No. of graduate positions
Various, depending on business requirements.
No. of internship positions
10-20 in various areas of the business, based in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire.
Entry Level:
For Medical Sales roles, we ideally look for 3 A-Levels and a minimum 2.2 honours degree, preferably in a life sciences or business discipline. For positions in the R&D Labs: Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, Neuroscience, Biochemistry and related subjects are required. For other business roles, requirements will be specified when vacancies arise.
Locations:
The Company's UK headquarters are in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, where teams responsible for Sales and Marketing, Medical Sales, Product Development, Market Research and Administration are located. There are Sales opportunities available throughout the UK.
Disciplines accepted
Various dependant on role.
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Merck Sharp & Dohme Ltd, the UK subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Whitehouse Station, NJ, USA is one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies. Merck & Co Inc discovers, manufactures and markets a broad range of products to improve human health.
Merck Sharp and Dohme operate in locations throughout the UK, in which the company's Research and Development, Manufacturing and Packaging, and Sales and Marketing teams are based. Our shared vision is to discover, develop and deliver innovative pharmaceutical products that meet a true need and make a real difference to people's lives. We strive to put medicine before profit and to continue to seek better ways of improving health and meeting our responsibilities as both a research-led company and a caring employer.
MSD has a strong commitment to training and development. We do not operate a general graduate training scheme as we believe in providing real jobs with real responsibility from the outset. We will provide you with the opportunity to work alongside experienced professionals, and to receive a mixture of internal and external training that is specific to your evolving role and personal development. Excellent career development exists for high performers.
"We try never to forget that medicine is for the people. It is not for the profits. The profits follow, and if we remember that, they have never failed to appear." (George W. Merck, December 1950)
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