Novartis reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(9,040 total reviews)
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86% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Novartis has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 9,040 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 Farmacéutica y biotecnología industry (3.5 stars).

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3.0
Jan 28, 2010

Make the numbers ..or else!

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Very Result oriented culture. Bonus structure is fair.

Cons

Many flexible work arrangements are available however taking advantage of them is considered not giving 100%. Mentor programs and executive education is tribal knowledge

3.0
Jan 27, 2010
Recommend
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Business Outlook

Pros

We in India operating with KPO business model and first if its kind by any of the top Pharmaceutical companies in the world. The Center Of Excellence in Hyderabad has activities ranging from Wide range Marketing Analytics, FP&A,CDMA functions etc. Being the first sponsor company with this kind of business model gave a competitive edge in attracting best of talent from the third party consulting companies where most of the top pharma companies outsource these activities. Being a staffer i get to interact with talent pool across first hand and one common trigger in people moving out of third party consulting firms and woant o be a part of the sponcer company is the Span of Control and that’s exactly what the USP of NVS in attracting talent. Even when NVS don’t boast to be the best of employer on compensation & benefit stand point but then on employee engagement its definitely the best place any pharma professional can look forward to

Cons

The major disadvantage I have seen in this business model or I can call it the internal system buy-in to this business model is definitely less than what it has to be. What it percolate into the lack of quality of work getting transitioned, quality engagement, talent management etc. For it to stand and survive the business model should not be seen as stand alone outsourced model with cost arbitrage but as a major pharma and Analytics talent pool which can be leveraged to compete effectively in the market place

4.0
Jan 25, 2010

If you are good, prepare to work harder.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Lean structure with great opportunities to involve in different facets of the business.

Cons

Lack of resources to do the work required, lack of mentoring for career development, incompetent and inexperience management team, only a few strong leaders.

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