Novartis reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(9,041 total reviews)
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Vas Narasimhan

86% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Novartis has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 9,041 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Novartis employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutique et biotechnologie industry (3.7 stars).

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9K reviews
2.0
Apr 1, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Nice, smart people Culture of collaboration Helping people with innovative medicines that really make a positive impact in the world

Cons

Have been engaged in a re-org for the past 12 months and still the organization is in chaos. Working on ways of working and internal focus prevents true focus on customers despite the rhetoric otherwise. Not clear what the end goal or strategy is anymore as words and actions are not aligned. Not a culture of accountability at all.

2.0
Oct 28, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Excellent benefit package - Above average salary - Company pays for trainings and certifications - Positive experience with the other colleagues working in the SSC. Good team spirit and cooperation.

Cons

- Job positions were oversold duringthe interview stage: some experienced people in procurement were tricked to join roles that were supposed to be mid-senior, just to find out that they were instead basically administrative assistant / operational positions. - In procurement, it was chosen to have 1 "jolly" role that is meant to cover basically every activity, from buyer to helpdesk going through compliance officer and many more. Employees hired with a specific role were also forced to sign a contract amendment to have every possible activity in scope included in the job description. - People with no experienced at all were hired for the very same position of other emploeeys with significant previous experiences, without any distinction between junior and seniors (also in terms of salary). - With very few exceptions, the SSC is used by the people in the supported countries just to get rid of the worst tasks they do not want to do themselves. The employees in the SSC are usually not threated like colleagues by those in the countries, but like nameless agents that must simply obey to every request and shut up. Working in the SSC felt like being an outsourced contractor, not a part of the company. - At the time of this review, there are no opportunity to grow within the SSC and potential opportunities in the countries are also precluded. On the other hand, the insourcing of more and more low-profile tasks gives the impression that the direction they want to go with the SSC in Prague is that of a cheaper operative hub. - Overtime are not paid by company policy, although the enormous workload forces people to work longer hours on a constant basis. People having to work unpaid during the weekend in order to meet deadlines is not uncommon. - Although salaries are definitely good, there are enormous unjustified discrepancies between people in the same roles. - Higher management seems to refuse to really listening to feedback coming from below.

1.0
Jan 6, 2016

Avoid if you can

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible working hours, convenient location, significantly above market remuneration

Cons

No career development opportunities. You must know someone in key position if you want to progress, otherwise you stand no chance. Job descriptions (and job postings) significantly misleading, overselling the positions

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