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Merck
4.2
based on 321 Reviews
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Merck is a global biopharmaceutical leader, dedicated to advancing health solutions through innovative medicines and vaccines for serious diseases.
Overall Rating
4.2/5
based on 321 reviews
8% above
industry average
Highly rated for
Work-life balance, Company culture, Job security
Work Policy
Hybrid
73% employees reported
Monday to Friday
50% employees reported
Flexible timing
78% employees reported
Within city
31% employees reported
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Top Employees Benefits
Health insurance
23 employees reported
Job/Soft skill training
22 employees reported
Office cab/shuttle
11 employees reported
Cafeteria
9 employees reported
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About Merck
Founded in1891 (134 yrs old)
India Employee Count1k-5k
Global Employee Count50k-1 Lakh
HeadquartersRahway, New Jersey, US
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Websitemerck.com
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Merck is a leading global biopharmaceutical company that has been inventing for life for more than a century, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world’s most challenging diseases. Through our prescription medicines, vaccines, biologic therapies and animal health products, we work with customers and operate in more than 140 countries to deliver innovative health solutions. We also demonstrate our commitment to increasing access to health care through far-reaching policies, programs and partnerships. Today, Merck continues to be at the forefront of research to advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and communities around the world - including cancer, cardio-metabolic diseases, emerging animal diseases, Alzheimer’s disease and infectious diseases including HIV and Ebola. This site is intended for residents of the United States and its territories.
Mission: To discover, develop and provide innovative products and services that save and improve lives around the world.
Vision: To make a difference in the lives of people globally through our innovative medicines, vaccines, and animal health products. We are committed to being the premier, research-intensive biopharmaceutical company and are dedicated to providing leading innovations and solutions for today and the future.
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Merck Ratings
based on 321 reviews
Overall Rating
4.2/5
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4.2
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Skill development
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3.5
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Merck is rated 4.2 out of 5 stars on AmbitionBox, based on 321 company reviews. This rating reflects a generally positive employee experience, indicating satisfaction with the company’s work culture, benefits, and career growth opportunities. AmbitionBox gathers authentic employee reviews and ratings, making it a trusted platform for job seekers and employees in India.
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Gender Based Ratings at Merck
based on 307 reviews
4.0
Rated by 57 Women
Rated 4.1 for Work-life balance and 4.1 for Salary
4.2
Rated by 250 Men
Rated 4.2 for Work-life balance and 4.1 for Salary
Work Policy at Merck
based on 44 reviews in last 6 months
Hybrid
73%
Work from office
27%
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Overall Rating | 4.2/5 based on 321 reviews | 4.1/5 based on 3.1k reviews | 3.9/5 based on 3.4k reviews | 4.1/5 based on 3.2k reviews |
Highly Rated for | Work-life balance Skill development Salary | Skill development Work-life balance Salary | Job security | Salary Job security Work-life balance |
Critically Rated for | No critically rated category | Promotions | Promotions | No critically rated category |
Primary Work Policy | Hybrid 73% employees reported | Work from office 53% employees reported | Work from office 90% employees reported | Work from office 78% employees reported |
Rating by Women Employees | 4.0 Good rated by 57 women | 4.1 Good rated by 402 women | 4.0 Good rated by 364 women | 4.1 Good rated by 327 women |
Rating by Men Employees | 4.2 Good rated by 250 men | 4.1 Good rated by 2.6k men | 3.8 Good rated by 2.9k men | 4.2 Good rated by 2.7k men |
Job security | 4.0 Good | 3.8 Good | 4.0 Good | 4.1 Good |
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Merck Salaries
Merck salaries have received with an average score of 4.0 out of 5 by 321 employees.
Senior Analyst
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Analyst
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₹3.5 L/yr - ₹10.5 L/yr
Senior Specialist
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₹9.3 L/yr - ₹32 L/yr
System Engineer
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₹4 L/yr - ₹9 L/yr
Senior Systems Engineer
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₹5.9 L/yr - ₹15.3 L/yr
Software Engineer
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₹3.5 L/yr - ₹8.9 L/yr
Therapy Manager
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Data Analyst
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₹3.8 L/yr - ₹9 L/yr
Data Engineer
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₹7.4 L/yr - ₹22.2 L/yr
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Murali Penmetsa: “Learning Management Systems are a Global Education Solution for the Future”
- Learning Management Systems (LMS) are crucial for organizing and monitoring learning, meeting job market demands, and providing essential knowledge and skills.
- LMS is widely used in educational settings and by large companies like Honeywell and Unilever to enhance employee training and engagement.
- Murali Penmetsa, an expert in LMS, has over 18 years of experience in managing and developing these systems.
- His role as a Principal Learning Technology Administrator involves automating processes to develop and maintain employees' skills, improving business performance.
- Murali's achievements include enhancing compliance with regulatory standards, improving security protocols, and streamlining training processes.
- He successfully integrated systems for companies like Merck & Co., Luxottica Retail North America, CSL Seqirus, and Charles River Laboratories.
- Murali's customizations, such as user engagement improvements and multilingual LMS implementations, have led to increased efficiency and user engagement.
- His innovations in Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Work Instructions (WIs) have significantly enhanced operational efficiency and compliance across industries.
- Murali's tailored instructions have standardized processes, improved quality, reduced risks, and ensured compliance with standards for companies across industries.
- Murali's work highlights the importance of standardization and innovation in enhancing efficiency and success in modern IT landscapes.
TechBullion | 5 Apr, 2025
Look to this area of the stock market to weather the storm from Trump's tariffs
- Investors should focus on dividend growth stocks to weather the uncertainty caused by Trump's tariffs.
- Companies with a long-term vision and history of increasing their dividends are ideal investments.
- Key sectors to consider are financials, energy, consumer staples, and healthcare.
- Top dividend growth stocks recommended by the Bahnsen Group include Enterprise Products Partners, Simon Property Group, Chevron Corporation, Merck, and Verizon.
Insider | 3 Apr, 2025
What Does It Really Mean to Be a Woman Scientist Today?
- Women scientists continue to struggle for visibility, recognition, and equitable opportunities, despite their pivotal roles in scientific breakthroughs.
- Women scientists at Merck Innovation Lab and Merck Life Science share their journeys of breaking barriers and challenging biases.
- Dr. Khushboo Kumari emphasizes the need for systemic change to inspire girls and instill values of equality and respect in boys.
- Meghana Kamath highlights facing doubting of her expertise as a woman in science and the importance of persistence and excellence.
- Devleena Bandopadhyay shares challenges faced as an unmarried woman in science, including unfair focus on marital status during job interviews.
- Bandopadhyay focuses on training and skill development in life sciences and biotechnology to bridge the gap between industry and academia.
- Meghana Kamath challenges stereotypes by excelling in her work, taking on leadership roles, and presenting her ideas with confidence.
- The importance of achieving work-life balance as a scientist is highlighted, with strategies like setting boundaries, prioritizing tasks, and taking short breaks.
- Effective task management, support from friends and family, and pursuing personal interests help maintain balance and well-being in demanding scientific careers.
- The article sheds light on the struggles, achievements, and efforts of women scientists to redefine the image of a scientist and create a more inclusive scientific community.
All Things Talent | 27 Mar, 2025
Dr. Alberto-Giovanni Busetto, Chief AI Officer at HealthAI – Interview Series
- Dr. Alberto-Giovanni Busetto is Chief AI Officer at HealthAI, with a background in AI leadership roles at Merck and The Adecco Group.
- He focuses on responsible AI deployment in health and aims to bridge the gap between innovation and human-centered care.
- Excited by regulatory sandboxes at HealthAI, he accelerates responsible AI adoption for real-world health needs.
- The intersection of AI and health offers enhanced diagnostics, personalized treatments, and global health sector transformation.
- AI democratizes health by providing advanced medical insights worldwide but faces challenges like infrastructure and data privacy.
- Collaboration among governments, tech companies, and health providers is crucial for responsible AI development and deployment in health.
- Ethical considerations in AI health solutions include bias mitigation, transparency, accountability, and supporting patient autonomy.
- Regulators and AI developers mitigate biases by ensuring diverse data representation and involving various stakeholders in the process.
- To responsibly use patient data, strong data governance, anonymization techniques, and compliance with data protection laws are essential.
- Regulating AI for health faces obstacles like technological advancements and lack of global standardization, requiring continuous education and harmonization efforts.
Unite | 19 Mar, 2025
A New Era in Data Access: LLMs as Your Data Co-Pilots
- Companies like Uber, Merck, and leading manufacturers are leveraging AI language models (LLMs) to free up their data teams’ bandwidth, saving thousands of hours per month.
- The LLMs act as data 'co-pilots' by generating SQL queries from plain English, reducing bottlenecks and enabling faster decision-making.
- By integrating LLMs into dashboards or BI tools, companies can reduce the manual overhead of routine SQL tasks, allowing analysts to focus on more complex analyses.
- While LLM-powered SQL co-pilots redefine data accessibility and offer productivity gains, accuracy, security, and human oversight remain crucial.
Medium | 10 Mar, 2025
Warning: These Industries Face 25% Tariffs
- The U.S. is re-emerging with 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico.
- President Trump plans to impose 25% tariffs on automobiles, semiconductors, and pharmaceutical imports.
- Stocks in the drug sector, such as Merck and Bristol-Myers, experience declines due to disappointing outlook and potential tariffs.
- Investors may find opportunities in the market volatility and consider initiating positions during panic selling.
Baystreet | 19 Feb, 2025
US pharma giant Merck backs healthcare marketplace HD in Southeast Asia
- US pharma giant Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD) invests in Southeast Asia healthcare marketplace startup, HD, to enhance its AI technology and marketplace, HDmall.
- HD's platform digitizes the healthcare industry in Southeast Asia, assisting users in finding healthcare providers, services, and facilitating installment payment options.
- HD secures $7.8 million in funding, with support from Merck, SBI Ven Capital, M Venture Partners, FEBE Venture, and Partech Partners.
- The startup's marketplace has over 30,000 SKUs from 2,500+ hospitals, clinics, and pharmaceutical partners, serving 400,000 paying customers.
- HD plans to reach 5,000 providers and 600,000 patients by 2025, with recent funding totaling $18 million for AI tech and marketplace enhancement.
- HD's AI chatbot, Jib AI, manages 60% of customer interactions, allowing healthcare professionals to focus on patient care by handling initial tasks.
- Future AI agent improvements include order processing, checkouts, scheduling, electronic health record checking, and virtual care with expert physicians.
- HD aims to expand partnerships with insurance, pharmaceutical companies, employers, and educational institutions in the next two years.
- Southeast Asia's evolving healthcare landscape drives HD's 'B2C2B strategy' to transition from B2C success to enterprise monetization, aligning with market needs.
- HD's innovative approach addresses challenges in Southeast Asia's healthcare industry post-pandemic, emphasizing clarity, transparency, and ease of comparison for users.
- Empowering individuals to make healthcare choices, HD presents a platform similar to Amazon for healthcare services, aiming to expand to Vietnam and Myanmar.
TechCrunch | 13 Feb, 2025
PayPal, Pfizer, and Merck Stocks Are On Sale
- PayPal, Pfizer, and Merck stocks fell after disappointing investors due to various factors.
- PayPal's revenue increased by 5% YoY to $8.4 billion. However, net income declined by 20% to $1.1 billion.
- Pfizer reported a 25% YoY revenue increase to $17.8 billion, but shareholders are not pleased with the current buyback authorization.
- Merck & Co. experienced a 9.07% stock drop after posting a weak outlook and temporarily pausing shipments of its HPV vaccine.
Baystreet | 5 Feb, 2025
US Stocks Steady After Slide As Trade Worries Ease: Markets Wrap
- US equities were relatively flat with the S&P 500 remaining little changed.
- Traders remained alert for news on the impact of a trade war.
- The markets also kept a close eye on a batch of corporate earnings including Alphabet Inc's.
- The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index fell 0.4% after a 6-day increase.
- Treasury yields increased across the curve.
- Palantir exceeded analysts' estimates with a full-year revenue forecast. PayPal's growth dipped for card-processing business, but recorded strong earnings.
- PepsiCo fell short of sales targets and predicts slow growth for 2025. Clorox posted better-than-expected results and upbeat guidance for the current year.
- Intel decided to sell its self-driving car division to a San Francisco-based start-up, discontinuing work on autonomous vehicles.
- Merck & Co has stopped exports to China of its Gardasil vaccine. Estée Lauder plans to axe positions in corporate restructuring.
- Apollo Global Management and KKR & Co released earnings forecasts.
Bloomberg Quint | 4 Feb, 2025
Jobs Reports Due for Next Week
- The report contains jobs numbers from the US and Canada along with their featured earnings for the upcoming week.
- Monday will see the announcement of economic data regarding the S&P's final US manufacturing PMI, Construction spending, ISM manufacturing and Auto Sales for January.
- On Tuesday, reports will be published announcing job openings data and factory orders for December in the US, as well as the Canadian international merchandise trade for December.
- Wednesday will bring information about ADP employment, US trade deficit, the S&P final US services PMI and ISM services.
- Thursday will see the release of the US initial jobless claims, US productivity for Q4 along with featured earnings for companies including Amazon.com Inc., Eli Lilly And Co, and AstraZeneca PLC.
- Friday will announce the US employment report for January, wholesale inventories and Consumer sentiment, along with earnings from Southern Copper Corp, Fortive Corporation and Kimco Realty Corporation.
- This week's earnings reports include Palantir Technologies, NXP Semiconductors NV, IDEXX Laboratories, Char Technologies, LithiumBank Resources Corp, and TMX Group Limited for Monday.
- On Tuesday, earnings for Alphabet Inc, Toyota Motor Corporation, and Merck & Co Inc will be announced.
- Wednesday's earnings reports include those of NovoNordisk, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and Walt Disney Co.
- Thursday's featured earnings reports include BCE Inc., Bombardier Inc., Canada Goose Holdings Inc, Colliers International Group Inc., Constellation Software Inc and Lightspeed Commerce Inc.
- Friday's earnings reports include ARC Resources, CAE Inc. Unlimited and Canopy Growth Corporation.
Baystreet | 1 Feb, 2025
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Merck FAQs
When was Merck founded?
Merck was founded in 1891. The company has been operating for 134 years primarily in the Pharma sector.
Where is the Merck headquarters located?
Merck is headquartered in Rahway, New Jersey.
How many employees does Merck have in India?
Merck currently has more than 3,400+ employees in India. Marketing & Communication department appears to have the highest employee count in Merck based on the number of reviews submitted on AmbitionBox.
Does Merck have good work-life balance?
Merck has a work-life balance rating of 4.2 out of 5 based on 300+ employee reviews on AmbitionBox. 82% employees rated Merck 4 or above on work-life balance. This rating reflects the company's efforts to help employees maintain a healthy balance between their personal and professional lives. We encourage you to read Merck work-life balance reviews for more details
Is Merck good for career growth?
Career growth at Merck is rated fairly well, with a promotions and appraisal rating of 3.5. 82% employees rated Merck 4 or above, while 18% employees rated it 3 or below on promotions/appraisal. Though the sentiment is mixed for career growth, majority employees have rated it positively. We recommend reading Merck promotions/appraisals reviews for more detailed insights.
What are the pros of working in Merck?
Working at Merck offers several advantages that make it an appealing place for employees. The company is highly rated for work life balance, company culture and job security, based on 300+ employee reviews on AmbitionBox.
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