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 2% 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 (37) , 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 typical of mnc" ((in 212 reviews)); "Good culture and people in general" ((in 179 reviews)); "Flexible and good work life balance" ((in 168 reviews)); "Great people and fulfilling work" ((in 166 reviews)); "Good salary and that's it" ((in 125 reviews))

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

"Rare that you find a good manager" ((in 50 reviews)); "bad leadership and alot of managment politics." ((in 25 reviews)); "Slow career progression" ((in 24 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?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about MSD layoffs and their outlook for job security at MSD in 2026.

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

(320 total reviews)

Rob Davis

84% 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

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4.0

Apr 15, 2026

Good culture and pay, but heavy workload and stress

Data analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good culture Good salary and benefits

Cons

Heavy workload Layoffs happening Stress

4.0

Apr 9, 2026

nice work

Safety data lead i

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

poor salary but collaeges are great

Cons

you have te repeat it again and again.

4.0

Feb 9, 2026

Great place to work, learn and have fun, constrained to move forward in own career though

Senior expert

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Solid base compensation with multiple extra employment benefits. Diverse community representing dozens of different nations with very diverse & interesting cultural background. Lively after-work integration, with a lot of employer/employee - driven initiatives. Indigestible number of learning opportunities. Ok work-life balance. Agile ways of working.

Cons

Work culture deficiencies - efficient assignment of responsibilities and accountability seemed to be a structural issue. Depending on assignment -may require some work during weekends (but properly compensated). Too many strategic/tactical changes, with insufficient clarity of underpinning business rational and poor change management. Limited promotion opportunities and practicing of so-called "dry promotions" - tier responsibility increase without actual promotion.

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