Good company to work for. But... - Global Financial Analyst Novartis Employee Review

3.0
Sep 6, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Excellent Benefits Relocations Allowance Flexible Working Decent Pay structure Work life balance

Cons

The bonus is % is only 14%-20% max. Company does not appreciate open thinking or speak up culture as some people in leadership roles like CFO are not even qualified accountants. Expats suffer once they are made redundant from here as German language barrier impacts a lot of candidates and it is difficult to get same salary thresholds with other employers.

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5.0
Jul 7, 2026
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Pros

Great work environment and amazing benefits

Cons

Stressful workload and difficult schedule

4.0
Jul 21, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Excellent benefits, competitive salary, and great (manager-dependent) work-life balance. Generous amount of vacation time (and a month long sabbatical after 6 years)!

Cons

Experience is very manager dependent and there tends to be discrepancies between groups for treatment, raises/promotions, etc. Higher management is very disconnected to what the day-to-day tasks of scientists looks like, leading to unrealistic expectations. In a scientific role, promotions come quickly in the first few years but then there is a plateau and steep requirements thereafter.

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