WORLDWIDE CONTACT US ABOUT US INVENTING FOR LIFE PRODUCTS RESEARCH LICENSING NEWSROOM CAREERS INVESTORS Home Merck Research Laboratories Expands into South San Francisco Merck Research Laboratories (MRL) South San Francisco will be an active participant in the local biomedical community and an integral part of Merck's world-class network of medicines and vaccines. Search and apply to open positions in our South San Francisco location. * All images represent architectural concepts. Courtesy of Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. Merck Research Laboratories (MRL), the arm of our company focused on discovering and developing therapies to improve patients’ lives, is expanding its discovery capabilities in South San Francisco by breaking ground on a new, cutting-edge research facility, scheduled to be operational in 2019. Construction began in 2017 on the new South San Francisco site, which will build upon Merck’s established Bay Area presence while strengthening our discovery research capabilities. The new nine-story, multi-disciplinary discovery research facility, centrally located on East Grand Avenue, will accommodate more than 300 scientists and support research spanning exploratory biology through early clinical development. The building is being custom designed with an open atmosphere that encourages collaboration and team work. The site will also have a large auditorium to provide space for nearby academics, scientists and entrepreneurs to convene and engage in scientific dialogue. BEYOND THE JOB DESCRIPTION We invite you to meet some of the employees who will be Inventing for Life at Merck's new Discovery Center, opening in 2019, in South San Francisco. Get to know Jennifer, Paul, Sevgi, Zhao, Jennifer, and Alan as they take you beyond the job description. WE'RE HIRING IN SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO! We’re starting research operations at Merck’s interim location in South San Francisco in early 2017 and are actively recruiting. Scientists will have access to leading-edge resources to explore the most promising science, with an initial focus on therapeutic applications in cardiovascular, metabolic and renal disease. SEARCH AND APPLY TO OPEN POSITIONS IN OUR SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO LOCATION Copyright. © 2009-2018 Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. All rights reserved. Forward-Looking Statement Privacy Terms of Use Site Map