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Merck

Merck

Updated July 2025.

88%

Employees say this is a great place to work

Company Overview

About The Company

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 a century, we've been at the forefront of research, bringing forward medicines, vaccines and innovative health solutions for the world's most challenging diseases.

COMPANY SIZE

30,575 U.S.-based Employees
(Large)

Industry

Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals

HQ Location

Rahway, NJ, US

Employee Demographics

Tenure

Company Culture at Merck

The employee experience below at Merck, compared to a typical company.

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88% of employees at Merck say it is a great place to work compared to 57% of employees at a typical U.S.-based company.

  • Merck
    • 88%
  • Typical Company
    • 57%

Source: Great Place To Work® 2021 Global Employee Engagement Study.

93%
I'm proud to tell others I work here.
93%
I feel good about the ways we contribute to the community.
92%
When you join the company, you are made to feel welcome.
91%
Management is honest and ethical in its business practices.
91%
When I look at what we accomplish, I feel a sense of pride.

Why Work at Merck?

See what employees say about what makes Merck a great workplace. These words are drawn from employee comments on the Trust Index™ survey.

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