Novartis reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(9,056 total reviews)
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Vas Narasimhan

86% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Novartis has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 9,056 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
Aug 21, 2020

Good company; not as good as it once was.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

- Nice campus on East Hanover with gyms, cafe, restaurant, cafeterias, store - Good benefits with wfh flexibility - Looks good on a resume as one of the largest pharma - at certain times in certain roles, regular business class travel to Switzerland and Europe - large company so possible to move within company (especially laterally) if you're patient - former colleagues still at the company speak favorably of CEO (Vas Narasimhan)

Cons

- fairly political working environment; not 'toxic' but coolly indifferent (every person for themselves). - frequent reorganizations causing departmental layoffs and shift to using contractors and 'in-sourcing' work to lower cost countries like Ireland and India. - East Hanover campus may shrink over time as less people on campus (wfh)

3.0
Jul 5, 2020

Company environment

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great work life balance with flexible hours

Cons

Managing up culture has become more pervasive in certain departments

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