Great pay and transparency - Rewards Business Partner Novartis Employee Review

5.0
May 4, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

1. Competitive pay. 2. First of its kind in Malaysia to implement pay transparency 3. Structured pay policy that eliminates managerial subjective bias 4. Very flexible culture, I seldom see micromanaging across different teams and divisions. 5. Flexible in WFH implementation (depends on the team you join, can be very flexible)

Cons

seem to be losing certain roles to other countries especially India cause its cheaper there

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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
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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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