Top down management, lack of people empowerment - Associate Director Novartis Employee Review

4.0
Jun 8, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

-Amazingly beautiful and lush campus environment -Fully supportive of flexible and work from home arrangements

Cons

-Big, slow, bureaucratic organization -Too Germanic and conservative, not flexible or innovative in thinking style. -Dreadful IT support and HR management

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5.0
Apr 17, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great leaders of the program, Jess and Raf, they still keep in touch with past interns good envrionemnt, had living provided and cahrlie car got very close with other interns (network for life)

Cons

Training was long and the mentors shoudlve done it too some of the departments are clicky and some mentors suck and skip through the training

2.0
Jun 25, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good Products to represent and many opportunities for advancement

Cons

Poor culture, Poor Leadership. Restructuring every year or two.

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