Data Science Intern: Future Talent Program

MSD Malaysia; West Point (PA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 111,000; Full time

Job summary

Merck & Co., Inc. is seeking a data science student for the Future Talent Program internship in our Research and Development Division.

The role involves applying statistical analysis and building data pipelines to support drug discovery across therapeutic areas, collaborating with experienced scientists. The internship lasts up to 12 weeks with full-time hours starting May or June 2027, offering exposure to SQL, Python/R, cloud data warehouses, and machine learning methods to drive real projects

Qualifications

• Pursuing BS/BA in Data Science/CS with substantial computational coursework.
• Available to work full-time for 10–12 weeks starting May/June 2027.
• Strong communication and written skills demonstrated in coursework or projects.

Responsibilities

• Perform statistical analyses of data from basic drug research.
• Develop data pipelines to move, integrate and analyze diverse biological data for profiling candidates.

Skills

SQL

Python

R

MATLAB

Education

Data Science / CS degree

Tools

Redshift

AWS S3

DBeaver

SQL Workbench

Job description

Merck & Co., Inc. is seeking a data science student for the Future Talent Program internship in our Research and Development Division.

The role involves applying statistical analysis and building data pipelines to support drug discovery across therapeutic areas, collaborating with experienced scientists. The internship lasts up to 12 weeks with full-time hours starting May or June 2027, offering exposure to SQL, Python/R, cloud data warehouses, and machine learning methods to drive real projects