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To apply for a job on our website, you will need to create a profile first. We take your privacy very seriously and this allows us to comply with data privacy legislation making sure your details are held securely.

You must submit your resume electronically for that specific job. You will receive a notification once your application is completed.

After you apply, you will receive an email confirming your application has been received. Our talent acquisition team will review your resume/CV and contact you regarding next steps.

If your experience does not align with the core requirements of the role, we will let you know as soon as possible.

If you are not selected for one role, we would still encourage you to apply for other roles that fit your experience and career ambitions.

If you don’t see the right role today, we recommend that you join our talent community. We will then update you when a job comes up that fits your preferences.

If you have been recommended by one of our employees, you will be sent an email confirmation. The email will contain an invitation to apply to the position in which you were referred. Please follow the instructions provided in that email. To be considered for employment, you must submit a job application for the relevant role. Following that, if your details correspond to the job requirements, one of our talent acquisition advisors will reach out to you.

We welcome applicants from a wide range of backgrounds and nationalities to help strengthen our globally inclusive organization. Please note that hiring decisions are also guided by local labor regulations, which may vary by country. This may impact considerations such as visa sponsorship, depending on the role, your citizenship or work authorization status and applicable local laws.

Relocation assistance depends on the role. We recommend that you let your talent acquisition advisor know of any relocation assistance that you might need. We indicate on the job requisition if relocation assistance is offered for that role.

Consistent with our commitment to fair employment opportunitiy, we provide reasonable adjustments to qualified individuals with disabilities who need assistance in applying electronically for a position with us and/or interviewing, unless doing so would impose an undue hardship.
To request a reasonable adjustment for these purposes, please click here. This is to be used solely to request an adjustment with respect to the online application process and/or interviewing. Requests for any other reason will not be returned.

Please note that all requests will be held in strict confidence and handled by our Disability Management department. Under no circumstances will requests be disclosed to the person(s) responsible for making the hiring decision. Reasonable adjustment requests are evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

We recognize that AI tools (such as ChatGPT and other generative AI assistants) are increasingly part of everyday work. However, for our interviews, you may not use AI tools in real time to generate, refine, or suggest your answers.
The purpose of the interview is to understand:

Your own experience and skills
How you think through problems
How you communicate in your own words

Relying on AI generated responses can make it harder for us to accurately assess your individual strengths and fit for the role and may create an uneven playing field across candidates. You are welcome to prepare for the interview in advance in whatever way works best for you (including researching topics or reviewing your experience). During the live interview itself, however, we expect that the answers you provide are your own and not provided by AI.
If you have any questions or need a reasonable accommodation or adjustment to facilitate the interview process, please let your recruiter know.

The interview process varies depending on the position.

However, most positions will require an initial conversation with one of our trusted talent advisors. In the call, you will have the opportunity to learn more about our organization, the position, and our benefits. We will also have the opportunity to learn more about your career journey as it relates to that position.

After speaking with our talent advisor, you will likely connect directly with the hiring manager or move right to the interview process. If it is a direct conversation with the hiring manager, you will have the opportunity to dive deep into the position and all it entails. This is a great way to learn more about the role and beyond the job description.

If you go right to interview, you will likely meet in a panel setting (virtual or in person) or with a series of team members in a one on one interview scenario. Despite the setting or structure of the interview, this is your opportunity to really highlight why your skills will fit the role. It is also a very important step in the process for you to learn, ask questions, and ensure this position is a good match for YOU!

If at any point in the process, you or the talent advisor determine this role isn't the perfect match for you, we will do our very best in providing timely updates and feedback. We thank you for your understanding that timelines and schedules can change, thus possibly delaying our prompt communication. As such, we ask that you keep in touch with your talent advisor throughout the journey. We do ask that you keep in touch with your talent advisor along the journey!

Consistent with our commitment to equal employment opportunity, we provide reasonable adjustments to qualified individuals with disabilities who need assistance when interviewing and/or in applying electronically for a position with us, unless doing so would impose an undue hardship.
To request a reasonable adjustment for these purposes, please click here. This is to be used solely to request an adjustment with respect to interviewing or the online application process. Requests for any other reason will not be returned.

Please note that all requests will be held in strict confidence and handled by our Disability Management department. Under no circumstances will requests be disclosed to the person(s) responsible for making the hiring decision. Reasonable adjustment requests are evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

Our goal is to ensure that you have a best in class experience throughout the interview process and hope to have feedback at our earliest opportunity. However, we have to be mindful of changing schedules and shifting timelines. As such, please don't hesitate to contact your appropriate talent acquisition advisor to stay closely connected to any updates and changes.

Learn about who we are. It’s important that our purpose is in line with your values. Find more about our company and corporate responsibility on our corporate website.

Our Culture: At our organization, we take our purpose of saving and improving lives seriously. Visit any of our social media channels to get a glimpse into our company culture:

Our People: We care about our employees and work hard to provide a robust package. To learn more about our compensation package, please visit our compensation & benefits page.

Effective September 5, 2023, employees in office-based positions in the U.S. will be working a hybrid work model consisting of three total days on-site per week, generally Tuesday, Wednesday and either Monday or Thursday, although the specific days may vary by site or organization, with Friday designated as a remote-working day, unless business critical tasks require an on-site presence. This Hybrid work model does not apply to, and daily in-person attendance is required for, field-based positions; facility-based, manufacturing-based or research-based positions where the work to be performed is located at a company site; positions covered by a collective-bargaining agreement (unless the agreement provides for hybrid work); or any other position for which the Company has determined the job requirements cannot be reasonably met working remotely. Please note, this Hybrid work model guidance also does not apply to roles that have been designated as “remote”.

Our Company will never ask for money as part of our recruitment process and will never make a job offer without a formal interview. We may contact a candidate via text to schedule an interview; however, that text will always be accompanied by a corresponding email from our Company's domains (example@merck.com or example@msd.com). We may perform preliminary, candidate screening calls via telephone or Teams. Our Company does not interview candidates online using Google Hangout, AOL instant messenger or any other chat service, for work-from-home positions. Our Company does not mail, electronically send or wire any payments to prospective job candidates for them to purchase equipment for employment with us. All resumes and applications are accepted officially online only, through our corporate careers website.

The PPSA requires our company to report payments made to reimburse interview-related expenses for candidates who are USA-licensed physicians. Physicians covered by the PPSA include Doctors of Medicine, Osteopathy, Dentistry, Dental Surgery, Podiatry, Optometry and Chiropractic Medicine who are licensed to practice in one or more states in the USA. This information will be reported to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on the CMS online database website. For more information, Click here.

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How we hire

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The interview process

The offer process

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