No work life balance or progression - Clinical Research Associate MSD Employee Review

2.0
Mar 16, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

You can volunteer for projects and take on extra responsibility

Cons

Promotion occurs once a year via a long winded process and not guaranteed. You will have to be working the next role for a long time before being compensated for it or promoted Workload is large and metric heavy

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5.0
Jun 4, 2026
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Pros

Great team to work and grow with, also good learning enviroment

Cons

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4.0
Jul 6, 2026
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Pros

Capability goes a real long way

Cons

No reason to outperform since there are no merit raises

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