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Nova Biomedical reviews

3.1

40% would recommend to a friend

(172 total reviews)

Francis C Manganaro

38% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

Nova Biomedical has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 172 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Nova Biomedical employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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172 reviews
1.0
Oct 22, 2023

Bewat

Recommend
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Pros

Coworkers was the only reason I stayed

Cons

Management is trash, mostly everyone in the company is super old. Management don’t have boundaries. Yes they have a cafeteria, the food felt like I was at a nursing home.. diversity poor. Management in QC/QA don’t like when coworkers are together and getting along

1.0
Sep 5, 2023

Red flags everywhere

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The food is good and decent price. I wish coffee and tea were free like every other employer out there

Cons

If you are thinking of applying to any job here, don't. The gut feeling of being unsure about this company IS TRUE. I only saw red flags going in, red flags while there, and continued harassment afterward. You will not benefit from being employed here. Pay is too low and the "benefits" suck, just don't take the risk.

3.0
Aug 7, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Some departments have great people and balance work-life well. At least on the bio side, products are unmatched in the industry which makes living relatively easy, compared to other companies with more direct competition. Also, if you're a good employee, you leave, and then in the future want to come back, Nova holds zero grudge about it; even some senior managers have left and returned. In my experience, very few companies feel that way about former employees. Overall, I really look back fondly on my time at Nova, but that was mostly due to my direct manager and colleagues who became true friends that I continue to keep in touch with to this day. The pay was better than my last job, but it doesn't increase substantially once you're there. If you're decent at your job, you can basically stay there forever and get hollow 'promotions' and minor raises with those promotions (think 5%, not 10+) with no real substantial changes in your job description.

Cons

Salaries are low compared to industry averages (I got an almost 50% raise when I left, from low-paid to high-paid for my position, if that gives better clarity). The company is also very old-school in that it still requires 5 days in the office. If you're field-based, forget about moving up within the organization. A good percentage of the founders of the company still work there on a daily basis, so that should give you an idea of how much change they like. I think when the old guard retires, things might get better, but time will tell. The company is also conservative, politically and socially, which to me was weird for a Massachusetts-based company and made me uncomfortable at lunch when things would inevitably come up.

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