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      Merck reviews

      4.1

      83% would recommend to a friend

      (6,155 total reviews)
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      Rob Davis

      82% approve of CEO

      71% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.1

      Compensation and benefits

      4.0

      Work/Life balance

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.7

      Career opportunities

      3.5

      Senior management

      Merck has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 6,155 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Merck 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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      6K reviews
      4.0
      Aug 11, 2017

      Director, Discovery

      Director, discovery
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Broad team, capabilities and confidence Organizationally astute to capabilities and impact - technology welcomed rather than seen as a threat Encouragement to grow group's responsibilities and impact.

      Cons

      Large company with bureaucratic overhead that comes with it. Scientific inertia and arrogance Organization developed too many layers - losing site of where the golden eggs come from

      4.0
      Jan 15, 2017

      Merck

      Quality director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Excellent company with great products in many different lines of therapy. Superb workforce in all areas. Extremely structured and .

      Cons

      Adopted the strategy of downsizing and outsourcing many areas and manufacturing sites. Lost very talented resources and the ones remaining at a corporate level will not have the experience of real life manufacturing environment. `

      2.0
      Jan 2, 2017

      Large Company w/ Problems

      Process engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Merck is a large pharmaceutical company with name recognition that will open up doors across the industry. Good benefits (pension, 401k, vacation, etc.) and work-life balance. There are several different jobs available to help those who want to know what they want to be when they grow up.

      Cons

      Pay could be better. I have worked with troublesome Union but currently work with clueless management; I prefer the troublesome Union. Merck is aggressively pursuing diversity in their leadership; making it difficult to be promoted as a white male. I honestly think they hire people that are not qualified for management roles just to meet a diversity quota (yes, a legit official objective to meet diversity [as opposed to qualified applicants]).

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