Merck South San Francisco Info Session

  • Place:Online via Zoom
  • Time:10-11:30 a.m.
  • Date:
Audience:
Basic and Biomedical Sciences

Registration

Registration opens in Handshake on August 10, 2026

Overview

Join representatives from Merck South San Francisco (SSF) to learn about opportunities at Merck and develop your network! Merck scientists from the discovery chemistry, computational/structural chemistry, and pharmacokinetic groups will be attending. They’ll provide an overview of career opportunities at Merck and then move into breakout rooms where you can ask specific questions, get advice, and connect in smaller groups. This info session is especially great for students and postdocs who are mid-stage and might be interested in an industry career at a later stage.

Looking to prepare a little for this networking opportunity? Check out our short videos on networking conversations or our conversation starters. We also have some guidance on how to follow up afterwards!

Speakers

  • Jill Chrencik - Senior Principal Scientist, Protein and Structural Chemistry (SSF)
  • Jonathan Mortison - Principal Scientist, Chemical Biology (Cambridge)
  • Bin Wang - Senior Scientist, Pharmacokinetics, Dynamics, Metabolism and Bioanalytics (SSF)
  • Meng Yao Zhang - Senior Scientist, Discovery Chemistry (SSF)

Format

10 - 10:30 a.m.: Opportunities at Merck

10:30 - 11:30 a.m.: Small informal group discussions and Q&A in breakout rooms with individual speakers

Topic
Non-Academic Careers
Networking

A note about our virtual events: We would like to welcome you, as and where you are, to our virtual events. If there are times you just don’t want to be on camera, feel free to attend this event with your camera and mic off. If you prefer to switch on your camera and participate that’s great too. And if this event just won’t work for you please remember you can always make an appointment with us at any time. 

UCSF welcomes all participants to our events. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this event because of a disability, please contact Trish McGrath at [email protected] as soon as possible.