Novartis reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(9,048 total reviews)
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86% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Novartis has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 9,048 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
Nov 18, 2025

Scared to be first to do something innovative

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, salary and broad range of clinical programs

Cons

Constantly looking sideways and waiting for competition to do something first..... Then they try play catch up, but try to take short cuts....

1.0
Nov 18, 2025

Hire and fire culture

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Leaves, office space, and compensation

Cons

Under qualified management, startup culture with a global pharma giant firm

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