I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Novartis (São Paulo, São Paulo) in Feb 2012
Interview
The interview process was long and happened in more than 1 day. I had 1 phone interview, then 4 one to one interviews and an additional group interview. The follow-up and a final proposal took more then 1 month to happen.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Novartis (Calgary, AB) in Mar 2022
Interview
2 stages: (1) virtual screening with talent acquisition and (2) panel interview and clinical study presentation
Entry-level applicant and first MSL interview. I had a very positive experience at both stages of the interview. Absolutely no complaints for anyone on the team. Everyone was very personable and the interview felt more like a conversation than an interview. Unfortunately the other applicant at the 2nd stage had more experience to handle specific needs of the company at that specific time.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- 3 words to describe yourself
- Time that you dealt with conflict, followed up with a time you dealt conflict with a superior
- other standard situational questions
Ho ricevuto un primo contatto telefonico e poi ho fatto due colloqui. Il primo con le risorse umane insieme all’MSL manager, il secondo con il responsabile dell’area terapeutica. Entrambi i colloqui sono stati svolti in presenza.
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 5 months. I interviewed at Novartis in Jun 2021
Interview
5 Interviews mit verschiedenen Abteilungen. Eine Woche, um eigene Präsentation vorzubereiten. Hat zu lange gedauert. Zeitaufwändig in allen Aspekten. Das Team war nicht wirklich freundlich. Ich würde nicht mehr so viel Zeit in einen solchen Prozess investieren.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Typische Fragen, aber man müsste selbst eine Präsentation erstellen und halten. Sehr zeitaufwendig.
Medical Science Liaison applicants have rated the interview process at Novartis with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Medical Science Liaison roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 6 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Novartis overall takes an average of 35 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Novartis as a Medical Science Liaison according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 30%
Background check: 20%
Phone interview: 15%
Presentation: 15%
Group panel interview: 5%
Drug test: 5%
Personality test: 5%
Skills test: 5%
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