MSD reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(2,402 total reviews)
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Rob Davis

84% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

MSD has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,402 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
Jul 6, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

challenging , continuous changes, opportunities for managers to grow, talent management

Cons

politics, discrimination ( despite the "message from the top", short time targets, pressure to deliver targets

3.0
Jul 5, 2025

Good

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, good payment and so

Cons

Bad location, hard to promote

1.0
Jul 4, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Drugs and solutions portfolio is innovative and generally good quality. Working MSD products does leave you with the feeling of impacting society in a positive way

Cons

Exaggerated America corporate culture, a lot of nepotism happening and no management or leadership decision really reflects the values and mission claimed. Either you invest in selling yourself and playing the corporate game or you won’t get any career development. Benefits are only for those that belong to the inner circle or that sell out other colleagues. I reported 2 unethical nepotism cases to the external ethics partner, just to see the company changing the partner company and the ethics reporting channel. Company does not car about the health of their employees.

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