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      Novartis

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      Novartis reviews

      4.0

      80% would recommend to a friend

      (9,057 total reviews)
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      Vas Narasimhan

      86% approve of CEO

      69% positive business outlook

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      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 9,057 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
      3.0
      Jun 3, 2016

      Leadership Style Has to Change

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      There are lots of good people who work hard. The benefits are good. The East Hanover campus has several ammenities including fitness centers, eye care, and doctor offices.

      Cons

      Leadership overworks employees and continues to push when they see that the employees are struggling. "Clique" culture does not welcome new employees with different point of view. Some managers support friends more than their staff. Employee workload is not considered when reviewing metrics. Leadership disrespect toward employees is tolerated and encouraged by lack of correction. No work life balance.

      2.0
      May 31, 2016

      Overall Novartis Had a Negative Impact on Alcon

      Quality
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Alcon pay is very competitive and the 401k matching is almost too good to be true. Novartis buying Alcon has added a huge amount of production facilities/offices thus there are many new career pathways. I have high hopes for the new CEO, so far he is taking the right steps to improve the customer's experience.

      Cons

      The overwhelming amount a procedures(pharma centric) placed on a medical device company has prevented us from being able to make product improvements to benefit the customer. Alcon personnel have lost the innovative spirit and instead have turned into what does the procedure say robots.

      4.0
      Aug 28, 2015

      Overall, Great Experience!

      Area manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Professional Training & Development, Salary, Bonus, Company Benefits, Car, etc. Fun job!

      Cons

      4 Years of layoffs, fear, negative drug studies, company got too big to care or listen to employees or customers.

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