Novartis reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(9,041 total reviews)
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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
3.0
Jun 30, 2010

Good Solid company

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Impressive, bright professionals. Supportive, collegial culture.

Cons

Current pressures on cost cutting is relatively new concept to industry and new to this organization. Fear is if it becomes the norm. then the company culture could change. Also will be interesting to see impact of top leadership changes.

2.0
Jun 24, 2010

Problems

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Favorable external view of the company

Cons

- Poor communication from upper managemnet - Constant reorgs with no details - Leaders do not lead by example - Takes too long to release new processes and or charts when reorgs occur - workers are always confused on processes and leadership contacts due to constant shifting of personnel

2.0
Jun 22, 2010

Sales from the field

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The best reason to work here is for your colleagues. Overall, they are a decent bunch of people who are trying to make an impact on the world. Some if the best times were when we were allowed to be ourselves and not some clone.

Cons

No one stays in the same role for longer than two years. It is as if everyone plays "hot potato" and moves onto other positions within Novartis. This is great for career development, but terrible for customer continuity.

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