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?

79% 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 208 reviews)); "Good culture and team environment" ((in 189 reviews)); "Flexible and good work life balance" ((in 172 reviews)); "Great people and fulfilling work" ((in 158 reviews)); "Interesting role and good colleagues" ((in 130 reviews))

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

"Rare that you find a good manager" ((in 48 reviews)); "No career progression and worklife balance" ((in 26 reviews)); "bad leadership and alot of managment politics." ((in 23 reviews)); "Some office politics rears its head from time to time" ((in 16 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

79% would recommend to a friend

(2,388 total reviews)

Rob Davis

84% approve of CEO

62% 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

3.4

Senior management

MSD has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,388 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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2K reviews

1.0

Sep 29, 2025

Profit Before People

Head discovery research

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It's a good company for people who are lazy and love BS.

Cons

The U.S. have opened their eyes and realized that the London office was swamped with radical lefties. There was no other path other than to shut these muppets down

1.0

Aug 30, 2025

Poor management and unhealthy culture

Product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

AWS and transport allowance that is above market rate

Cons

No work life balance, bad management and cult leadership. No growth opportunity and promotes gossip culture.

1.0

Jul 4, 2025

Toxic corporate culture with lots of nepotism

Business analyst crm

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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