I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Merck
Interview
First round of 0.5~1 hr phone interview followed by a full day onsite interview consists of a 1hr presentation of your research and a couple one-on-ones with colleagues and future stakeholders.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Behavior questions such as how to handle multi-task situations.
They were very nice. I liked the process and meeting the people in the team. They flew me to Rahway to give a 45 minute seminar followed by some panel-like interviews. However, I did not get the position and they never provided any feedback.
Recruiting process started with a resume screening by the recruiter, followed by an HR interview to discuss background and motivation. The next stage was a hiring manager interview focusing on research experience and project fit. The final stage was a full-day onsite interview that included a one-hour research seminar, technical discussions with team members, and several behavioral interviews with cross-functional stakeholders.
I received email directly from the hiring manager and had 30min initial interivew. They have asked questions like tell me about your crispr screen project. What in vivo techniques do you have? Why industry not academia? Finally questions for me.