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      Novartis

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      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

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      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.1

      Compensation and benefits

      4.0

      Work/Life balance

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.6

      Career opportunities

      3.5

      Senior management

      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
      Feb 1, 2010

      Former Novartis Rep

      Senior sales consultant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Novartis sells fantastic drugs. The benefits are fantastic. Overall compensation is at the top. Met some great sales reps who were all very professional.

      Cons

      You have way too many partners selling the same products. The training that I received was awful. Management was never on the same page.

      3.0
      Jan 28, 2010

      Make the numbers ..or else!

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Very Result oriented culture. Bonus structure is fair.

      Cons

      Many flexible work arrangements are available however taking advantage of them is considered not giving 100%. Mentor programs and executive education is tribal knowledge

      3.0
      Jan 27, 2010

      KPO Business Model

      Satffing manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      We in India operating with KPO business model and first if its kind by any of the top Pharmaceutical companies in the world. The Center Of Excellence in Hyderabad has activities ranging from Wide range Marketing Analytics, FP&A,CDMA functions etc. Being the first sponsor company with this kind of business model gave a competitive edge in attracting best of talent from the third party consulting companies where most of the top pharma companies outsource these activities. Being a staffer i get to interact with talent pool across first hand and one common trigger in people moving out of third party consulting firms and woant o be a part of the sponcer company is the Span of Control and that’s exactly what the USP of NVS in attracting talent. Even when NVS don’t boast to be the best of employer on compensation & benefit stand point but then on employee engagement its definitely the best place any pharma professional can look forward to

      Cons

      The major disadvantage I have seen in this business model or I can call it the internal system buy-in to this business model is definitely less than what it has to be. What it percolate into the lack of quality of work getting transitioned, quality engagement, talent management etc. For it to stand and survive the business model should not be seen as stand alone outsourced model with cost arbitrage but as a major pharma and Analytics talent pool which can be leveraged to compete effectively in the market place

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