Is Novartis a good company to work for as a Director, Clinical Development?

Director, Clinical Development professionals working at Novartis have rated their employer with 1.8 out of 5 stars in 22 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Novartis employees being 4.0 out of 5 stars. Search open Director, Clinical Development Jobs at Novartis now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Director, Clinical Development interview questions at Novartis .

Does Novartis pay Director, Clinical Development employees well?

Director, Clinical Development professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Novartis with 2.2 out of 5 stars based on 22 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 60.3% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Director, Clinical Development salaries at Novartis.

How happy are Director, Clinical Development professionals working at Novartis?

3% of Director, Clinical Development employees at Novartis would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 71% in the past 12 months. Director, Clinical Development professionals have also rated Novartis with a 1.5 rating for work-life-balance, 3.3 rating for diversity and inclusion, 1.9 rating for culture and values and 1.7 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Novartis?

Manager (269) , Associate Director (208) , Analyst (198) , Director (186) , Senior Analyst (160) , Intern (145) , Project Manager (138) , Sales Representative (131) , Medical Representative (92) , Business Analyst (91) , Internship (71) , Medical Science Liaison (MSL) (69) , Senior Manager (64) , Scientist (58) , Data Scientist (57)

What are the pros of working at Novartis according to real employee reviews?

"The work life balance is good and a company to look out for in later career" ((in 991 reviews)); "Great Culture Awesome long lasting connections Learned lots while I was there having no Pharma background" ((in 792 reviews)); "Good benefits and you get to work with very talented and intelligent individuals." ((in 698 reviews)); "great people (managed not so well) and it was used to be much more scientific." ((in 434 reviews)); "Salary is good but not all" ((in 386 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Novartis according to real employee reviews?

"poor management and handling of issues raised" ((in 262 reviews)); "If we are in good managers team... It's the best place to work... Else it's a hell...." ((in 143 reviews)); "Poor leadership that is distant from ground reality due to prolonged TfG/restructuring and it's hangover." ((in 116 reviews)); "Lack of growth opportunities in the US offices / constant layoffs over past decade have been exhausting and frustrating." ((in 87 reviews)); "Too much bureaucracy and politics" ((in 43 reviews))

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Novartis Director, Clinical Development reviews

1.8

3% would recommend to a friend

(22 total reviews)

Vas Narasimhan

1% approve of CEO

2% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.3

Diversity & inclusion

2.2

Compensation and benefits

1.9

Culture & values

1.7

Career opportunities

1.5

Work/Life balance

1.3

Senior management

Director, Clinical Development employees have rated Novartis with 1.8 out of 5 stars, based on 22 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Director, Clinical Development professionals have a poor working experience there. Novartis is rated 49% below average by Director, Clinical Development professionals compared to other employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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22 reviews

1.0

Apr 30, 2026

Company cuts food expenses for field workers is unacceptable

Clinical research associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

None after a recent policy change to travel and expenses

Cons

Avoid at all cost. Recent policy change in the UK for field workers means employees are not allowed to expense any food you buy whilst you're out in the field working. For a multi-billion company to start scrimping on worker's food while they are in the field doing their job is a big slap in the face. You are not even allowed coffee. What a joke of a company.

3.0

Sep 19, 2025

Great place for experience and benefits

Clinical research associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits of car available after probation.

Cons

Not much support from management.

1.0

Mar 23, 2025

Terrible

Clinical research associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Stable but ok not that good

Cons

No support for development at all

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