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?

80% 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 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at MSD?

Associate Director (81) , Intern (63) , Specialist (53) , Clinical Data Manager (47) , Engineer (46) , Estagiário (41) , Senior Specialist (40) , Associate Specialist (38) , Manager (37) , Sales Representative (36) , Project Manager (34) , Data Scientist (29) , Software Engineer (29) , Internship (24) , Medical Science Liaison (MSL) (24)

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

"Good benefits typical of mnc" ((in 212 reviews)); "Good culture and focus on developing it's people" ((in 189 reviews)); "Flexible and good work life balance" ((in 180 reviews)); "Great people and fulfilling work" ((in 160 reviews)); "Good salary and that's it" ((in 122 reviews))

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

"Rare that you find a good manager" ((in 51 reviews)); "Slow career progression" ((in 28 reviews)); "bad leadership and alot of managment politics." ((in 24 reviews)); "Some office politics rears its head from time to time" ((in 15 reviews)); "Too much politics and depends who you know if you want to progress in career." ((in 10 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 are the top reviewed MSD locations?

Rahway , West Point , Elkton , Durham , Boston , Lansdale , Rockville , New York , Philadelphia , Saint Louis , North Wales , Gaithersburg , Louisville , Jersey City , Kenilworth , Madison , Newark , West Point , Omaha , Wilson , Dallas , Ireland , South San Francisco , McMinnville , Atlanta , Branchburg , Morristown , New Brunswick , Summit , Whitehouse Station

MSD reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(2,411 total reviews)

Rob Davis

84% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

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MSD has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,411 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

4.0

Apr 13, 2021

Nice place to work

Senior clinical data manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice place to work. Good career opportunities, great co-workers, good benefits

Cons

Salary is not competititve when reviewing other pharma companies or CROs specially when you look at the amount of work one must do

5.0

Apr 12, 2021

Worked there for more than 15 years and cannot fault them. Really looked after staff and great products

Sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good salary, work life balance and products

Cons

redundancies in recent years were sad to see

4.0

Apr 12, 2021

Great place to work

Senior product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

* Good company culture * Very nice facilities

Cons

* Large organization. Difficult to find the right people sometimes. * Some personality and/or vanity projects consume a lot of effort for little return.

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