Novartis reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(9,056 total reviews)
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86% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Novartis has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 9,056 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
3.0
Sep 3, 2012

Straight and demanding

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- People are usually very straight - Clear measurements - clear expectations - Looking for opportunities and innovation

Cons

- Low level of salary increases: Only if you change job - Talent Management organisation exists - but they are not moving anything forward - Very demanding: Working 15-18 hours a day is normal - In case you do not meet the numbers - it is over

4.0
Aug 31, 2012

was good experience

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

its one of the biggest pharmaceutical company in the world

Cons

needed a lot of hard working

3.0
Aug 31, 2012

Future isn't bright

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Still a nice company to work for, great benefits (though they are getting worse), mostly nice and well-qualified people

Cons

Shaky pipeline, bad decision making by management - remember Famvir? No way they'll find a substitute for Diovan cash cow so it will be one lay-off afer another. The company is going down, hopefully they have enough money in Basel it keep it afloat.

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