Novartis reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(9,043 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 9,043 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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3.0
Aug 21, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

Work with many talented and dedicated people. Company is very flexible when there are personal family needs that are pulling you from the workplace. There is a lot of opportunity within your career ladder and to expand your career to other areas. May not be the timing you want, but at least there is an openness and many examples within the company where people changed career tracks.

Cons

There are two company cons: is slow to innovate; and is good at identifying risk, but is lacking when it comes to managing risk when the risk is realized. Often lack a back-up plan. From a personal perspective the computer systems are slow to upgrade; often are not intuitive, and you don't necessarily become aware of what you need to know for which program. It can be a frustrating on-boarding process.

2.0
Aug 20, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

Prestige Global employment opportunities Easy movement between departments Very competitive salary compared with other pharmaceutical companies (so I have heard)

Cons

No merit based promotions Very weak and undeveloped mid level management Highly political, to the point where you will spend most of your time on this versus the work Highly risk-averse so very few changes occur

1.0
Aug 15, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

Great location, good knowledgeable people

Cons

I can't believe how disorganized things are. I was a hard worker and believe in getting the job done but there are certain resources I need in order to do it. I feel like I was merely treading water..not getting anywhere. - the process are the wrong process for clinical trials - too much unnecessary extra work due to process -The company does not value its employees or experience -drive unattainable and unreasonable goals. (poor project planning)

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