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      Novartis

      Engaged Employer

      Novartis reviews

      4.0

      80% would recommend to a friend

      (9,041 total reviews)
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      Vas Narasimhan

      86% approve of CEO

      70% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.1

      Compensation and benefits

      4.0

      Work/Life balance

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.6

      Career opportunities

      3.5

      Senior management

      Novartis has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 9,041 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
      Jul 28, 2008

      Good people but watch out.

      Sales consultant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good people, very imaginative. Strong pipeline and R&D. It has a deep committment to patients and increasing quality of life. Some days you feel really great becuase of the things your company is doing for people.

      Cons

      It sometimes gets a little full of itslef and measures the wrong KPI and thus drives non essential behaviors and force employees to bend rules to maintain status quo. It seems when the company is not valuing you as a worker you are less motivated to complete the elements of your job which make it worthwhile.

      2.0
      Jul 2, 2008

      Think before u sign

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Compensation, experience & learning, reference

      Cons

      The strategy is changing all the time, a lot of pressure on the associates, downsizing the number of associates all the time impacts quality of work and satisfaction of the associates. Really poor top management in Germany.

      2.0
      Jul 1, 2008

      Good pay and prospects if you can tolerate the unhealthy work environment

      Finance manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Novartis offers very good pay and benefits and there is excellent scope to make international moves inside the company.

      Cons

      There is a very high turnover of people in middle to senior management roles, with constant restructuring/reorganisation and reinvention of processes. This generates lots of change but without clear direction. Novartis is also very top-down driven, and there is a low level of trust from management and between colleagues. Perceived poor performance is usually quickly followed by a change in personnel, although this is often not done objectively. So if you want to build a long career in Novartis you need to stay nimble and avoid being closely associated with anything that might turn out badly.

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