Merck KGaA reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(2,090 total reviews)
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73% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Merck KGaA has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,090 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Merck KGaA 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
Aug 22, 2015

Business Development

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Pros

Solid long term strategy; 70% privately owned, enabling long term investments; competitive salary; good relationships with colleagues, friendly company culture and atmosphere

Cons

traditional; slow decision making; highly political; actions are mostly only top-down; low risk taking; highly driven by Finance; bureaucratic; hard to change

1.0
Apr 18, 2015

Very disapointing

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good salary although blocked for the last year

Cons

Low level of sciences and very poor management with no vision "administrative " company with a lack of innovative initiative sine Serono has been acquired by Merck Darmstadt

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