WORLDWIDE CONTACT US ABOUT US INVENTING FOR LIFE PRODUCTS RESEARCH LICENSING NEWSROOM CAREERS INVESTORS Home Honoring Our Differences At Merck, we believe having a diverse workforce — comprised of people from different races, genders, ethnicities, cultures, ages, disabilities, religions, gender identities, gender expressions, and veteran status — is fundamental to our company’s success. Our dedication to diversity and inclusion creates a competitive advantage for our people and for our customers, and is accomplished in partnership with Merck’s Global Diversity and Inclusion (GD&I) Center of Excellence (CoE). The CoE is a specialized team within Human Resources that strives to create a workplace where diversity and inclusion exist as a natural part of our day-to-day operations and decisions. CELEBRATING THIS SEPTEMBER September is Merck’s third annual GD&I Experience month. Throughout the month, we’ll be celebrating different aspects of Diversity and Inclusion and highlighting the employees and leaders who make our company so unique. They include: A virtual reality experience that allows participants to put themselves in someone else’s shoes to experience and feel bias firsthand. A talk by a veteran and Paralympic snowboarding champion, Kirstie Ennis. A helicopter gunner, Ennis lost her leg in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan in 2012. She’s overcome enormous challenges and obstacles like climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. An interactive session on Navigating Conflict and Tricky Conversations, where attendees will learn how to manage productive vs. nonproductive conflict; effective strategies to giving/receiving feedback; and understanding how to build a culture of trust by navigating ‘tricky’ conversations. An Employee Business Resource Group summit where attendees will build business knowledge and skills while enhancing leadership capabilities as they commit to lead inclusively. The Merck Interfaith Organization will sponsor a meal-packing event in Upper Gwynedd for the international hunger relief organization, Rise Against Hunger, which distributes food and life-changing aid to the world’s most vulnerable. “We are deeply committed to fostering an inclusive environment that embraces different perspectives and values the contributions of each individual. Having a globally and locally diverse workforce makes us a more innovative and agile company—and one better attuned to the needs of our customers, health care providers and patients who ultimately use our products.” –Chairman and CEO Ken Frazier MERCK’S EMPLOYEE BUSINESS RESOURCE GROUPS (EBRGS) At Merck, we've taken a pioneering and global approach to our diversity strategy through the creation of Employee Business Resource Groups (EBRGs). These groups represent the diverse constituencies in our company, our customers and society, in general. The members represent different geographies, cultures and areas of expertise. Together they reflect Merck employees and customers globally. They are: League of Employees of African Descent Asia Pacific Association Merck capAbility Network Merck Hispanos Organization Merck Interfaith Organization Merck Rainbow Alliance Next Gen Network Native American & Global Indigenous People Veterans Leadership Network Merck Women’s Network LEARN MORE ABOUT DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION AT MERCK Interested in learning more about Merck’s efforts in Diversity and Inclusion? Celeste Warren, vice president of Human Resources and Merck’s Chief Diversity Officer, writes on LinkedIn about what Merck is doing to create a well-rounded workforce. LEARN MORE Scientist Jay Schiller, who is active in the Merck capABILITY Network, which promotes diversity and inclusion for Merck’s employees with disabilities, is one of Merck’s Humans for Health. LEARN MORE Published Sept. 2017 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