2026 Future Talent Program - Global Clinical Data Standards - Intern

Merck KGaA Darmstadt Germany • Rahway, NJ

115d • $39,600 - $105,500 • Onsite

About The Position

The Future Talent Program features internships that last up to 12 weeks and will include one or more projects. These opportunities in our Research Labs Division can provide you with great development and a chance to see if we are the right company for your long-term goals. Global Clinical Data Standards is a part of the Global Data Management and Standards division within Global Clinical Trial Operations. Our mission is to reliably and consistently define and maintain a high-quality, transparent, reusable, and compliant set of clinical data standards that facilitate our Company to effectively and efficiently achieve clinical development milestones that enable our ability to provide medicines for our patients. We are looking for an intern to help us drive adoption of emerging processes, tools, and technologies in information management through collaboration with our internal stakeholders.

Requirements

• Understanding of information management practices.
• Knowledge of industry standards (e.g. Controlled Terminologies, CDISC SDTM, ADaM, & HL7).
• Ability to manipulate and combine data from disparate sources.
• Knowledge of programming languages such as Python, SAS, VBA.
• Ability to effectively collaborate and problem solve across both business and technical functions.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Applying strong data curation and analysis skills to uncover business insights related to service management.
• Establishing FAIR principles to data standard definitions and promote re-use of those definitions.
• Identify areas for process improvement, implement a solution, and measure effectiveness of the implementation plan.
• Support mapping activities from data collection at an investigator site to SDTM reporting to the FDA.
• Learning and understanding CDISC controlled terminology, evaluate new terms, and submit those terms for CDISC approval.

Benefits

• Equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment.
• Commitment to inclusion and diversity.
• Hybrid work model with three days on-site per week.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Industry: Chemical Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree