Novartis reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(9,056 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 9,056 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
2.0
Feb 20, 2019

Lack of stability

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

great benefits especially 401k match, decent pay

Cons

very unstable, constant (monthly) smaller layoffs due to elimination of positions and offshoring, high amount of office politics

2.0
Jan 11, 2019

Sales Leadership

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great products that make a difference in patient lives. Strong pipeline. Clinical innovation

Cons

Culture good in some divisions, awful in others. Awful incentive plan structure. Meeting sales growth goals does not equal commensurate payouts or recognition for sales force.

2.0
Jan 10, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Nice staff members, decent benefits, and flexible work/life balance.

Cons

No room for advancement, old world mindset, and too much bureaucracy. Difficult to accomplish much. Criticized if you are proactive or reactive. Damned if you do, and damned if you don’t.

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