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
3.0
Aug 12, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunities to work in a global environment Good training opportunities Generally pays well

Cons

Poor use of people and talents Too much politics and internal in-fighting HR function is very weak and not helpful Impemenation of projects and global initiatives are wasteful and poorly managed Disconnect between management and reality Management by powerpoint

2.0
Aug 9, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good Training Program, friendly teams

Cons

Constant Employee RIF and displacement, no job security.

3.0
Aug 7, 2010

Pros and Cons

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good at showing you the ropes

Cons

Bad work life balance. Too much expected at home.

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