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MSD Ireland
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Do you want to kick-start your career in one of Ireland’s largest biopharma companies?​

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At our company, we offer a wide range of Early Talent job opportunities across all our Irish sites that will provide you with hands-on, practical experience and mentorship from top experts in the industry.

Learn more about our Graduate Programme

Graduate applications open in September 2021
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Develop your skills throughout our different divisions
You will avail of interdepartmental rotations across different areas of the business, developing your skillset and gaining practical experience.
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Work hand in hand with our senior leaders
You will get tailored mentoring with senior leaders and active support to develop your career.
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Build your network at a top pharma company
You will have the opportunity to build your network with top experts in the pharma industry as well as other recent graduates.

The experience I’ve gained during the graduate programme allowed me to progress my career within Sterile Biopharmaceutical manufacturing in Brinny. This in turn has provided the opportunity to go on a year’s assignment to MSD Singapore.
Aislinn
Graduate, MSD Brinny

MSD look to build your technical knowledge and place you on challenging projects which makes it an ideal company for any graduate... It’s a fast-paced environment, balanced with lots of sports and fun as there are a wide variety of clubs and societies to cater for everyone.
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Erin
Graduate, MSD Brinny

The Graduate Programme is a great way to experience a wide range of different departments. Each rotation comes with increasing responsibility, and there is a fantastic support network... I have since moved to the Global Engineering Solutions group, working across multiple countries.
Frank
Graduate, MSD Ballydine
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Manufacturing Leadership Development Programme (MLDP)
The MMLDP is a three-year entry-level, rotational manufacturing and leadership development programme designed to develop emerging talent for critical positions of increasing responsibility within our Manufacturing Division.
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Learn more about our Internship Programme

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Discover new career paths in our different facilities
Gain practical experience and further training from the best in the industry, in exciting areas such as Biologics, Engineering, GMP, Supply Chain and Technical Operations.
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Become part of our expert global network
Join the MSD global network and avail of in-depth mentoring from senior leaders and pharma experts, and build your network with other interns and recent graduates. ​
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Tackle global health challenges and help us make a difference
Achieve your potential while working on real projects and impactful work that makes a difference. Our Internships vary in duration to suit the stage you are at in your studies. ​

As a part of the MHI Global family, it is rewarding to be a part of a team focused on the same goal – helping our clients. The team is very close-knit and has a family feel. My role is unique in that there is something different to tackle every day based on the needs of our clients.
Emma
Intern, MSD Biotech, Dublin

There is a lot of open opportunities in MSD and people willing to teach you.  
Ariane
Intern, MSD Carlow

As a part of the MHI Global family, it is rewarding to be a part of a team focused on the same goal – helping our clients. The team is very close-knit and has a family feel. My role is unique in that there is something different to tackle every day based on the needs of our clients.
Adam
Intern, MSD Ballydine

Listen to our interns speak about their experiences at MSD Ireland

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Adam
MSD Ballydine Intern Video
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Emma
MSD Biotech Intern Video
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Aisling
MSD Brinny Intern Video
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Ariane
MSD Carlow Intern Video
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MSD Ireland Friends and Family Programmes

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Transition Year Programme
​​​​​​We offer Transition Year Programmes across all of our MSD sites. This is an excellent opportunity for Secondary School students to gain exposure to the pharmaceutical industry. This programme is open to MSD Ireland employees friends and family members and places will be given on a first come, first served basis.
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Student Summer Work Placements
MSD is proud to offer our employees the opportunity to refer friends and family members to avail of summer work experience in our sites. Student work placements typically run from June to August each year across a variety of functions. Students should be completing industry relevant educational course or qualification.
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Apprenticeship Programme
Apprenticeships are programmes of structured education and training which formally combine learning in the workplace with an educational training centre. MSD Ireland offer a number of apprenticeship programmes such as Lab Analyst, Electrical Instrumentation, Mechanical Automation and Maintenance Fitting. Our apprenticeship opportunites will be advertised on this site.

Our operations are based throughout Ireland, with sites in Carlow, Cork, Dublin, Meath and Tipperary

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Brinny, Co. Cork
This site has been a vibrant part of the pharmaceutical sector in Cork for over 35 years. With a successful legacy of developing and commercially supplying biotech products, Brinny is now specialising in the development and manufacture of innovative novel vaccines and testing of immuno-oncology medicines.
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Ballydine
Opened in 1976 and currently employs 500 highly skilled people. The site has API and Formulation facilities for the manufacture and the development of new products. Work relating to 20 of MSD’s pipeline products is undertaken at this state-of-the-art research and commercialisation facility.
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Carlow
Opened in 2008 as MSD’s first vaccines facility outside of the US. Carlow is the filling site for the liquid form of our immuno-oncology treatment for the global market. We are currently working on the construction of a second manufacturing facility that will focus on the production of vaccines and biologics.
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Red Oak North in Dublin
The base for our Animal Health and Human Health businesses as well as a number of global and national support services including Clinical Research, Medical Affairs, Regulatory Affairs, Sales, Policy & Communications and Marketing.

Learn more about our Animal Health & Human Health Divisions
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Biotech, Dublin
This site will play a pivotal role in the manufacture of MSD’s biologics-based medicines, including in the area of immuno-oncology, and will expand MSD’s current internal network of biologics drug substance manufacturing plants when full manufacturing operations begin in 2021. 
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Dunboyne
The latest addition to the MSD, Ireland family is Dunboyne which joined our network in September 2020. With a team of over 200, this site will be MSD’s first Biologics Drug Substance single use commercialization facility, playing an important role in helping us commercialise key medicines.
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