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    MSD Reviews

    Updated 13 January 2019
    262 reviews

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    MSD Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO Kenneth C. Frazier
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    • "Little work life balance for employee" (in 9 reviews)

    • "No cons in particular, things are pretty professional" (in 6 reviews)

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    1. "Pharma"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Director in Dublin, Co. Dublin
      Current Employee - Director in Dublin, Co. Dublin
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at MSD full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Excellent conditions and prospects

      Cons

      Limited remuneration terms when promoted

    2. "MSD"

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      Current Employee - Process Technician in Brinny
      Current Employee - Process Technician in Brinny
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at MSD full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Work with amazing people, work on an amazing product, good place to gain experience, fast paced work environment

      Cons

      Management, no communication between management and employees, no permanent contracts

      Advice to Management

      better communication

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    3. "Admin"

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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      Flexi-time is very handy for staff.

      Cons

      Stressful at month end period.

    4. "Competitive salary and benefits"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at MSD full-time

      Pros

      Pension
      Salary very competitive
      Friendly atmosphere

      Cons

      Can be unorganised
      Pension only for permanent staff

    5. "Getting better"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Cork
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Cork
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at MSD full-time

      Pros

      Bonus, shares, chek-in flexibility, good union, roster day, shft pay.

      Cons

      Overall flexibility change a lot between departments. Part-time or job sharing are difficult to obtain in some areas.
      Loads of new positions open, but it doesn't seem to be easy to shift between roles.

      Advice to Management

      Very experienced people leave because they are refused flexibility such as job sharing or part-time. Give more credit to the quality of the job done and not only the hours worked!

      Give more details on new positions, sometimes it's really hard to understand internally if one could fit for another position. And when someone does, chances they get called for an interview are low.

    6. "Great company"

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      Former Employee - Reporting Analyst in Dublin, Co. Dublin
      Former Employee - Reporting Analyst in Dublin, Co. Dublin
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at MSD full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Flexible, good benefits, nice atmosphere

      Cons

      Shared services looked down on

      Advice to Management

      Need to retain talent by matching external offers, stop letting good talent walk out the door

    7. "Very Good"

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      Former Employee - Electrician in Cork
      Former Employee - Electrician in Cork
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at MSD full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Very flexible to work for

      Cons

      working nights is a bit of a killer

      Advice to Management

      connect more

    8. "MSD Ireland"

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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Dublin, Co. Dublin
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Dublin, Co. Dublin
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at MSD full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Create benefits and perks
      Friendly and collaborative
      Great work environment

      Cons

      Poor hiring and promotion decisions
      Leadership can create fiefdoms, very political and not a meritocracy

      Advice to Management

      Reach out beyond traditional channels to hire top calibre leadership

    9. "V good"

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      Former Employee - Quality Specialist in Swords
      Former Employee - Quality Specialist in Swords

      I worked at MSD full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Forward driven. Excellent systems and procedures.

      Cons

      Some people too long in roles and not adding value.

    10. "OTC Department"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Dublin, Co. Dublin
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Dublin, Co. Dublin
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at MSD full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      I think is the best atmosphere I've worked in. Open doors policy, support in your progress, huge human factor on difficult personal situations, good salary and benefits, managers totally approachable

      Cons

      MD reducing benefits, available by company policy, such work from home

      Advice to Management

      To direct and department manager, keep up the good job. To MD, human factor on your employees reverts in better performance