Merck reviews

4.1

83% would recommend to a friend

(6,171 total reviews)
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Rob Davis

82% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

Merck has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 6,171 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Merck 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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6K reviews
4.0
Jan 24, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great career development resources, great sales training, great salary, benefits etc.

Cons

Yearly restructuring of sales team for last 7 consecutive years. Frequent change in senior leadership. Only one small product launch in primary care in last 7 years! Head office based in Qc. Limited opportunity for non-Qc based career development.

3.0
Jan 19, 2019

Good company in a tough market

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

good people, culture, systems, office, pay, diversity

Cons

too dependent on one business, no long-term plans

3.0
Jan 14, 2019

volitile

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

good training. good management support

Cons

poor product pipeline. job loss due to drugs not making it to market

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