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      Merck reviews

      4.1

      83% would recommend to a friend

      (6,163 total reviews)
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      Rob Davis

      83% approve of CEO

      71% positive business outlook

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      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 6,163 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
      2.0
      Dec 12, 2013

      First years were great, but atmosphere has gone downhill steadily since 2004.

      Service delivery analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Some opportunities to work on interesting, challenging and/or innovative projects and technologies. Pay and benefits in IT area seem to be generous. A lot of work related to saving lives.

      Cons

      Extremely political environment. IT quality mostly destroyed by poorly thought out or carried out-sourced process. Lots of knowledge has been shown the door. Performance review process still follows bell-curve ranking method. Despite company merger occurring 5 years ago, people from 1 company still make 20-30% more than those from the other company.

      4.0
      Dec 12, 2013

      Not meeting current challenges in management

      Scientist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Working environment is generally enjoyable. The scientists are dedicated, hardworking and easy to work with in a good team structure. Mid-level management is giving it there all.

      Cons

      Management is all over the board. There is no plan. The higher ups throw word salad at middle management and expect them to hit a moving target. They infrastructure was already taxed and the staffing is now down to a shoestring. The current scientific format will not bear fruit.

      2.0
      Dec 12, 2013

      Merck Legacy

      Senior scientist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      This is a large scale pharmaceutical company that can provide may career paths. As an employee you will have the opportunity to engage and explore different areas of the business.

      Cons

      Like most large companies there are areas of the company that are not as progressive/functional as others. I was a full-time employee with Merck for 4 years and in this time I experienced career progress which took me across divisions (MRL to MMD) and gave me the opportunity to interact with many functional areas. During my time at Merck I witnessed the degradation of Company values and a shift if focusing on the best products for patients to efficiency and a it is "good enough" mindset.

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