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      Novartis

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      Novartis reviews

      4.0

      80% would recommend to a friend

      (9,067 total reviews)
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      Vas Narasimhan

      86% approve of CEO

      69% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.2

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.1

      Compensation and benefits

      4.0

      Work/Life balance

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.6

      Career opportunities

      3.4

      Senior management

      Novartis has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 9,067 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 Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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      Reviews by job title

      9K reviews
      4.0
      Dec 14, 2014

      Process Scientist

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good work environment and training opportunity. Reasonable salary and good work/life balance. I love Novartis culture. The management team is professional and always give the right direction of the employees. Open communication, understanding of the work capacity and this really give you a good mood during the work.

      Cons

      I really like Novartis and cannot think about any cons so far. If I have to pick one, maybe the workload is a little bit high.

      3.0
      Dec 13, 2014

      Work Life Integration

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The compensation at Novartis is "market level", but merit increases (raises) are tiny. Occasional work from home is a common perk for those whose jobs allow it, which is a real plus.

      Cons

      Novartis no longer uses the term "work-life balance". Instead they prefer "work-life integration". That simply means you are expected to be available and actively working 24 hours a day. Emails from employees at 11pm are not uncommon.

      3.0
      Dec 11, 2014

      Good experience, good work-life balance

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Large company, high profile company

      Cons

      Hard to get promoted in here

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