Novartis reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(9,038 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 9,038 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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4.0
Mar 22, 2011

Good but could have been better

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Focused on science. If one believe to have a scientific persona then Novartis is the place to be at.

Cons

Not too transparent in some of the aspects. Salary-wise : Not as competitive as the competitors.

4.0
Mar 4, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Novartis has strong pipelines, and good benefits, including great paid time off, and holidays, it also has strong internal training offers to each level employees

Cons

Generally, less promotion opportunities, and too political in office as in some other companies, and communication cross functions not good

5.0
Jan 20, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great Pipeline, good people, highly respected company, very ethical, Huge Company, nice perks, treated their employees well while in meetings.

Cons

You are still just a number, goals change about every 6 months, not many women in upper managment. Access continues to be challenging even when you had the best products to sell.

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