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?

80% 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 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at MSD?

Associate Director (81) , Intern (63) , Specialist (53) , Clinical Data Manager (46) , Engineer (46) , Estagiário (41) , Senior Specialist (40) , Associate Specialist (38) , Manager (37) , Sales Representative (36) , Project Manager (34) , Data Scientist (29) , Software Engineer (29) , Internship (24) , Medical Science Liaison (MSL) (24)

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

"Good benefits typical of mnc" ((in 202 reviews)); "Flexible and good work life balance" ((in 187 reviews)); "Good culture and people in general" ((in 177 reviews)); "Workplace and people are great" ((in 148 reviews)); "Good salary and that's it" ((in 129 reviews))

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

"Rare that you find a good manager" ((in 49 reviews)); "Slow career progression" ((in 28 reviews)); "bad leadership and alot of managment politics." ((in 24 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.

What are the top reviewed MSD locations?

Buenos Aires , Munro , Vicente López , Pilar

MSD reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(2,402 total reviews)

Rob Davis

84% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

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MSD has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,402 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

4.0

Dec 5, 2019

My experience

Delivery specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Prestigious pharma company; good experience.

Cons

non-collaborative working environment. excessive politics and bureaucracy.

3.0

Nov 28, 2019

Overall view of company

Key account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good products Done brilliant members of staff

Cons

Used to be a great company to work for, culture and attitude changing to one of arrogance No can do approach You could spend all day trying to decipher SOPS and achieve nothing Specialty care shrinking rapidly All focus is on digital and cheap labour in form of graduates No real support

3.0

Nov 15, 2019

Employee foucsed company lead by siloed business units

Area healthcare lead

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Employee focussed organisation IF you work at Head office Great Oncology drug

Cons

No pipeline in the UK / siloed business units competing for status / If its works on paper then its a great idea in the field - not its not!

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