Is Novartis a good company to work for as a Finance Development Program?

Finance Development Program professionals working at Novartis have rated their employer with 4.0 out of 5 stars in 54 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Novartis employees being 4.0 out of 5 stars. Search open Finance Development Program Jobs at Novartis now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Finance Development Program interview questions at Novartis .

Does Novartis pay Finance Development Program employees well?

Finance Development Program professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Novartis with 4.2 out of 5 stars based on 54 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.4% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Finance Development Program salaries at Novartis.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Novartis?

Manager (269) , Associate Director (207) , Analyst (198) , Director (185) , Senior Analyst (160) , Intern (144) , Project Manager (139) , Sales Representative (131) , Medical Representative (92) , Business Analyst (90) , 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 970 reviews)); "Great Culture Awesome long lasting connections Learned lots while I was there having no Pharma background" ((in 807 reviews)); "Benefits are good and scientists are motivated and talented." ((in 732 reviews)); "great people (managed not so well) and it was used to be much more scientific." ((in 441 reviews)); "Salary is good but not all" ((in 368 reviews))

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

"poor management and handling of issues raised" ((in 256 reviews)); "If we are in good managers team... It's the best place to work... Else it's a hell...." ((in 133 reviews)); "Poor leadership that is distant from ground reality due to prolonged TfG/restructuring and it's hangover." ((in 116 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs across the world" ((in 85 reviews)); "Growth opportunity is limited and depends on your team" ((in 63 reviews))

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4.0

84% would recommend to a friend

(54 total reviews)

Vas Narasimhan

96% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

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Finance Development Program employees have rated Novartis with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 54 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Finance Development Program professionals have a good working experience there. Novartis is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Finance Development Program professionals compared to other employers within the Pharmaceutique et biotechnologie industry (3.7 stars).

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5.0

Sep 23, 2023

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Finance manager

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CEO approval

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4.0

Sep 19, 2023

Opportunity of a lifetime

Finance manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Excellent environment for expats - State of the art infrastructure (campus) - Streamlined headache-less processes that stay out of the way of achieving your goals

Cons

- Too much volatility, in respect to management strategy - Some decisions (hiring, promotions) lack transparency

4.0

Sep 6, 2023

Company business model

Finance

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good company with good pipeline, nice colleagues.

Cons

Too much off shoring of shared services.

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