Does MSD pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, MSD employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at MSD. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at MSD?

79% of MSD employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated MSD 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at MSD?

Associate Director (80) , Intern (63) , Specialist (53) , Clinical Data Manager (47) , Engineer (46) , Estagiário (41) , Senior Specialist (41) , Associate Specialist (38) , Manager (38) , Sales Representative (36) , Project Manager (35) , Software Engineer (30) , Data Scientist (29) , Internship (24) , Medical Science Liaison (MSL) (24)

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

"Good benefits (e.g. a phone + almost unlimited mobile plan to all employees)." ((in 210 reviews)); "Good culture and focus on developing it's people" ((in 186 reviews)); "Flexible and good work life balance" ((in 185 reviews)); "Great people and fulfilling work" ((in 167 reviews)); "Good salaries and bonuses." ((in 128 reviews))

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

"Rare that you find a good manager" ((in 51 reviews)); "Slow career progression" ((in 27 reviews)); "bad leadership and alot of managment politics." ((in 25 reviews)); "Some office politics rears its head from time to time" ((in 14 reviews)); "Too much politics and depends who you know if you want to progress in career." ((in 11 reviews))

What are employees saying about MSD layoffs in 2026?

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What are the top reviewed MSD locations?

Rahway , West Point , Elkton , Durham , Boston , Lansdale , Rockville , New York , Philadelphia , Saint Louis , North Wales , Gaithersburg , Louisville , Jersey City , Kenilworth , Madison , Newark , West Point , Omaha , Wilson , Dallas , Ireland , South San Francisco , McMinnville , Atlanta , Branchburg , Morristown , New Brunswick , Summit , Whitehouse Station

MSD reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(321 total reviews)

Rob Davis

83% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Culture & values

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.5

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

Ratings by demographic groups

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Gender

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Reviews by job title

321 reviews

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4.0

May 11, 2017

Benefits

Associate director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fair compensation Growth opportunities Learning opportunities Strong portfolio Good management Very ethical Friendly culture Lot of dynamics Engagement environment Open culture

Cons

Rigidity in adopting new ideas Very lengthy approval process of agreed new decisions Not adopting changing roles and devisions and functions very frequently

4.0

Mar 13, 2017

So far the best place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

flexible working time, friendly environment, good salary, good set of benefits

Cons

lot of meetings and creativity is highly regulated, like everything else

2.0

Feb 19, 2017

Test engineer

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Stable company with a lot of opportunities for select good fit position. A lot of bonuses and benefits every year.

Cons

Management over 50 that never worked outside of the company. No one wants to improve company processes and its hard to push innovations there.

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