Job Description
Our company's Finance is committed to developing future leaders through its Finance MBA Rotation Program. Through a two-year rotation, the program provides emerging talent with the opportunity to gain a breadth of experience and to build and enhance leadership skills required to succeed as future enterprise leaders. The program is primarily located at our NJ and PA locations, with potential for other domestic locations or international opportunities where mutually desirable. Additionally, senior management exposure, mentoring, networking and other learning and development experiences are incorporated throughout the program. ?? ? ? ? ?
Program Overview & Responsibilities
Our company's Finance plays an integral role in supporting those who develop, produce and commercialize our products every day. Our ability to excel depends on the integrity, knowledge, imagination, skill, diversity and teamwork of an individual like you. As part of our global team, you'll have the opportunity to collaborate with talented and dedicated colleagues while developing and expanding your career.
Roles within the MBA Rotation Program may include, but are not limited to, forecasting, reporting, and analyzing operating results; operational risk management and process improvement consulting; managing capital structure, currency and other financial risks; analyzing business strategies and capital investments; or other roles across our company's finance and global support functions.
Upon completion of the two-year program, participants will apply for their post-rotation role where selection is based on performance, business need and mutual interest, where possible.
As part of the MBA Rotation Program, you will gain the opportunity to innovate in a changing world through:
EXPERIMENTING - We challenge the way we work every day as our Senior Leaders are committed to continually evaluating?new ways of working through ideation?and experimentation. Individuals?will be part of a culture?where every experiment?is accepted and taken as a lesson?learned.
EMPOWERING - You will learn how to evaluate business operations and processes to effectively complete day to day responsibilities and challenge the current ways of working.? Individuals are empowered to develop their skill set through a breadth of experience across corporate and client facing roles.
NETWORKING - We will empower you to grow your personal experience through a plethora of opportunities. Individuals will have opportunities?to attend lunch and learn presentations with senior leaders, to participate in formal?trainings and mentor programs and to get involved with various activities with other colleagues across the organization.
SHARING - We work to break down silos and share our knowledge to better connect people and data. Individuals?will be?challenged?to critically problem solve, act as trusted advisors, and?utilize data & analytic applications to provide business insights.
LEARNING - Our rotation program takes pride in formal training, on the job learning, formal performance evaluations through real time feedback and independent learning to create a learning culture that is a continuous journey, not a destination.
This is a full-time position starting in July 2026.
Education:
Must have an MBA with a minimum of 5 years of professional work experience. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Required Experience:
Demonstration of integrity within a professional work environment
Passion for our company's mission of saving and improving lives ?
Dedication to teamwork
Demonstrated leadership ability ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Passion and commitment to learning ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Ability to self-motivate and take responsibility for personal growth and development ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to interact effectively with client and business process owners
Excellent written and oral communication skills to effectively and creatively communicate across various stakeholders using compelling story-telling capability
Ability to have a global mindset and work across boundaries
Eligibility to work in the US on a permanent basis. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position .
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US and Puerto Rico Residents Only:
Our company is committed to inclusion, ensuring that candidates can engage in a hiring process that exhibits their true capabilities. Please click here (https://survey.sogosurvey.com/r/aCdfqL) if you need an accommodation during the application or hiring process.
As an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, we provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. As a federal contractor, we comply with all affirmative action requirements for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. For more information about personal rights under the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment laws, visit:
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EEOC GINA Supplement?
We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing together, talented, and committed people with diverse experiences, perspectives, skills and backgrounds. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when people with diverse ideas, broad experiences, backgrounds, and skills come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another's thinking and approach problems collectively.
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U.S. Hybrid Work Model
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, Monday - 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 collective-bargaining 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".
The salary range for this role is
$104,200.00 - $163,900.00
This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee's position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs.
The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits. Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days. More information about benefits is available at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en/compensation-and-benefits .
You can apply for this role through https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or via the Workday Jobs Hub if you are a current employee). The application deadline for this position is stated on this posting.
San Francisco Residents Only: We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance
Los Angeles Residents Only: We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance
Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & 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.
Employee Status:
Regular
Relocation:
Domestic
VISA Sponsorship:
No
Travel Requirements:
No Travel Required
Flexible Work Arrangements:
Hybrid
Shift:
1st - Day
Valid Driving License:
No
Hazardous Material(s):
N/A
Required Skills:
Adaptability, Adaptability, Business Data Analytics, Business Partnerships, Business Planning, Business Strategies, Capital Structure, Communication, Data Forecasting, Data Visualization, Detail-Oriented, Economic Research, Finance Strategy, Financial Analysis, Financial Forecasting, Financial Management, Financial Modeling, Financial Risk Management (FRM), Global Mindset, Investments Analysis, Management Process, Operational Assessment, Operation Risk Management, Oral Communications, Planning Budgeting And Forecasting (PBF) {+ 4 more}
Preferred Skills:
Job Posting End Date:
11/3/2025
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Requisition ID: R362899
