Is Merck a good company to work for as a Associate Specialist, Engineering?

Associate Specialist, Engineering professionals working at Merck have rated their employer with 3.8 out of 5 stars in 31 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Merck employees being 4.1 out of 5 stars. Search open Associate Specialist, Engineering Jobs at Merck now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Associate Specialist, Engineering interview questions at Merck .

Does Merck pay Associate Specialist, Engineering employees well?

Associate Specialist, Engineering professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Merck with 4.7 out of 5 stars based on 31 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 13.6% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Associate Specialist, Engineering salaries at Merck.

What Merck locations are top rated by Associate Specialist, Engineering employees?

Elkton is the top rated Merck location by Associate Specialist, Engineering employees.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Merck?

Associate Director (237) , Director (193) , Intern (171) , Senior Scientist (165) , Sales Representative (117) , Scientist (94) , Associate Principal Scientist (93) , Senior Specialist (92) , Project Manager (88) , Manager (86) , Pharmaceuticals Sales Representative (59) , Specialist (59) , Associate Specialist (58) , Operations Manager (51) , Business Analyst (49)

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 Specialist, Engineering reviews

3.8

78% would recommend to a friend

(31 total reviews)

Rob Davis

66% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.7

Compensation and benefits

4.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Culture & values

3.6

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

3.1

Work/Life balance

Associate Specialist, Engineering employees have rated Merck with 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 31 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Associate Specialist, Engineering professionals have a good working experience there. Merck is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Associate Specialist, Engineering professionals compared to other employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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31 reviews

5.0

Feb 12, 2020

Great Company That Hires Smart People

Associate specialist, engineering

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I've worked with some of the smartest, creative people at Merck.

Cons

Work, as always, gets busy and demand is great.

4.0

Jan 24, 2019

Innovative Company

Associate specialist, engineering

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good starting pay, benefits. Exposure to leadership teams

Cons

Some things are a little "old fashioned" such as still using Microsoft Windows '07

3.0

Apr 16, 2017

Your standard big company

Associate specialist, engineering

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice and smart people, good values, secure, stable, decent pay, supportive of work life balance if you are

Cons

Bureaucracy/red tape, increasing cost pressures, average salaries, extremely conventional, boring, too many priorities make goals impossible to accomplish, hard to change job functions

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