Is Merck a good company to work for as a Associate Director?

Associate Director professionals working at Merck have rated their employer with 4.2 out of 5 stars in 234 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Merck employees being 4.1 out of 5 stars. Search open Associate Director Jobs at Merck now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Associate Director interview questions at Merck .

Does Merck pay Associate Director employees well?

Associate Director professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Merck with 4.1 out of 5 stars based on 234 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Associate Director salaries and benefits at Merck .

How happy are Associate Director professionals working at Merck?

92% of Associate Director employees at Merck would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 1% in the past 12 months. Associate Director professionals have also rated Merck with a 3.9 rating for work-life-balance, 4.3 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.2 rating for culture and values and 3.8 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Merck?

Associate Director (234) , Director (190) , Intern (171) , Senior Scientist (163) , Sales Representative (117) , Scientist (94) , Senior Specialist (92) , Associate Principal Scientist (91) , Project Manager (88) , Manager (86) , Pharmaceuticals Sales Representative (59) , Associate Specialist (58) , Specialist (55) , Operations Manager (51) , Internship (49)

What are the pros of working at Merck according to real employee reviews?

"Benefits are good (middle of road for pharma) Great when compared to other industries" ((in 738 reviews)); "There has been some really great people that have worked in Durham but many have left." ((in 518 reviews)); "Pay was good and the year end bonus was nice." ((in 336 reviews)); "Working in maintenance the work can have pressure at times but overall has a good work/life balance." ((in 323 reviews)); "The culture was great and very inclusive" ((in 288 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Merck according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management; lack of trust between management and reps" ((in 225 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and reorgs." ((in 141 reviews)); "Merck discovered this ticket and Manager Y and his/her boss called to discuss with me." ((in 111 reviews)); "upper management seems confused; jobs get eliinated" ((in 84 reviews)); "Poor leadership and talent management" ((in 74 reviews))

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Merck Associate Director reviews

4.2

92% would recommend to a friend

(234 total reviews)

Rob Davis

89% approve of CEO

80% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Culture & values

4.1

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.8

Career opportunities

3.6

Senior management

Associate Director/Director employees have rated Merck with 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 234 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Associate Director/Director professionals have an excellent working experience there. Merck is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Associate Director/Director professionals compared to other employers within the Farmacéutica y biotecnología industry (3.5 stars).

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234 reviews

2.0

Dec 27, 2013

Used to be a great company, not any more

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Pros

Lots of great, intelligent, hard working people who care a lot about what they do

Cons

Current Senior Leadership is making decisions based on short-term, bottom-line gains to satisfy Wall Street. Management too top heavy. No flexibility to maximize experienced people in different areas - they lay off people in one division when they need those people in another division.

1.0

Oct 25, 2013

Superior Schering-Plough Culture destroyed by Merck Mediocrity

Associate director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

None left to list since the legacy old Merck way of do nothing, change nothing persists.

Cons

The Merck culture destroyed a great focused Schering-Plough culture that was grounded by real responsibility and pride in performance. The merger was a bad idea and destroyed one great company (Schering) and delayed the ongoing decline of a poor company (Merck) that has been under bad leadership for decades.

2.0

Oct 21, 2013

Good development opportunity but very uncertain future

Associate director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good development opportunities, good flexible work arrangements

Cons

Very uncertain actions and outcome. Lack of focus on the pipeline.

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