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      Novartis

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      4.0

      80% would recommend to a friend

      (9,061 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 9,061 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 Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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      9K reviews
      3.0
      Dec 11, 2022

      Questionable moves

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Room to grow and passionate colleagues

      Cons

      Constant reorganization and it seems the work life balance is being impacted

      3.0
      Dec 4, 2022

      Yes man heaven

      Associate director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great science and a lot of diverse scientific expertise. Challenging projects and a lot of “side” opportunities from operation to HR to employee resource groups.

      Cons

      Because there are so many people those at the very top are simply too special (especially in their own mind…). After a while the department heads start see themselves as almost god like and start to expect no questions. Ambitious people either start to say yes and or go to a smaller place where top managers are mere mortals and consequently other voices can be heard. As a result of this phenomenon the vast majority of middle managers are yes men. There is a reluctance to fire stagnant yes men - which also results in everyone leaving.

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