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      4.0

      80% would recommend to a friend

      (2,387 total reviews)
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      Rob Davis

      84% approve of CEO

      61% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.2

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.1

      Compensation and benefits

      4.0

      Culture & values

      3.9

      Work/Life balance

      3.6

      Career opportunities

      3.5

      Senior management

      MSD has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,387 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The MSD employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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      2K reviews
      2.0
      Feb 25, 2018

      People are leaving, frustrated

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Casual atmosphere, nice co-workers, huge potential for projects to be very interesting

      Cons

      Brash and frustrating management, lack of recognition for delivery and contributed value, technically miles behind.

      2.0
      Jul 11, 2023

      Not a good place to get promotion

      Associate scientist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      There is a lot of flexibility for your time in case you need to start working supper early or leave in the middle of the day. The culture of the people in this compony is very good, and every one is friendly and helpful in case you need some guidance.

      Cons

      No matter how much you put effort on your job, and go above and beyond, you will not get valued as much as you deserve. Some people with less amount of effort might get promotion or better raise, if they know how to communicate with the upper management. The only way for you to get promoted is if you have some sort of leverage. The way it works here is to hire new graduated with less experience, and pay them less money, and let the people with more experience who deserve more money go.

      2.0
      May 21, 2024

      Hit or miss

      Senior medical director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Large company with overall very good benefits and stability

      Cons

      Life at Merck depends all on line manager and group. Overall, it has dramatically declined within a short time. Pembrolizumab is approaching the end of its life cycle and no real successor molecule is in sight, so the pressure is increasing. Merck has also become excessively woke, with promotions being largely driven by DEI and qualification no longer seems to matter.

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