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?

80% 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, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at MSD?

Associate Director (81) , Intern (63) , Specialist (53) , Clinical Data Manager (47) , Engineer (46) , Estagiário (41) , Senior Specialist (40) , Associate Specialist (38) , Manager (37) , Sales Representative (36) , Project Manager (34) , Data Scientist (29) , Software Engineer (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 210 reviews)); "Good culture and focus on developing it's people" ((in 181 reviews)); "Flexible and good work life balance" ((in 176 reviews)); "Great people and fulfilling work" ((in 149 reviews)); "Good salary and that's it" ((in 127 reviews))

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

"Rare that you find a good manager" ((in 53 reviews)); "No career progression and worklife balance" ((in 28 reviews)); "bad leadership and alot of managment politics." ((in 25 reviews)); "Some office politics rears its head from time to time" ((in 15 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

80% would recommend to a friend

(2,411 total reviews)

Rob Davis

84% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

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MSD has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,411 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The MSD employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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2K reviews

5.0

Jul 27, 2021

Nice place to work

Fp%26a senior analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company, looks after employees, great benefits, nice offices, option to travel

Cons

Be careful on which team, bad lower managers can ruin experience, bad politics

4.0

Jul 27, 2021

Great experience

Senior technologist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I had a great experience in MSD, there is a range of tasks that you will be able to be trained on request that will add to your expertise. Good benefits and in general a good balance of work and life.

Cons

Quite many differences between departments, some are really strict on availability on part-time and job sharing while others are really open to it. This creates tensions at times. Interal roles are mostly created for someone specific, so applying to them is a bit useless.

5.0

Jul 27, 2021

One of the best companies in Prague :)

Business technical analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- good salary - great benefits - flexible work hours + home office possibility - helpful HR - nice people - usually sincere relationships with management

Cons

- hard to get in for fresh graduates, although there are cool programs and amazing girls in HR who work with students (great thanks and a lot of love to Nikola and Misa) - no full remote options

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