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

May 9, 2020

Great company and culture

Machine learning engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Very good working conditions - A positive culture, people are genuinely nice and collaborative - Room for personal growth

Cons

- Sometimes not much to do, projects can move slowly - Lots of processes for production releases because of the pharma industry

1.0

May 8, 2020

Giant Pharma in Globe.. Bad policies in India.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance is great. Very high salaries . Relaxed environment

Cons

No benefits like other MNCs , no trainings, not good insurance, bad car policy. Biased Finance team, no process for reimbursement

5.0

May 5, 2020

Review about MSD

Associate field manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work culture Future opportunities Benefits Technical knowledge

Cons

No cons for this company from my side

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