IT Emerging Talent Rotational (ETR) Program

Job Description

2027 Future Talent Program – IT Emerging Talent Rotational (ETR) Program (Hybrid) | Merck

The Tone:
This is an early career opportunity at Merck, located hybrid in Rahway, NJ or West Point, PA. Merck is a company dedicated to developing and providing innovative products and services. The organization focuses on inventing novel life-saving drugs, broadening access to medicines and vaccines, and enabling next-generation healthcare solutions. This role is crucial for cultivating entry-level technologists who will apply their passion for technology to achieve our most critical business outcomes.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Hybrid Rahway, NJ
• Pay: $71900–$113200 yearly
• Mission: Apply technology to invent novel life-saving drugs, broaden access to medicines and vaccines, and enable next-generation healthcare solutions through a structured rotational program.
• Tech Stack: Business Intelligence (BI), Data Visualization, Methods and Tools, Software Development

What You’ll Actually Do
• Complete 3 rotations: Over 2 years, you will complete three distinct rotations within IT across various technical areas.
• Gain experience: Acquire diverse experience across multiple roles and areas within IT, such as Cloud, Enterprise Architecture, Cyber Security, Software Development, Data / Analytics, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, User Experience, and Automation.
• Apply technology: Utilize your passion for technology to help the company develop and provide innovative products and services aligned with critical business outcomes.
• Cultivate skills: Develop technical, business, and professional experience as an entry-level technologist by working in teams alongside highly skilled professionals.
• Learn complex environments: Quickly assimilate new concepts within a complex, cross-functional, business, and technical environment.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s Degree OR a high school diploma with at least 2 years of computing/technical equivalent experience in IT, related certificates, and/or military. This is an entry-level position.
• Experience: Must have completed at least 1 internship, apprenticeship, co-op, or equivalent professional role in a technology-related field. Candidates must agree to rotate through three different technology-related roles throughout IT for the 2-year duration.
• Skills: Business Intelligence (BI), Data Visualization, Methods and Tools, Software Development.
• Bonus: Strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills; an entrepreneurial and innovative mindset to help the organization think differently for the changing IT landscape.