Merck KGaA reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(2,089 total reviews)
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76% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Merck KGaA has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,089 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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2K reviews
4.0
Oct 15, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- benefits are good - hybrid set-up - have a lot of trainings - the company values open communication

Cons

- workload is heavy - toxic positivity - sometimes there’s no work life balance

4.0
Oct 14, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

mid-shift hours, hybrid work arrangement, office location

Cons

legacy tech, hard to implement process automation, SAP seems to be a dead-end

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