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 (62) , Specialist (53) , 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 (e.g. a phone + almost unlimited mobile plan to all employees)." ((in 197 reviews)); "Good culture and people in general" ((in 186 reviews)); "Flexible and good work life balance" ((in 184 reviews)); "Workplace and people are great" ((in 145 reviews)); "Good salary and that's it" ((in 126 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 25 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 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

(2,397 total reviews)

Rob Davis

85% 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

3.5

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

MSD has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,397 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

4.0

May 30, 2017

Industrial Production Manager

Industrial production manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

High level of integrity, diversity is always welcome. Safety is a value. Salary and benefit are good. Employees are allowed to speak openly about the problems.

Cons

The company takes too much time to make a decision. Lack of opportunities to work overseas, job rotation is done in high level only. Too much bureaucracy, sometimes to make a simple decision, people are afraid to make decision.

3.0

May 25, 2017

Good Culture and Opportunity to Learn

Senior business analyst/project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexibility in maintaining work life balance, business learning, idea generation, work culture and exposure

Cons

It takes too long to move within verticals, if one is looking for all round development.

4.0

May 19, 2017

Good Work : Life Balance,

Territory manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great part time hours. My manager was great, but distrust between others. Great training. Role I had dissolved, but was a great way to be involved with clinical pathway decisions.

Cons

made redundant. whole sales force restructure 3 months after training. Very disappointing. One manager sacked under disputable circumstances and no reference following 15 years employment. Full of favourites.

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