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"&lt;p style=\"text-align:left\"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Job Description&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align:inherit\"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;The Future Talent Program features internships that last up to 12 weeks and will include one or more projects. These opportunities in our Research and Development Division can provide you with great development and a chance to see if we are the right company for your long-term goals. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our company in the United States and Canada, is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and animal health products. The difference between potential and achievement lies in the spark that fuels innovation and inventiveness; this is the space where our company has codified its legacy for over a century. Our company’s success is backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our company is on a quest for cures and is committed to being the world’s premier, most research-intensive biopharmaceutical company. Today, we’re doubling down on this goal. Our company&#39;s Research Laboratories is a true scientific research facility of tomorrow and will take our company’s leading discovery capabilities and world-class small molecule and biologics R&amp;D expertise to create breakthrough science that radically changes the way we approach serious diseases.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our company&#39;s Cambridge provides a unique experience to contribute to our company’s drug discovery efforts at one of the earliest stages of the process.  To this end, we strive to create a fast-paced, nimble and flexible environment of mutual respect, creativity, invention and teamwork.  Interns will be part of a highly collaborative and innovative scientific culture with the ultimate goal of learning new biology, chemistry, and technology that drives therapeutic development.  Students will be exposed to immunology, microbiology, chemical biology, synthetic chemistry and bioactive discovery both within our company Cambridge and other company sites across the country.  With access to our company’s proven global R&amp;D organization, you’ll have the opportunity to collaborate with talented and dedicated colleagues while developing and expanding your career.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We are seeking intern candidates at all levels with strong academic performance, communication skills, teamwork, and the ability to work in a multi-functional environment. Successful candidates will work within a diverse group of scientists in the Immunology and Chemical Biology group, studying new biology pathways relevant to the drug discovery process. This is an exciting opportunity for individuals to learn &amp; execute key cell biology and/or molecular biology techniques including primary and cell line culture, genetic manipulations including various CRISPR methods, and assay development skills for various readouts including qPCR, Western blot, ELISA, imaging, and flow cytometry. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Intern position commitment: June – August 2025&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Minimum Qualifications&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Required: Candidates must be currently enrolled undergraduate or graduate students pursuing a degree in Biology, Chemistry, or related field.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Must have taken courses covering fundamentals of chemistry, biochemistry, molecular biology, and/or immunology&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Preferred Qualifications&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Highly motivated and driven and willing to learn new science&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Basic knowledge of immunology, cell biology, and/or molecular biology&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Prior experience with mammalian cell culture and immunoassays&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Strong team player&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Excellent oral and written communication skills&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Comfortable using a PC computer and proficient in Windows-based operating systems and basic applications, such as spreadsheets and databases&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Under New York City, Colorado State, Washington State, and California State law, the Company is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the salary range for this job. Final determinations with respect to salary will take into account a number of factors, which may include, but not be limited to the primary work location and the chosen candidate’s relevant skills, experience, and education. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Expected salary range: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;$39,600.00-$105,500.00 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;FTP2025&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;MRL2025&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align:left\"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Employees working in roles that the Company determines require routine collaboration with external stakeholders, such as customer-facing commercial, or research-based roles, will be expected to comply not only with Company policy but also with policies established by such external stakeholders (for example, a requirement to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to access a facility or meet with stakeholders).  Please understand that, as permitted by applicable law, if you have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 and an essential function of your job is to call on external stakeholders who require vaccination to enter their premises or engage in face-to-face meetings, then your employment may pose an undue burden to business operations, in which case you may not be offered employment, or your employment could be terminated. Please also note that, where permitted by applicable law, the Company reserves the right to require COVID-19 vaccinations for positions, such as in Global Employee Health, where the Company determines in its discretion that the nature of the role presents an increased risk of disease transmission.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align:inherit\"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align:left\"&gt;Current Employees apply &lt;a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://wd5.myworkday.com/msd/d/task/1422$6687.htmld\"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align:inherit\"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align:left\"&gt;Current Contingent Workers apply &lt;a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://wd5.myworkday.com/msd/d/task/1422$4020.htmld\"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align:inherit\"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align:left\"&gt;&lt;b&gt;US and Puerto Rico Residents Only:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align:inherit\"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align:left\"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Our company is committed to inclusion, ensuring that candidates can engage in a hiring process that exhibits their true capabilities. Please &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://survey.sogosurvey.com/r/aCdfqL\"&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt; if you need an accommodation during the application or hiring process.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align:left\"&gt;&lt;span&gt;We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;For more information about personal rights under the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment laws, visit:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align:left\"&gt;&lt;a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights_10_20.pdf\"&gt;EEOC Know Your Rights&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align:left\"&gt;&lt;a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.eeoc.gov/gina-genetic-information-nondiscrimination\"&gt;EEOC GINA Supplement​&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align:left\"&gt;&lt;a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OFCCP/pdf/pay-transp_%20English_formattedESQA508c.pdf\"&gt;Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align:inherit\"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align:left\"&gt;&lt;span&gt;We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align:inherit\"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align:inherit\"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align:left\"&gt;&lt;a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.msdprivacy.com/us/en/CCPA-notice/\"&gt;Learn more about your rights, including under California, Colorado and other US State Acts&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align:inherit\"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align:left\"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;b&gt;U.S. Hybrid Work Model&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align:left\"&gt;Effective September 5, 2023, employees in office-based positions in the U.S. will be working a Hybrid work 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 &lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=\"WF02\"&gt;collective-bargaining&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; 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”.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align:inherit\"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align:left\"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Merck &amp; Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp &amp; Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company.  No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align:inherit\"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align:left\"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Employee Status: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;Intern/Co-op (Fixed Term)&lt;p style=\"text-align:inherit\"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align:left\"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Relocation:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;No relocation&lt;p style=\"text-align:inherit\"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align:left\"&gt;&lt;b&gt;VISA Sponsorship:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;No&lt;p style=\"text-align:inherit\"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align:left\"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span&gt;Travel Requirements:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;No Travel Required&lt;p style=\"text-align:inherit\"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align:left\"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Flexible Work Arrangements:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;Not Applicable&lt;p style=\"text-align:inherit\"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align:left\"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Shift:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;Not Indicated&lt;p style=\"text-align:inherit\"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align:left\"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Valid Driving License:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;No&lt;p style=\"text-align:inherit\"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align:left\"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Hazardous Material(s):&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;N/A&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Job Posting End Date:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;10/28/2024&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span&gt;*A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day &lt;u&gt;BEFORE&lt;/u&gt; the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day &lt;u&gt;BEFORE&lt;/u&gt; the job posting end date. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Job Posting End Date:&lt;/b&gt;10/28/2024&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;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. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Requisition ID:&lt;/b&gt;R311144&lt;/p&gt;"
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