Does MSD pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, MSD employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at MSD. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at MSD?

80% of MSD employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated MSD 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at MSD?

Associate Director (81) , Intern (62) , Specialist (53) , Clinical Data Manager (46) , Engineer (46) , Estagiário (41) , Senior Specialist (40) , Associate Specialist (37) , Manager (37) , Sales Representative (36) , Project Manager (34) , Data Scientist (29) , Software Engineer (29) , Internship (24) , Medical Science Liaison (MSL) (23)

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

"Good benefits (e.g. a phone + almost unlimited mobile plan to all employees)." ((in 205 reviews)); "Good culture and focus on developing it's people" ((in 187 reviews)); "Flexible and good work life balance" ((in 184 reviews)); "Workplace and people are great" ((in 156 reviews)); "Good salaries and bonuses." ((in 125 reviews))

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

"Rare that you find a good manager" ((in 49 reviews)); "No career progression and worklife balance" ((in 27 reviews)); "bad leadership and alot of managment politics." ((in 23 reviews)); "Some office politics rears its head from time to time" ((in 15 reviews)); "Too much politics and depends who you know if you want to progress in career." ((in 9 reviews))

What are employees saying about MSD layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about MSD layoffs and their outlook for job security at MSD in 2026.

What MSD locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Cruzeiro , Campinas , São Paulo , Montes Claros

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4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(2,396 total reviews)

Rob Davis

85% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Culture & values

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.5

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

MSD has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,396 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The MSD employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Farmacêutica e biotecnologia industry (3.5 stars).

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2K reviews

1.0

Jun 15, 2019

Such a bad experience never again

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

No any positive comment to share

Cons

Clinical Reseearch Department with support of HR misuse own employees: no support by trainings/coaching, no fair judjement of performance, lack of cooperative atmosphere, blackmailing of staff inspired by upper management. Lack of experise in personnel management resulting is high turn over rate in Clinical Research Department.

3.0

Jan 31, 2019

Career growth solely dependent on your networks

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunities to move around, Seen as a leader in inventing breakthrough products

Cons

Networks are the only thing that matters, arrogant American inward-looking culture

3.0

Sep 30, 2018

Heavy corporation

Director

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Very diverse and international environment

Cons

Heavy inefficient corporation, full of politics and power games. Very little focus on results.

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