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 213 reviews)); "Good culture and focus on developing it's people" ((in 189 reviews)); "Flexible and good work life balance" ((in 173 reviews)); "Great people and fulfilling work" ((in 154 reviews)); "Good salary and that's it" ((in 134 reviews))

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

"Rare that you find a good manager" ((in 50 reviews)); "Slow career progression" ((in 27 reviews)); "bad leadership and alot of managment politics." ((in 23 reviews)); "Flexible working hours may not always be beneficial" ((in 15 reviews)); "Some office politics rears its head from time to time" ((in 14 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

(2,404 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 2,404 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

5.0

Oct 5, 2020

MSD

Collections specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunities, relocation support, focus on employees, good salaries comparing to the market average.

Cons

Communication between stakeholders, collaboration on projects.

4.0

Oct 1, 2020

Czech republic people are angels :)

It specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Very good company for young people 2. Cutting-edge technologies in every project 3. employee centric company 4. perks , bonuses are nice 5. Czech managers and peers are very kind , helpful 6. Company location is nice

Cons

USA people are always trying to control Czech office. Otherwise everything is awesome here.

4.0

Sep 30, 2020

Great company

Brand manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great culture and people and allows autonomous working. Lots of opportunities to move around and devlop

Cons

Still quite hierarchical with lots of layers and progression is still about 'who you know'

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