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 771 reviews)); "There has been some really great people that have worked in Durham but many have left." ((in 525 reviews)); "Pay was good and the year end bonus was nice." ((in 332 reviews)); "Working in maintenance the work can have pressure at times but overall has a good work/life balance." ((in 321 reviews)); "The culture was great and very inclusive" ((in 283 reviews))

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

"Poor management; lack of trust between management and reps" ((in 228 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and reorgs." ((in 150 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 77 reviews)); "Poor leadership and talent management" ((in 77 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

1.0

Nov 10, 2013

death spiral

Associate principal scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary and benefits, while diminishing, are still better than average

Cons

- intense downsizing, job insecurity. Whole sites and departments are being slashed. - poor managers - no growth opportunities - scientific talent has already left. Those who remain are not the "best and brightest". - regularly occurring scandals show that the talk of superior morals and culture is just that, talk.

1.0

Oct 17, 2013

Merck has lost sight of its' mission.

Principal scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are not many pros left for this once great company

Cons

stifling bureaucracy, incompetent senior management, impotent board of directors

2.0

Oct 3, 2013

Merck truly was a great company till about 10-12 years ago.

Associate principal scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

excellent coworkers in MRL, very intelligent, motivated, experienced, etc.

Cons

the ten year downward spiral is accelerating out of control, bench scientists have little confidence in senior management from VP on up, advice and guidance even from high level bench scientists with many years service invariably hits a brick wall. Moral is abysmal. Sounds bitter, but sadly is the truth. Incredible talent, intelligence and experience is being utterly wasted.

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Merck truly was a great company till about 10-12 years ago.

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