Slow and steady - werkgeversreview Research Scientist bij Merck

4,0
4 jan 2018
Aanbevelen
Goedkeuring directeur
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Pluspunten

Good work life balance: fitness center, somewhat flexible working hours/conditions, casual dress, benefits, and gradual increasing vacation. Good mission, a lot of bright scientists, academic atmosphere, finally looking to be pioneers in leading technology again, and relatively easy to move to opportunities in other departments.

Minpunten

Difficult to get hired initially, and unless you get hired at a higher level, are willing to move around a lot to different areas, or are a top top performer then it is very difficult to get in-line promotions, particularly in research and engineering. Lots of layoffs and restructuring over the last 15 years. Some areas have lack of administrative, IT, and/or facilities support making it a little cumbersome for scientists/engineers.

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5,0
30 jun 2026
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Pluspunten

Excellent company to work with.

Minpunten

No cons encountered so far

4,0
30 jun 2026
Aanbevelen
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Pluspunten

Great benefits like medical/dentist/vision, pension, stock option, 401k match. Co workers are excellent, pretty good on site symposiums, lot of diversity clubs/activities. Innovation is extremely welcomed. Diversity in research portfolio. AI/ML is heavily invested to make databases more efficient.

Minpunten

Micro managing, especially within the biologics department, potentially others. Promotions are limited, and pay bump is poor. Company invests too much in buying companies rather than keeping talent - lay offs let go of great talented people. Merck is afraid of investing into exploratory biology and doesn’t take risk - they even admit they would rather see other companies clinical data or R&D data rather than taking a risk. Although it’s slow going in building new software, current databases are slow and needs much improvement. Extremely poor work/life balance.

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