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At Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, we are unified around our purpose: We use the power of leading-edge science to save and improve lives around the world. For more than 130 years, we have brought hope to humanity through the development of important medicines and vaccines. We aspire to be the premier research-intensive biopharmaceutical company in the world – and today, we are at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions that advance the prevention and treatment of diseases in people and animals. We foster a diverse and inclusive global workforce and operate responsibly every day to enable a safe, sustainable and healthy future for all people and communities. read more
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Q&A With Merck Employees

One way in which we recognize the importance of our people is to provide a valuable suite of compensation and benefit programs as well as resources to support our employees’ professional achievement and personal well-being. Together, we call these “Total Rewards.”

How employees describe working at Merck

401k match, pension and retiree healthcare

Intellecual freedom to solve difficult problems.

Great company to work for.

Sustainability and ahersion to corporate social responsibility

I feel very valued and well compensatex

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What it's like to work at Merck

  • Merck employees generally work 9.0 hrs a day
  • Employees at Merck report the work pace is comfortably fast
  • On a typical day, employees at Merck have 4+ meetings
  • 85% of Merck employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
  • Merck employees most often take 20-30 paid vacation and sick days each year
  • 75% of Merck employees report they are happy with their work life balance
  • Merck employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Once a quarter
  • 78% of Merck employees call their work environment positive

Q&A With Merck Employees

Asked to the Sales Department at Merck

  • There seems to be great differences in base salary of long time Merck employees vs. those from acquired companies with the same tenure. Annual bonuses range from 26K to 31K in my division.

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Asked to the IT Department at Merck

  • Pay is fair, above average I would say.

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Asked to all employees at Merck

  • Teamwork

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  • Customer oriented

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  • BONUS

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  • Innovation

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  • Friendly environment

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Aggregated Employee Answer on Comparably

  • Merck employees rate their overall benefits an A and most of them think the perks are Good. 78% of Merck employees say they are satisfied with their benefits. The majority of employees also get 20-30 days of paid vacation, and most of the employees believe the cash value of their benefits is $2500+/mo.

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Aggregated Employee Answer on Comparably

  • 55% of the same employees also feel like Merck is invested in their career growth. On average, majority of employees have a mentor to help them navigate their career at Merck.

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Aggregated Employee Answer on Comparably

  • Merck employees rate their manager a B+ or 75/100 and the majority believe their manager truly cares about them as a person. Most of the employees (89%) also feels pretty comfortable providing negative feedback directly to their boss.

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Aggregated Employee Answer on Comparably

  • Merck employees rates their pay and overall compensation an A- or 76/100. 69% of employees believe they are paid fairly and 83% of employees get raises every year.

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50% of Merck employees would encourage their friends to become coworkers, whereas 27% are neutral and 23% would not recommend working at Merck to their friends.

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