Novartis reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(9,064 total reviews)
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Vas Narasimhan

86% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Novartis has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 9,064 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
Mar 5, 2014

Think twice ...

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The company offers good benefits and job opportunities. The work place in Basel is also quite nice, but it can also be considered too "fleshy" for a pharma company.

Cons

Unfortunately it is a company of double standards, this is in particular true for upper management. It is a large company and you are simply only a number. The turnover of managers is very high You are working in environment of fear - people are afraid to raise their hands ... There is NO work/life balance.

4.0
Mar 4, 2014

Team Leader

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

People Management, Leadership Role, Functional Expertise, Client Interaction, International Travel etc.

Cons

Too many meetings and lots of admin/operational work

2.0
Mar 3, 2014

I was a great place to be!

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Learned alot and did well witrh the company

Cons

Unfortunately within the last 10 years the sales force has gone from 8,000 representatives down to roughly 600.

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