All-round rewards

We want our rewards packages to be competitive and motivational, and to recognize your contribution to the business.

So as well as an attractive basic salary that fully reflects your responsibilities, qualifications and professional experience, we pay bonuses based on both your individual performance and the company performance.

It’s not all about money though. We know that things like excellent working conditions, an active social scene and the chance to switch off, relax and recharge all play their part. So you can also look forward to:

Working hours (applies to most locations in Germany)

Flexible working hours – 37.5 per week
Opportunities to work part-time depending on your role and location
Home-working opportunities depending on your role and location
30 days’ annual vacation

Health and fitness

Through our athletics program you can take part in a range of activities like soccer, athletics, badminton, golf and power walking
Fit@Merck is an initiative that makes sure healthy nutrition is on the menu in all our canteens and offers employees the chance to take part in a number of health-related activities at a reduced cost
Health programs through our company health insurance

Work-life balance

As a certified family-friendly company we help you harmonize your work and family commitments with:

provisional childcare for childcare emergencies
vacation activities for schoolchildren
a daycare center at the Darmstadt site which offers 100 regular places for employees’ children between the ages of one and 12. For employees at the Gernsheim site, we have reserved five places at one of the nearby daycare centers
an in-house service advising on the most appropriate form of daycare for your child and that will provide addresses of child minders and nannies
Company health insurance nursing care consultants for help and advice on nursing care for dependents
an employee and executive counseling service which offers advice on both business and private matters, including long-term illness
a relocation service that helps new employees and graduates moving to Darmstadt find furnished accommodation, pay for relocation costs and obtain work visas, if required