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      Novartis

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      Novartis reviews

      4.0

      80% would recommend to a friend

      (9,060 total reviews)
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      Vas Narasimhan

      86% approve of CEO

      69% positive business outlook

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      Novartis has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 9,060 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
      Mar 12, 2015

      it was a wonderful year full of success

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      you will learn alot in novartis

      Cons

      soooo titing work day and night but you will enjoy it

      1.0
      Mar 9, 2015

      Think Five Times Before You Accept A Job Here

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Millions of CHFs are set aside for programs that are relative to today's job market, and work place. Compounds are beautiful with lots of places to eat on campus. Higher salaries. Produces life saving products. Marketing team might be good at marketing.

      Cons

      Too many layers of management that relevant programs are not trickled down to other levels besides top management. Pay for performance are antiquated and favors the top staff, since they are in the position to say who performed well or not. New blood are brought into the company, but ideas are knocked down. Lots of time are spent in meetings, so who has time for creativity. Too much change in management as most just come in for a quick spin and to go to another company for salary negotiation. You only climb the ladder if you have a sponsor as this has nothing to do with your capabilities. Money is wasted on duplication of effort. Be careful as there is a high rate of burn-out.

      2.0
      Mar 8, 2015

      CTH (clinical trial head)

      Cth
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good salary plus bonus package Huge company (for some this can be a pro) Promising pipeline, mainly in the Oncology division

      Cons

      Huge company where the individual doesn't count Company culture of immediate results, detrimental to long term planning A pletora of processes and systems that do not fit / talk to each other, leading to redundancy, quality issues Shareholders are more important than employees

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