Good company - Senior Scientist II Novartis Employee Review

4.0
Aug 16, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Wide array of work you can learn and do, health benefits, good 401k contribution, generous holidays including parental leave

Cons

Low pay. V hard to get promoted and get a good raise. But conservation when it comes to risk and a bit slow in executing projects

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5.0
Jul 7, 2026
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Pros

Great work environment and amazing benefits

Cons

Stressful workload and difficult schedule

4.0
Jul 21, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Excellent benefits, competitive salary, and great (manager-dependent) work-life balance. Generous amount of vacation time (and a month long sabbatical after 6 years)!

Cons

Experience is very manager dependent and there tends to be discrepancies between groups for treatment, raises/promotions, etc. Higher management is very disconnected to what the day-to-day tasks of scientists looks like, leading to unrealistic expectations. In a scientific role, promotions come quickly in the first few years but then there is a plateau and steep requirements thereafter.

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