Novartis reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(9,066 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 9,066 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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2.0
Feb 4, 2017

Was and could be again a great company to work for

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Pros

Great people, culture, pay and most of the benefits, semi-flexible approach to working, exciting industry to work in. Good development opportunities, if you take charge of your own development.

Cons

Inexperienced leadership team, who only look after themselves and move on within a couple of years. Very political and not really a speak up culture unless you want to damage your career. High work load throughout the company and hard to achieve unless you work significant extra hours. Great opportunities to move around the company and progress, if your face fits. If not, forget it. Poor sick pay and maternity options. Constant change so hard to find any momentum and continuity which results in poor motivation - you are just waiting to hear when your own job is going. Terrible processes.

2.0
Feb 3, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

For a period, great training and marketing reviews done with Global experts. Not so much now. Salary excellent and bonuses can be substantial. Reps, sales managers, marketing managers and support groups (eg. reg affairs, health economics) are business focused and great to work with.

Cons

Senior management live in their own world with different rules. They talk the walk and big on slogans and consultant speak. Climbing the ladder is by managing up and not making waves.

4.0
Feb 2, 2017

Senior Brand Manager

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Challenging position in a performance driven company but lots of opportunities for carreer development. This position highly appreciates innovation and collaboration.

Cons

Heavy paperwork due to complicated and overlapse process. Investment budget was not much allocated for LOE brand even in emerging market which is different vs well developped country.

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