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) , Associate Specialist (37) , Manager (37) , Sales Representative (36) , 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 typical of mnc" ((in 205 reviews)); "Good culture and focus on developing it's people" ((in 190 reviews)); "Flexible and good work life balance" ((in 177 reviews)); "Great people and fulfilling work" ((in 148 reviews)); "Good salaries and bonuses." ((in 128 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 25 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 12 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

(2,394 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 2,394 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

3.0

Jan 7, 2026

Too much politics

Senior product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance, opportunities to learn and grow. There is a lot of freedom in how you spend your time and effort.

Cons

Too much politics. It's not as much about how good is what you do, but who are you friends with and how you sell it.

4.0

Jan 7, 2026

Great Place

Specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of learning Huge domain Friendly collegue

Cons

Transport needed especially for travel

4.0

Jan 6, 2026

senior exectuvie

Executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good benefits and family member coverage

Cons

good worklife balance daily work

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