Merck KGaA reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(2,090 total reviews)
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Kai Beckmann

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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2.0
Jun 4, 2016

Lacking focus

Recommend
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Pros

family-owned, medium size, long tradition, innovative in several businesses, consensus culture, constant sales growth, willingness to become more vibrant and international

Cons

generally slow decision-making processes and inconsistent implementation of strategy. in pharma not clear whether they want to be generic or innovative company, poor pipeline, very bureaucratic processes linked to the commitment to keep all staff in Germany in lifelong positions; pharma R&D has undergone drastic changes in a positive sense with a lot of multinational new staff even in Germany; Corporate support functions (IT) lagging behind

3.0
Jun 3, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

People, manager, casual atmosphere, stable company

Cons

Company is acquisition-happy (2 major acquisitions within 6 years) and several changes in leadership has resulted in increase of workload on the employees without commensurate increases in pay for most of us.

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