Start your career as an IT specialist

After university, it’s time to gain practical experience:  You want to put your knowledge to use and achieve something professionally. You also want to learn more and perhaps spend some time abroad. Let's discuss your expectations and see what we can offer you as you start your career.

Those who want to immerse themselves in action will certainly choose the direct entry route.  You will immediately begin working on professional assignments or projects in the corresponding department. You will be assisted and trained by experience colleagues. Advanced training seminars offered by Merck will additionally help make your start easier. You’ll soon be taking on responsibility for concrete tasks and projects because this will enable you to gain insights into your area of work more quickly. To find out more about the topics, tasks and prospects that await you as a university graduate with a degree in information technology, please refer to the job profile in the following section. Please also see the deployment opportunities available in the central functions of the Merck Group.

Once you've received an unlimited contract, you can also take part in our two-year IT trainee program, which will offer you a more subject-specific orientation. International IT projects or project management for application systems and infrastructure are your daily business here. Based on your personal and professional development, you can move to a defined area of responsibility.