Global Clinical Supply Co-Op: Data & Digital Ops

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

Job summary

Merck & Co., Inc. in Rahway, NJ offers the Global Clinical Supply Co-Op as part of the Future Talent Program.

This co-op provides extended hands-on exposure to the end-to-end clinical supply chain and enables workstreams that support strategic priorities, governance, and digital transformation. Open to students pursuing Bachelor's, Master's, PharmD, PhD, or related degrees, the role emphasizes analytical skills, data literacy, and collaboration across functions, with hybrid work options and

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's, Master's, PharmD, PhD, or other relevant degree program.
• Ability to commit to an extended co‑op assignment aligned to business and academic program requirements.
• 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 ownership, accountability, and ability to manage work across multiple milestones.
• Ability to collaborate across functions, ask thoughtful questions, and incorporate feedback.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools, including Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Lead one or more sustained project workstreams supporting Global Clinical Supply priorities.
• Analyze business processes, operational data, and supply chain information to identify improvement opportunities and practical recommendations.
• Support development of dashboards, reports, process maps, training materials, playbooks, governance tools, and business insights.
• Apply digital, data, automation, or AI-enabled approaches to improve visibility, decision making, operational efficiency, or knowledge management.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Planning, Quality, Logistics, Packaging, Digital, Clinical Operations, External Partners, and other enabling functions.
• Participate in operational excellence, process standardization, knowledge management, business continuity, governance, and digital transformation initiatives.
• Develop recommendations supported by data and communicate findings, tradeoffs, risks, and next steps to functional stakeholders and leadership teams.
• Support project management activities including scope definition, milestone planning, risk identification, stakeholder engagement, meeting facilitation, and progress tracking.
• Contribute to implementation readiness by documenting processes, creating reusable assets, supporting change management, and preparing clear handoff materials.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Excel

PowerPoint

Power BI

SharePoint

SAP

AI concepts

Machine learning

Education

Bachelor's/Master's/PharmD/PhD in progress

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Merck & Co., Inc. in Rahway, NJ offers the Global Clinical Supply Co-Op as part of the Future Talent Program.

This co-op provides extended hands-on exposure to the end-to-end clinical supply chain and enables workstreams that support strategic priorities, governance, and digital transformation. Open to students pursuing Bachelor's, Master's, PharmD, PhD, or related degrees, the role emphasizes analytical skills, data literacy, and collaboration across functions, with hybrid work options and