Novartis reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(9,061 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 9,061 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
Sep 18, 2015

Great Overall

Recommend
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Pros

There is great career advancement, respect, open-door policy, diversity, competitive salary, benefits & bonuses.

Cons

Depending on the role you are in - work-life balance is not the best. High workload & sometimes understaffed.

4.0
Sep 18, 2015

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Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

-good working environment, amazing people to work with

Cons

-tighter control required over expenses and waste

2.0
Sep 15, 2015

Good company but very demanding

Anonymous employee
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Pros

It is a big company with a good pipeline and therefore opportunities

Cons

It is very demanding and performance driven. This excessive emphasis on results often makes people focus on short term objectives and increase their aggressively.

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