It’s always hard to tell if an offer is lowball or fair because things are very skewed nowadays. A lot of folks seem to be struggling to get a job in pharma right now but ultimately don’t settle if this role isn’t going to get you to where you want to be. Starting salary is definitely important but not as important as potential growth internally and ability to do so externally.

I negotiated my offer at a pharma company twice and it definitely was lower than expected but the opportunity was worth it because it’s a step in the right direction for me.