Novartis Finance Development Program reviews

4.0

84% would recommend to a friend

(54 total reviews)
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Vas Narasimhan

96% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Finance Development Program employees have rated Novartis with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 54 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Finance Development Program professionals have a good working experience there. Novartis is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Finance Development Program professionals compared to other employers within the Farmacéutica y biotecnología industry (3.5 stars).

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54 reviews
4.0
Mar 24, 2016
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Pros

Very diverse people from all over the world. Generally a friendly atmosphere, most of the buildings are beautifully appointed

Cons

Same staff can be rude generally the old school German. Better to look busy and produce work of poor quality than to be seen sitting idle

4.0
Aug 18, 2014
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Pros

This is a top pharma co, that pays well with good staff benefit. Lots of talented people, which makes the intellectual challenge simulating.

Cons

An army of people is created at the wrong level, who does not add value but only burden the people (who are really working) with unnecessary demands. Energy gets wasted just to align any decision with group vs division vs region, and thus most apt for people who talk their way thru work. Corporate structure is hard and empowerment is only in theory.

3.0
Apr 28, 2014

Novartis Review

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Pros

Smart employees, very challenging work

Cons

Hard work does not always guarantee a promotion. Seems like the company is more concerned with developing the other countries employees and US employees are not given the same opportunities.

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