Me postulé en línea. Acudí a una entrevista en Merck (Rahway, NJ)
Entrevista
Panel interviews, 45 mins 1:1 with each member of the panel. All director levels or above. Standard behavioral questions from interview panel, questions about experiences, hypothetical business situations. Panelists were nice and friendly during conversations.
Asked to give presentation to team as part of interview. To me, the presentation seemed more like they needed fresh ideas from a Merck competitor (I worked at a competitor at time of interview) since they seemed too lost to know how to tackle their current business situations. Throughout interview process, hiring manager didn't seem serious in hiring. Gut feeling was right. Eventually saw that hiring manager reposted exact same job requisition on company website and LinkedIn the same day they notified that I was not receiving an offer. This happened to my industry colleagues who've applied in the past as well...not surprised.
You'll likely need to be a unicorn to get a role at Merck. Be aware when applying that it may be a "recycled" posting where it may not be a serious job posting, just idea hunting from prospective applicants.
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
How would you describe the drug development process in a 60 second elevator pitch?
Me postulé en línea. Acudí a una entrevista en Merck (Lansdale, PA) en abr 2026
Entrevista
Normal standard situational questions. Individual interviews with various levels of management, no panel interview. Interview occurred about 3 weeks after submitting application, No secondary interviews. Environment was friendly and not overly formal.
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
Tell me a time when you had to make a difficult decision.
Me postulé en línea. Acudí a una entrevista en Merck (Rahway, NJ)
Entrevista
Merck’s process moved fast! Within a week of applying for the AD role, I was invited to a Microsoft Teams interview with the hiring manager to discuss the next steps.
Preguntas de entrevista [2]
Pregunta 1
Can you share with me example of how you —— and how you overcame a situation?
Had a one-on-one call with the line manager, and discussed the role + responsibilities. Was invited to give a one-hour virtual presentation to the hiring panel, and had a panel interview after the seminar.
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
Describe a time that you failed, and what you learned from it.
