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      4.0

      80% would recommend to a friend

      (9,052 total reviews)
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      Vas Narasimhan

      86% approve of CEO

      69% positive business outlook

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      Novartis has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 9,052 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
      Jan 13, 2020

      QC Scientist Bioanalytics

      Qc scientist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good benefits and good co-workers.

      Cons

      Terrible management, they lack of experience and someone likes to micromanage your work, and the work of other managers. They like to select their favorites, including people who do not do anything in the lab and get promoted cause they are friends with management. There is zero growth in this department unless you become a tool and do side “projects” in order to be out of the lab. There is no equal work opportunity in this place.

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      Novartis Response
      6y
      Thank you for your comment. We are sorry to hear of your experience and take all comments of discrimination seriously and as such have passed this information to the Novartis SpeakUp Office (formerly the Business Practices Office (BPO)). We recommend you also contact our SpeakUp Office directly via http://www.speakupnovartis.ethicspoint.com/ if you have any additional information to share. Novartis strives to create a safe and fair environment for all its associates and thank you in advance for sharing any additional information with us.
      1.0
      Jan 3, 2020

      NOVARTIS in Chaos

      Hse manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good salary in the past, good social benefits

      Cons

      Looks like a good firm with good strategy however there is no common sense in executive management, employees are desperately looking for new alternatives, I would never advice you to work for Novartis. Chaos brings unfair year end ratings, and mobbing is a usual tool that most first line managers use to rule.

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      Novartis Response
      6y
      Thank you for your comment. We are sorry to hear of your experience and take all comments of mobbing seriously and as such have passed this information to the Novartis SpeakUp Office (formerly the Business Practices Office (BPO)). We recommend you also contact our SpeakUp Office directly via http://www.speakupnovartis.ethicspoint.com/ if you have any additional information to share. Novartis strives to create a safe and fair environment for all its associates and thank you in advance for sharing any additional information with us.
      2.0
      Oct 16, 2019

      Avoid for the most part

      Tactical buyer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - money - benefits (Multisport, 4 sick days, 100 days home office, Edenred, 5 weeks of holidays) - good place to stay for one year to earn some money, get experience, then run anywhere else

      Cons

      Limited career growth, toxic work environment, no sense of team at all, never ending bureaucracy, BPO atmosphere (everything focuses around tickets and language specifics, being a procurement professional is secondary), entry-level boring level of work The most insidious aspect of it all is that no one even looks like they care. There a few smiling "yes men", but deep down we all know no one cares at all about anything happening there and the engagement is just miserable. Management even knows, but they also don't really care, which is why nothing changes. When you give people work that honestly needs to be automated and does not challenge you intellectually at all, why should you care for anything except your paycheck?

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