Merck·Research Scientist

Merck Research Scientist interview experience

No offer

Hard

Negative

Rahway, NJPosted May 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My process moved quickly at the beginning, but the experience ended in a very flat way.

I started with HR for an initial phone screening, then had a solo hiring manager interview. After that, there was a presentation along with several hours of panel interviews—everything was conducted over Teams.

What surprised me was that there was zero back-and-forth afterward. I didn’t get any feedback from the interviews, just an automated rejection email. From application to rejection took about three months, and during that time the role also got reposted through contracting companies, which made the whole thing feel pointless.

I didn’t get the role, and I remember feeling frustrated

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