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      Merck

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      Merck reviews

      4.1

      83% would recommend to a friend

      (6,162 total reviews)
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      Rob Davis

      83% approve of CEO

      71% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.1

      Compensation and benefits

      4.0

      Work/Life balance

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.7

      Career opportunities

      3.5

      Senior management

      Merck has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 6,162 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Merck 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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      6K reviews
      4.0
      Sep 22, 2015

      Depending on role and manager your view will be drastically different

      Senior specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Big company with many benefits and areas to take roles within the company. Some roles allow more flexibility than others. depending on your manager your experience can be extremely positive.

      Cons

      Some roles allow no flexibility and no work life balance. Culture is varied by site, building, and role. Some areas are content to not develop people and allow them to go stale in their role and get burned out. There are also many poor managers that will distort the perception of the company.

      2.0
      Sep 16, 2015

      Sales & Marketing

      Sales & marketing
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Autonomy (in field sales) Great *Legacy* Pharmaceutical Company Great Science on products which actually do make it through pipeline Slightly Above Average Compensation Good benefits Highly motivated senior management

      Cons

      Senior management: "Keep your resume updated" Morale in toilette with constant lay-offs Senior Strategy Exec: "We're shrinking" Declining career and industry growth prospects Dangerously low rate of innovation in R&D - new products revenues will not replace existing/expiring revenues Rather than producing more innovative, cost-effective drugs, the industry has simply increased prices to keep up with inflation sparking outrage. Poor strategy to reignite growth - not a single "big pharma" company in industry has mastered this. Consequently, inability to attract best and brightest because the industry's "golden age" is over

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