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?

81% 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 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at MSD?

Associate Director (81) , Intern (62) , Specialist (52) , Clinical Data Manager (46) , Engineer (46) , Estagiário (41) , Senior Specialist (40) , Manager (37) , Sales Representative (36) , Associate Specialist (35) , 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 219 reviews)); "Good culture and people in general" ((in 178 reviews)); "Flexible and good work life balance" ((in 174 reviews)); "Great people and fulfilling work" ((in 152 reviews)); "Good salaries and bonuses." ((in 122 reviews))

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

"Rare that you find a good manager" ((in 50 reviews)); "No career progression and worklife balance" ((in 25 reviews)); "bad leadership and alot of managment politics." ((in 23 reviews)); "Some office politics rears its head from time to time" ((in 15 reviews)); "Too much politics and depends who you know if you want to progress in career." ((in 11 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.

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4.0

81% would recommend to a friend

(2,386 total reviews)

Rob Davis

84% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Culture & values

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

MSD has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,386 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 Farmacéutica y biotecnología industry (3.5 stars).

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2.0

Sep 8, 2022

Toxic

Technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very few, salary good ,nothing else ,some good people in there but can be counted on one hand

Cons

Bad work life balance, toxic atmosphere, blame game culture encouraged by managers

4.0

Jul 8, 2022

Good work life balance but disorganized workplace

Manufacturing biotech associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Quite good work life balance

Cons

Poor communication and inexperienced management.

3.0

May 26, 2022

Dead Sea effect

Quality assurance

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Paternal leave 16weeks Inspire points for shopping Employee appreciation gift voucher 1600 SGD healthcare benefit with 400sgd claimable for tcm, visioncats and life insurance

Cons

Horrible culture, strong blame culture with dead Sea effect, strong capable people leaving and left with toxic people overkill system and management, micromanage management, bureaucracy, non lean and agile methodologies, poor rapport and interaction among colleagues, no work life balance even thought on surface launch work life balance campaign. Manager are no supportive

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