2.0
Jul 31, 2015
Former employee, more than 5 years
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook
Pros
Flexible hours in certain fields and few restrictions on scientific resources to do very interesting science.
Cons
The annual salary increases are actually below COL therefore each year you actually receive a decrease in pay. Corporate rhetoric claims they offset this with bonuses. Salary deference between starting PhD (0 yrs industry experience) and people with 5+ yrs experience is in tens of thousands. Use Merck for a couple years to put on your resume and then move quickly if you don't get laid of during a "reorg."