Novartis reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(9,064 total reviews)
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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
4.0
Feb 15, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Great purpose to care and cure patients, high corporate code of conduct and social responsibility, smart and talented people, friendly and open culture

Cons

Still fragmented Divisions limit the benefits of leveraging one another, global yet does not centralize which leads to complexity and very difficult to move talent across Divisions

1.0
Feb 13, 2014

cut and run

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

used to be benefits, but not any longer

Cons

micro management, lack of SOPs and process guidance. No integrity in the drug development process. Individual departments work like a CRO, trying to please their customers while violating SOPs, FDA guidelines and ICH.

3.0
Feb 10, 2014

Employed for ten years

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunity for advancement, multiple divisions, opportunities for personal development, strong network of employee peers

Cons

constantly downsizing, leadership is disengaged

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