Working Student (all genders)

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Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us.  

United As One for Patients, our purpose in Healthcare is to help create, improve and prolong lives. We develop medicines, intelligent devices and innovative technologies in therapeutic areas such as Oncology, Neurology and Fertility. Our teams work together across 6 continents with passion and relentless curiosity in order to help patients at every stage of life. Joining our Healthcare team is becoming part of a diverse, inclusive and flexible working culture, presenting great opportunities for personal development and career advancement across the globe.

Your Role

We are looking for a working student to support our local data management activities at our Healthcare Germany GmbH deparment.

As part of the Data Analytics & Integrity Management team within Business Operations, the local pharmaceutical sales organisation in Darmstadt, Germany, you will work closely with our Data Manager and contribute to activities across data management, data quality, and data product development. Your work will help make data reliable, well documented, and accessible for local business functions and BI colleagues.

Your responsibilities may include:

• Supporting the development, maintenance, and monitoring of ETL processes and data pipelines.


• Preparing, transforming, and validating data from different sources.


• Supporting data quality checks, data stewardship activities, and selected data governance processes.


• Developing and maintaining small data applications and utilities using Python and Streamlit.


• Working with data in the Snowflake and Palantir Foundry ecosystems.


• Creating and maintaining documentation for data sources, data flows, processes, and data products.


• Providing first-level support to BI colleagues by investigating data-related questions and helping resolve issues.


• Identifying opportunities to simplify, standardise, and improve existing data management processes.


• Collaborating with local business functions and connecting with global data experts across Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.

This role offers you the opportunity to gain practical experience in data management, data engineering, data governance, and business-oriented data application development in a pharmaceutical environment.

Who you are

• You are currently enrolled in a degree programme in Data Science, Data Engineering, Computer Science, Applied Computer Science, Business Informatics, Information Systems, Statistics, or a comparable quantitative or technical field.


• Your studies, relevant coursework, or practical experience have given you a foundation in programming, databases, data management, data analytics, or data engineering.


• You have working knowledge of Python and SQL and are interested in applying both in a business environment.


• You have a good command of Microsoft Excel and are comfortable working with structured data.


• You have strong analytical and problem-solving skills and can investigate data-related questions in a structured manner.


• You work proactively, pragmatically, and reliably, while maintaining high standards for data quality and documentation.


• You are interested in developing practical data solutions and are motivated to learn new technologies and platforms.


• You communicate confidently in German and English, both written and spoken.


• You enjoy working collaboratively with colleagues from business, data, and technology functions.

The following would be an advantage:

• Initial experience with ETL processes, databases, data warehouses, or data pipelines.


• Experience with Snowflake, Palantir Foundry, or similar data platforms.


• Experience developing simple applications or dashboards with Streamlit or comparable tools.


• Experience with Power BI, QlikView, or similar reporting and visualisation tools.


• Experience with Microsoft Access or other database tools.


• Knowledge of Salesforce or experience working with CRM data.


• Initial experience with data governance, data quality management, or data stewardship.

What we offer: We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe that this variety drives excellence and innovation, strengthening our ability to lead in science and technology. We are committed to creating access and opportunities for all to develop and grow at your own pace. Join us in building a culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions and empowers everyone to work their magic and champion human progress!

Apply now and become a part of a team that is dedicated to Sparking Discovery and Elevating Humanity!