Novartis reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(9,063 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 9,063 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
Jan 26, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Better work life balance. Established firm. Good Pay. Better facilities and infrastructure. Job Security

Cons

Slow learning. Less freedom to carry out task in innovative ways. Compliance and rules driven making life look mundane. Laid back attitude. HR and learning not fully developed

4.0
Jan 23, 2016

Good global employer

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunities to progress and freedom given to determine career path. Any role is dependent on your boss. I generally had good ones who cared about my development

Cons

A lot of time and effort goes into performance reviews that seem somewhat decided before they start

2.0
Jan 22, 2016

novartis

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

not much to say here

Cons

permanrnt restructuring, nobody knows who does what and how

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