Merck KGaA reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(2,092 total reviews)
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66% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Merck KGaA has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,092 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Merck KGaA 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
1.0
Aug 18, 2015

High turnover of staff

Anonymous employee
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Pros

company currently recruiting due to high turnover of staff Varied healthcare products Not much else

Cons

Treat their employees badly Hire and fire HR policy Very political culture. Who you know counts more that your contribution V Process orientated and inefficient working practices Poor processes and controlling work culture stifle creativity and attempts at innovation Poor product pipeline

1.0
Aug 5, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

broad therapeutic area expertise Reasonably decent internal training programs and professional development opportunities Very compliance focused

Cons

work culture at Merck Serono is rather controlling and conservative. Very difficult in my experience to change working practices that are supported by archaic and over elaborate business processes. Innovation is an alien term at Merck Serono and the company are too reliant on their historic heritage to adopt new smarter business practices. Their are also too many employees that work at the global or regional level that boss exactly how operations should be conducted at an affiliate country level. The resources at the country level are very sparse and the plans are over ambitious with little opportunity for affiliates to influence at a local level. In addition the pipeline is extremely lacking with no new products been launched in 9 years. New oncology products are in late stage of the pipeline but are unlikely to be leaders in their class.

3.0
Dec 10, 2014

Traditional family-owned company

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Stable working environment Good working conditions

Cons

Little innovation seen in the company Not willing to take risks Too self-confident, little sense of what is going on outside the company Big supply chain issues

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