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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9K reviews
2.0
Dec 19, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent benefits. Interesting research. Not much else.

Cons

The company must offer excellent benefits to compensate for the toxic work environment. -Poor leadership -back stabbing politics -leaders (want-to-be leaders) with little or no experience -no work-life balance

2.0
Dec 6, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

you get to meet great people, establish professional network

Cons

there is way too much politics, decisions are made by senior management with very little transparency

4.0
Nov 25, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Genuine management interest in employee attitudes and feelings. A company that values diversity and not just with lip service. Benefits are one of the best in the pharmaceutical industry and there is usually good visibility to a future up the career ladder.

Cons

Complex organization with overlapping and unnecessary layers. Different segments of the company are isolated from others making interaction on common issues difficult. Much duplication of effort.

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