Excellent growth, strong science but indecisive leadership - Director Novartis Employee Review

4.0
May 23, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Excellent company growth in the last five years. Pay equity. Engaging mission, science and motivated employees. Outstanding talents with rich expertise across R&D.

Cons

Bureaucracy slow down decision making. Conservative leadership in some disease areas impeding innovation due to risk avoidance. Wavering in decision making due to bias, presumptions or premature data.

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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
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Pros

Pays pretty well in comparison to similar jobs in the market

Cons

Unstable schedule where you are often asked to come in overnight (1-2 am) regardless of if you have worked the previous day or are off. Basically feels like you're permanently on-call to conduct environmental monitoring. Training is slow. The Micro dept in general is currently understaffed. The job also involves lab work once you are done with your daily environmental monitoring tasks. The work never ceases and the Technicians as a whole has several responsibilities. Promotions seem to come very slowly here.

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