Merck KGaA reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(2,090 total reviews)
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73% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Merck KGaA has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,090 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Merck KGaA 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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3.0
Dec 10, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

surrounded by professionals who are good at what they are good at.

Cons

Not an inclusive environment after a certain level. There are mostly brown faces doing the manual jobs and mostly white faces at the decision-making tables. All of the brown leaders are lower-level managers/ supervisors

5.0
Nov 21, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Should have employer of the year. I started at 3 paid weeks of vacation. I traveled a lot for trade shows. Lots of education opportunities.

Cons

Corporate shakeup every two years. Global company managed out of Germany.

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