A-type entrepreneurial environment - Anonymous employee Novartis Employee Review

4.0
May 31, 2013
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Latitude to align passions with work goals Good work - life balance

Cons

Limited transparency in career growth or development. Career growth is limited largely to a select group of "chosen ones". Is definitely tied to who you know and who likes you vs merit based.

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5.0
Apr 17, 2026
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Pros

Great leaders of the program, Jess and Raf, they still keep in touch with past interns good envrionemnt, had living provided and cahrlie car got very close with other interns (network for life)

Cons

Training was long and the mentors shoudlve done it too some of the departments are clicky and some mentors suck and skip through the training

5.0
Jul 3, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good company and culture in general

Cons

Constant reorganization and lay offs make ppl anxious

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