Is Merck a good company to work for as a Engineering Scientist Associate?

Engineering Scientist Associate professionals working at Merck have rated their employer with 4.2 out of 5 stars in 292 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Merck employees being 4.1 out of 5 stars. Search open Engineering Scientist Associate Jobs at Merck now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Engineering Scientist Associate interview questions at Merck .

Does Merck pay Engineering Scientist Associate employees well?

Engineering Scientist Associate professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Merck with 4.3 out of 5 stars based on 292 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 4.8% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Engineering Scientist Associate salaries at Merck.

How happy are Engineering Scientist Associate professionals working at Merck?

85% of Engineering Scientist Associate employees at Merck would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 11% in the past 12 months. Engineering Scientist Associate professionals have also rated Merck with a 4.2 rating for work-life-balance, 4.5 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.3 rating for culture and values and 4.0 rating for career opportunities.

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

"Benefits are good (middle of road for pharma) Great when compared to other industries" ((in 743 reviews)); "There has been some really great people that have worked in Durham but many have left." ((in 511 reviews)); "Ambient friendly with good pay" ((in 348 reviews)); "Working in maintenance the work can have pressure at times but overall has a good work/life balance." ((in 328 reviews)); "The culture was great and very inclusive" ((in 288 reviews))

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

"Poor management; lack of trust between management and reps" ((in 229 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and reorgs." ((in 140 reviews)); "Merck discovered this ticket and Manager Y and his/her boss called to discuss with me." ((in 111 reviews)); "upper management seems confused; jobs get eliinated" ((in 80 reviews)); "Poor leadership and talent management" ((in 75 reviews))

Merck Engineering Scientist Associate reviews

4.2

85% would recommend to a friend

(292 total reviews)

Rob Davis

91% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

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Associate Scientist, Engineering employees have rated Merck with 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 292 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Associate Scientist, Engineering professionals have an excellent working experience there. Merck is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Associate Scientist, Engineering professionals compared to other employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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292 reviews

1.0

Aug 3, 2014

Hated it.

Senior scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary, money, compensation. moola, dinero. etc. that's all i got, money is the only pro. For me, location was good. Vacation time was good. The week off between Christmas and New Years is nice.

Cons

Everything else. It is a horrible place to work. I would only suggest my ex-husband to work here. Let him endure the torture. I am thrilled to be gone. Competitive, back stabbing colleagues is common place and almost encouraged by the management. It is their policy to use a bell shaped curve to distribute salary. After layoffs of the non-performers, the only thing left was the cream of the crop. However, they are still forced into a bell shaped curve. I’ve seen top performers be rated “Below” because of the group they were in.

4.0

Jul 26, 2014

Overall good experience.

Senior scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Enjoyed people I worked with and amount of responsibility I was given. Pay was good and the year end bonus was nice.

Cons

Limited room for professional growth in certain departments. Expected to work overtime and weekends with little or no compensation. Company is focused on growth and efficient processes which leads to decrease focus on employees and work environment.

4.0

Jul 1, 2014

My experience was great!

Senior scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company values, compensations and office culture were great. Merck did a great job with employee development and life balancing programs.

Cons

Improvements would be fair employee promotions. It appeared that if they wanted to promote you, they would. If not, they wouldn't.

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