning

Data analytics

Lean Six Sigma

Continuous improvement initiatives

Mathematical Optimization and Operations Research

The successful candidate is:

An individual motivated to cultivate their leadership skills along with their technical and business skills by applying their knowledge within supply chain and manufacturing areas.

Candidates should be committed to both their own career development as well as bringing their best to our Company.

The successful candidate should be comfortable with influencing others.

The candidate will need to be able to adapt to new roles, responsibilities, and situations.

The successful candidate is comfortable working independently, working in teams, and leading teams.

Candidates should be interested in participating in a broad range of work experiences across the supply chain organization.

Delivering executive level insight to senior management.

What can you expect from the program?

Engagement in high-impact assignments for 10-12 weeks

Collaboration across teams/key stakeholders

Professional networking opportunities

Coaching and mentoring

The chance to learn with and from senior leaders and colleagues across the enterprise

Insights working with one of the world’s leading biopharmaceutical companies

Required Education and Experience:

Candidates must be currently enrolled in a BS or MS program in one of the following:

Supply Chain/Logistics

Bio Engineering/ Biomedical Engineering/Biotechnology

Chemical Engineering

Industrial Engineering

Material Science and Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Data Science / Operations Research

Preferred Experience and Skills:

Ideal candidate will possess superior communication and interpersonal skills, a problem solver, and a team player with the ability to work independently.

Ideal candidate should have leadership experience in field of study, extracurricular activity, previous internship or undergraduate research, or military.

GPA 3.0 or higher

Please note that this position may be closed before the posted end date or may remain open longer, at the discretion of the company.

Salary range:

The salary range for this role is $ 39,908 - $111,111

FTP2027

MD2027

NSBE

NBMBAA

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

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Employee Status:

Intern/Co-op (Fixed Term)

Relocation:

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

No Travel Required

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

Shift:

1st - Day

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

no

Job Posting End Date:

10/30/2026 *A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE  the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date.

Requisition ID:R414013

Job details

Seniority
Intern/Fellow/Postdoc
Function
Manufacturing & CMC
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
West Point, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Employment type
FULL_TIME

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Manufacturing & CMC role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 415 comparable Intern/Fellow/Postdoc Manufacturing & CMC roles across 59 biopharma companies.

415Comparable roles tracked
375Currently active
59Companies hiring similar roles
26Countries represented

Salary context

88 of 415 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.

This roleSubject Not listed on this posting
Lowest disclosed · Warehouse Associate I (M-F 11am-7:30pm) · AbbVie $16/hr – $29/hr (≈ $33,280–$60,320/yr)
Highest disclosed · Advisor - Agentic Automation, Frontier AI · Lilly $168,000/yr – $268,400/yr
Peer group range $46,800 – $218,200 (median $82,050)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 415 comparable roles

United States248
France50
Germany29
Belgium16
Ireland15
Netherlands8

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Seniority mix

415 of 415 peers have a known seniority level

Intern/Fellow/Postdoc250
Associate165

Therapeutic area mix

6 of 415 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Vaccines & Infectious Disease6

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