STUDENTS

You can join our dedicated and talented team as a placement or summer student and help build a strong foundation for success in your future.

At MSD, placement students can gain experience within teams compromising of individuals from many backgrounds and with different roles, but all working together to deliver on the same promise: finding new ways to create a healthier future. We all share one passion: uncompromising dedication to the people, who depend on our products.

Whatever your career path - whether it's pursuing original science in the laboratory, working directly with our customers or supporting our business in another way - MSD offers opportunities to develop and expand your career as well as make a true difference in peoples' lives.

Attaining a placement with MSD offers the opportunity to develop and experience a future career with a company that makes a difference to peoples' lives. You'll find rewarding opportunities and diverse experiences whilst working with a collaborative team of dedicated colleagues willing to support your placement year. MSD provides the foundation to incorporate the skills and knowledge you have learnt at university as well as developing new ones in a business environment. During your placement at MSD you will be set targets and carry out activities that will aid your development.

MSD provides a challenging and enjoyable placement programme to improve your communication, teamwork, organisation and interpersonal skills as well as developing your business awareness at the world's second largest pharmaceutical company.

Opportunities are advertised online from September for placements to start the following June/July. Please click here for current vacancies available beginning Summer 2012.

Please note that applications for the 2012 joint pharmacy pre-registration training programme run by Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and funded by MSD are now closed.Information for graduates who are interested in applying for the 2013 programme will be posted on these pages in early 2012.

Visit 'Student testimonials' to hear from students who completed a placement at MSD.

"Welcoming placement students into MSD is always a true pleasure. Whilst we hope to offer a rewarding experience we also gain as an organisation from the fresh perspectives these students bring to us."

Human Resources Director - MSD

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