Novartis reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(9,052 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 9,052 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 3, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The large amount of every resource necessary to perform research. Everyone there seemed very helpful to promote productive work in completeing projects.

Cons

Somes there was a lack of continuity with managerment and line workers. Setting goals for the following year were sometimes cumbersome and there was a constant battle between line workers and management.

2.0
Dec 31, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

They hire at competitive salaries and the overall benefits package is sufficient. The costs are expensive compared to their peers, but they are still a worthwhile part of coming here.

Cons

Everyone is considered replaceable and expendible. There is a internal 'buddy' network in order to advance, and if you are not part of it, forget about moving on. This is one company that makes you feel that you are lucky to work for them, instead of having the sense that the company is lucky to have you.

3.0
Dec 21, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

good pipeline, collegiate environment, peers are communicative, friendly & willing to help on-boarding activities, overall a good working place for growth potential

Cons

Too many SOPs, top heavy, too bureaucratic, sr management not too transparent, communicative, although trying to rectify this problem with employees

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