A cautious, conservative company with a proud history seeking to do its very best for patients. - Senior Manager Merck Employee Review

4.0
Sep 23, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

Thoughtful approach to strategic efforts; struggles and often finds an acceptable balance between difficult economic re-sizing and employee cultivation; deeply committed to it vision of delivering high-quality novel medicines to patients around the world; compensation and benefits are very fair.

Cons

Can move very slowly, either because of a post-VIOXX arrested development promoted by an over-reliance on lawyers to participate in decision making; can be too afraid of being viewed negatively, and so not take action.

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5.0
Jun 25, 2026
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Pros

Good employer that values employees

Cons

Good employer that values employee

5.0
Jun 20, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Work from home (that may not always be a perk, but it is now for writers), choice of flexible hours (7 AM - 9 AM starting), friendly, helpful people, great bosses, people very interested in their jobs, plus a lot of educational benefits, you are trained on all aspects of Merck and your job.

Cons

I cannot think of any, though sometimes work from home has its drawbacks, because the employee doesn't get all the information that an onsite employee would.

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