Novartis reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(9,041 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 9,041 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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9K reviews
5.0
Jun 8, 2010

Great place to work.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Family friendly, full of smart people that are competent in what they do. Leadership makes decent decisions for the most part.

Cons

A little bit of a country club culture.

2.0
May 18, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

great pay and benefits, company car. most of the sales reps are good people to work with that understand the team mentality.

Cons

goals are almost always unattainable. nothing is ever good enough. constant fire drills and conference calls based on performance. highly unstable work environment.

2.0
May 15, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The company is a good stepping stone. Collaboration across departments is commendable. The company has a good bunch of scientists.

Cons

A lack of motivation, compensation and teamwork is rampant. The company needs not better scientists, but better managers who are good scientists.

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