Novartis reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(9,056 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 9,056 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
3.0
Oct 13, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Salary is good. Resources are good. Bright minds for discussing ideas.

Cons

Can be slow to change. Management is extremely top down, and has too many layers. Roles are very rigid, difficult to get exposure to areas outside of individual specialty.

3.0
Sep 3, 2012

Straight and demanding

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- People are usually very straight - Clear measurements - clear expectations - Looking for opportunities and innovation

Cons

- Low level of salary increases: Only if you change job - Talent Management organisation exists - but they are not moving anything forward - Very demanding: Working 15-18 hours a day is normal - In case you do not meet the numbers - it is over

3.0
Aug 30, 2012

Laid off from Novartis

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There are still some good people working at Novartis

Cons

Poor pipeline management. They have many products in their pipeline but because of poor management they can't get them passed the FDA.

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