Working student (all genders) - PMC S&E Team
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Job description
Merck Life Science posted this role. Below, we break down what it means for a working student in Darmstadt: your weekly hours, take-home pay and visa limits. You can also open ChatGPT or Claude with a ready-made prompt to tailor your CV, check your fit, draft a cover letter or prep for the interview.
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Description provided by Merck Life Science
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.
Your Role
- Support in the development of an internal process optimization application
- Manage the global backlog of submitted user needs and support decision making on how to realize them in a software
- Build SQL/Python transforms to support data preparation for the backend
- Create front end mock-ups
- Support in organization of technical team in-depth meetings
- Studying in the field of computer science or related fields
- Interested in application development and process optimization using digital tools and applications
- Independent structured way of working and strong communication skills
- team orientation and a high sense of responsibility
- Expertise in SQL and Python programming
- Experience with Palantir Foundry application stack is a plus for faster onboarding
- Good knowledge of MS Office Platform (esp. MS Power Point)
- Fluency (C1) in English (German is a plus, but not mandatory)
- An international working environment
- Flat hierarchies and good working atmosphere
- Flexible working hours
- Diverse tasks & topics
- Possibility to shape the digital tool landscape of a fast-growing business unit
- Ability to learn how to work on a cross functional software/data solution development project
Apply now and become a part of a team that is dedicated to Sparking Discovery and Elevating Humanity!
Working student essentials
What this Tech working student role in Darmstadt means for you: the weekly-hours rules, the social-contribution perks, and what international students should check before applying.
Weekly hours
Working students may work up to 20 hours a week during the semester and full-time during the breaks. Staying within this keeps your student status and the Werkstudent benefits.
Working student rulesSocial contributions
Under the Werkstudentenprivileg you're exempt from health, care and unemployment insurance contributions — only pension insurance applies. That leaves more net pay than a regular job.
Check your insuranceInternational students
Non-EU students can work 140 full or 280 half days per year (raised from 120/240 in March 2024). A working student contract usually fits within this — confirm the exact limits printed on your residence permit.
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