At Merck, we all share an extraordinary sense of purpose: helping to improve health and well being around the world.

Professional Development

Merck takes great pride in knowing that we hire the best and brightest. Whether it's your first day at Merck or your 10th year, we're constantly re-examining our strategy to make sure you're getting the most effective training and support possible in order to help you develop your skills and leadership abilities. We also take pride in the programs and resources that we offer our employees to help them achieve professional growth, career development and advancement. Employees can take advantage of a wide array of educational and learning opportunities offered in-house or outside of the Company.

The following are some examples of our professional development programs and resources:

Merck's Development Resource Center

We encourage our employees to continually build their skills through Corporate programs and resources. The Merck Leadership Center - offering courses both online and on-site - houses more than 2,500 CD-ROM courses, video and audio cassette programs, and hundreds of books and periodicals on leadership, general management and personal development subjects.

Educational Assistance

All Merck employees are supported in their pursuit for higher education through the Educational Assistance program. This program is designed to provide financial assistance toward the cost of tuition, registration, books and required laboratory fees for eligible employees.

Work/Life Flexibility

We recognize the importance of work-life balance and strive to ensure we enjoy our environment and have access to the services we need to get the most out of our professional and personal lives.

Top Perks at Merck include...

• Flexible Work Arrangements such as job sharing, flextime, compressed work weeks, part-time work and telecommuting.
• Access to an accredited and bilingual Child Care Centre and summer day camp near our Montreal office.
• A full service cafeteria, available to all Montréal based employees, offering healthy menus throughout the day.
• Site-Based-Amenities, minimizing the need for errand-running (dry cleaning, automatic banking machine, etc.)
• An Employee Assistance Program, available in both official languages, providing access to information, resources and support regarding your personal and your family's well-being.
• An Educational Assistance Program, designed to provide financial assistance toward the cost of tuition, registration, books and required laboratory fees for eligible employees.