Does MSD pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, MSD employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at MSD. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at MSD?

79% of MSD employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated MSD 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at MSD?

Associate Director (81) , Intern (62) , Specialist (52) , Clinical Data Manager (46) , Engineer (46) , Estagiário (41) , Senior Specialist (40) , Associate Specialist (37) , Manager (37) , Sales Representative (36) , Project Manager (34) , Data Scientist (29) , Software Engineer (29) , Internship (24) , Medical Science Liaison (MSL) (23)

What are the pros of working at MSD according to real employee reviews?

"Good benefits typical of mnc" ((in 205 reviews)); "Good culture and focus on developing it's people" ((in 190 reviews)); "Flexible and good work life balance" ((in 177 reviews)); "Great people and fulfilling work" ((in 148 reviews)); "Good salaries and bonuses." ((in 128 reviews))

What are the cons of working at MSD according to real employee reviews?

"Rare that you find a good manager" ((in 48 reviews)); "No career progression and worklife balance" ((in 25 reviews)); "bad leadership and alot of managment politics." ((in 23 reviews)); "Some office politics rears its head from time to time" ((in 16 reviews)); "Too much politics and depends who you know if you want to progress in career." ((in 12 reviews))

What are employees saying about MSD layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about MSD layoffs and their outlook for job security at MSD in 2026.

What MSD locations have received the highest employee ratings?

New York , Philadelphia , West Point , Boston , Lansdale , Elkton , Rahway , Durham

MSD reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(2,395 total reviews)

Rob Davis

84% approve of CEO

62% 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

3.4

Senior management

MSD has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,395 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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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

2.0

Apr 7, 2026

Not great, needs improvement but not likely to happen

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Canteen, barista, and free gym on site

Cons

Toxic work culture, not a very supportive environment, high stress and frustration levels, endless trainings that don't really mean anything. There seems to be a huge divide between the two different sides of the site. Almost impossible to get some things done efficiently due to red tape. There are better, more developed pharmaceutical companies to work for.

3.0

Apr 2, 2026

Was good until recent reorganizations and restructuring

Associate specialist - quality control

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance, welcoming environment Good training and development Slow progression in terms of promotion but stable

Cons

Less stable recently due to restructuring and uncertain future of company Can be too slow for some people who want to hustle more in the early stage of career

4.0

Mar 29, 2026

Consider Good Company, Everyone supportive here.

Senior data engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Good office environment and location in central CBD - Supportive Colleague - Opportunity to work with many technology specially in Data and AI tools - Health allowance consider good: got free health checkup annually + support dependents - Learning opportunity is very berry good: got Linkedin learning, Pluralsight + AcloudGuru + Datacamp

Cons

- Work with Global Team, you will suffer if you work with US and EU stakeholder - Salary increment is low - Some period is like working with uncertainty condition with a wave of layoff happening

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