I applied online. I interviewed at Merck (Rahway, NJ) in Mar 2026
Interview
Easy and fast process. First call with HM, second with HR, and after 4 day onsite inteviews (5 panel interviews each with 2 people, like directors or managers). Lab tour too
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do I want to leave academia to go into company?
There was a one hour technical seminar to a large group plus a full day of 1:1s. 1:1s focused on soft skills questions and technical follow up questions on the seminar or random "if you saw this data, what would your hypothesis be"
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would I handle coming up short against a deadline
I applied online. I interviewed at Merck (Rahway, NJ) in Feb 2026
Interview
The interview process starts with a preliminary call with recruiter, followed by a 30 minute call with the hiring manager. The final stage involves panel interviews and a seminar presentation