MSD reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(2,404 total reviews)
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Rob Davis

85% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

MSD has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,404 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
3.0
Feb 6, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good salary. Good many days off (especially in the Netherlands, France or Germany). Used to have a good training budget but times are definitly changing. Promotions rely to much on who you know and not always on your actual achievments but thats probably true for a lot of large companies. You do have good ways to develop yourself if you want to. Diversity is handled well by the company but the intregrity does not translate to true respect for the emplyees.

Cons

I worked in IT which was constantly on the move with not really much vision behind it. They (IT) sometimes act like they can be the next Google or Apple but it's a different kind of organization altogether. The organization changes direction every couple of year..current trend: fire their current workforce and hire cheaper employees in Eastern Europe.

4.0
Aug 4, 2025

Was good, is slowly declining

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Good office, recently renovated. - Good and kind people mostly - Good benefit

Cons

- Senior Leadership is leaving - Promotion are almost impossible due to internal politics - Announced staff dismission for over 6.000 employees until 2027

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