Merck Research Scientist interview experience

The managers were very nice, but the questions drilled into specifics—things like the materials I used, the exact steps in my process, and how my experience mapped to the assays they were working with.

Sterile environment considerations came up when they were relevant, and that reinforced that they cared about more than theory. I left feeling like they expected deep familiarity with experimental workflows and real operational details, and ultimately I didn’t receive an offer.