Good company but hard to climb ladder - Associate Director Merck Employee Review

3.0
2 Dec 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great pipeline, especially in Oncology

Cons

Too much networking emphasis. People promoted based on who they know and not their skills or merit

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5.0
29 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Benefits and pay are great

Cons

Depends on manager and organization is how your experience and work life balance will be

5.0
20 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Work from home (that may not always be a perk, but it is now for writers), choice of flexible hours (7 AM - 9 AM starting), friendly, helpful people, great bosses, people very interested in their jobs, plus a lot of educational benefits, you are trained on all aspects of Merck and your job.

Cons

I cannot think of any, though sometimes work from home has its drawbacks, because the employee doesn't get all the information that an onsite employee would.

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