Is Merck a good company to work for as a Associate Principal Scientist/Associate Director?

Associate Principal Scientist/Associate Director professionals working at Merck have rated their employer with 4.5 out of 5 stars in 139 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Merck employees being 4.1 out of 5 stars. Search open Associate Principal Scientist/Associate Director Jobs at Merck now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Associate Principal Scientist/Associate Director interview questions at Merck .

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What are the pros of working at Merck according to real employee reviews?

"Benefits are good (middle of road for pharma) Great when compared to other industries" ((in 749 reviews)); "There has been some really great people that have worked in Durham but many have left." ((in 520 reviews)); "Pay was good and the year end bonus was nice." ((in 338 reviews)); "Working in maintenance the work can have pressure at times but overall has a good work/life balance." ((in 334 reviews)); "The culture was great and very inclusive" ((in 282 reviews))

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

"Poor management; lack of trust between management and reps" ((in 225 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and reorgs." ((in 140 reviews)); "Merck discovered this ticket and Manager Y and his/her boss called to discuss with me." ((in 109 reviews)); "upper management seems confused; jobs get eliinated" ((in 82 reviews)); "Poor leadership and talent management" ((in 80 reviews))

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Merck Associate Principal Scientist/Associate Director reviews

4.5

99% would recommend to a friend

(139 total reviews)

Rob Davis

87% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Culture & values

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.9

Career opportunities

3.6

Senior management

Associate Principal Scientist/Associate Director employees have rated Merck with 4.5 out of 5 stars, based on 139 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Associate Principal Scientist/Associate Director professionals have an excellent working experience there. Merck is rated 28% above average by Associate Principal Scientist/Associate Director professionals compared to other employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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139 reviews

3.0

Mar 10, 2014

Good ideas stifled by top-down mentality, bureaucracy

Associate principal scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Competitive pay and benefits, opportunities for advancement if you want to move around a lot, great colleagues, diversity, flexible work arrangements, strong science culture

Cons

Top-down management mentality, stifling bureaucracy, for every idea, there are ten people trying to prevent you from implementing it, meat cleaver approach to downsizing

3.0

Feb 28, 2014

Experience was difficult due to conflicts post merger with Schering-Plough

Associate principal scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It was a great place to work when it was Schering-Plough.

Cons

Management was based on who was willing to suck up to their boss and was not based on their overall performance

1.0

Jan 27, 2014

Merck Research Labs does not care for it's employees. It only wants to appear in a good light to investors.

Associate principal scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Merck has very good scientific facilities with many of the latest tools for biophysics, biochemistry, and structural chemistry. The renovated Kenilworth site is very pleasant.

Cons

It treats it's employees very badly. There is no stability at the company. In order to look good for investors, it will eliminate fixed costs, or people, at every opportunity.

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Good ideas stifled by top-down mentality, bureaucracy

Experience was difficult due to conflicts post merger with Schering-Plough

Merck Research Labs does not care for it's employees. It only wants to appear in a good light to investors.

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