MSD reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(2,402 total reviews)
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Rob Davis

84% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

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 27, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

- Good benefits (e.g. a phone + almost unlimited mobile plan to all employees). - Big name pharma company. - Friendly atmosphere. - Full stack development teams make it possible to make an IT career switch if you look for it. - A product team can get a lot of freedom in driving the development and having a say in decision making rather than just following direct orders from business (who budgets the projects). - Big support of LGBT community and diversity in general. - Very nice year end and summer parties in Prague.

Cons

- High bureaucracy due to the need of documenting literally everything. - Political games of mid-senior management create pressure inside of teams and result in unhealthy atmosphere. Fortunately, that doesn't happen to each project here. - Office seating is a constant problem (exceeding level of CO2 and very noisy work space... sometimes it's impossible to focus on your work).

4.0
Dec 18, 2019

Good science, but stagnant

Recommend
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Pros

High salary compared to other big pharma, great team, good resources, strong science

Cons

Minimal chance for growth and promotion at the old R&D site. New site in London might have netter opportunities

4.0
Dec 5, 2019

My experience

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Prestigious pharma company; good experience.

Cons

non-collaborative working environment. excessive politics and bureaucracy.

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