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      Novartis

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      Novartis reviews

      4.0

      80% would recommend to a friend

      (9,066 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 9,066 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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      9K reviews
      1.0
      Oct 22, 2014

      Key Account Manager

      Key account manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      When it was Sandoz, it was a fun place to work. The current culture really is toxic. One thing you can count on is that you will see many layoffs. However, certain people are untouchable. There used to be a pension, etc.

      Cons

      Work life balance was non existent. There are many cons to Novartis. The Performance Evaluation process changes like the wind. If you are really good at creative writing, you will do well with the year end and mid year review.

      4.0
      Oct 20, 2014

      Many interesting years

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      It is a diverse environment, where you meet people from different countries and learn how they perceive the work environment. Novartis has a competitive atmosphere, making you strive to be the best you can be. It offers many opportunities that can help you grow in your career. I worked 24 years there and I wish I could have worked at least 15 more.

      Cons

      As with many other pharmaceutical companies, you feel your job is at jeopardy because of the contant restructuring due to patent losses and outsourcing to contract manufacturing, R&D and moving whole departments to other countries with cheaper labor or less regulation, like China. Raises were getting lower or none at all in the last few years. Promotions were many times based on who you know, not what you know, which can severely damage the competitive future of any company, by placing incompetent people in critical positions and creating a hostile or un satisfying environment. The personnel review process was based on forced distribution, or bell curve. Therefore, they had to "punish" some for that sake.

      3.0
      Oct 20, 2014

      Account Management

      Key account manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Big pharma, broad opportunities across multiple therapeutic disease states

      Cons

      Typical bureaucracy found in big pharma, challenging sales environment due to healthcare reform

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