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 (e.g. a phone + almost unlimited mobile plan to all employees)." ((in 194 reviews)); "Flexible and good work life balance" ((in 183 reviews)); "Good culture and focus on developing it's people" ((in 176 reviews)); "Workplace and people are great" ((in 152 reviews)); "Good salaries and bonuses." ((in 134 reviews))

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

"Rare that you find a good manager" ((in 51 reviews)); "No career progression and worklife balance" ((in 24 reviews)); "bad leadership and alot of managment politics." ((in 24 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 12 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

(2,409 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 2,409 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

May 24, 2021

Great Overall Experience!

Product owner

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Super friendly people, great focus on diversity & inclusion, no blame game and more focus on collaborative work and remedying problems as a team, low turnover (many employees stay for MANY YEARS!), increased sense of purpose working in a company that’s dedicated to serving people, company benefits

Cons

Working across time zones (need to work OT sometimes), however there are recent efforts to mitigate this — ie keeping OT calls for Tues/Wed nights only.

3.0

May 21, 2021

Average

Liaison

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

No serious problem in general.

Cons

There is no role as international company

5.0

May 20, 2021

Great place

Medical director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing culture and patient centric focus. Brilliant work colleagues.

Cons

Big company with standard bureaucracy, trends on conservative side

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