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      No Loyalty, "Me-Too" Drug Research - Associate Principal Scientist Merck Employee Review

      2.0
      Aug 5, 2015
      Associate principal scientist
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Research budgets are generous (or were), ample time is given to investigate scientific leads (but that also made it hard to judge when a project was dead). Pension, benefits, vacation time and culture are very good. I really enjoyed who I worked with. The West Point site had a very academic feel, and I find that a plus.

      Cons

      I worked there for 17 years and each year was different depending on the zeitgeist of management tools. We wasted a lot of time redefining research areas and re-positioning "teams". So many good, talented professionals left or were severed so that management could restructure and back-fill lab-positions. It is an elitist corporation.

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      5.0
      Jun 25, 2026
      Associate principal scientist
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Good employer that values employees

      Cons

      Good employer that values employee

      5.0
      Jun 20, 2026
      Technical writer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      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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