Merck Scientist interview questions
Updated May 4, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Mostly positive
How others got an interview
- 8%RecruiterRecruiter
- 8%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 4%OtherOther
Interview search
37 interviews
Merck interviews FAQs
- Scientist applicants have rated the interview process at Merck with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Scientist roles take an average of 37 days to get hired, when considering 34 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Merck overall takes an average of 36 days.
- Common stages of the interview process at Merck as a Scientist according to 34 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 20%
Phone interview: 17%
Skills test: 13%
Group panel interview: 13%
Background check: 11%
Personality test: 9%
Drug test: 7%
Presentation: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 1%
Other: 1%
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