Novartis reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(9,044 total reviews)
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Vas Narasimhan

86% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Novartis has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 9,044 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
Aug 12, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Opportunities to work in a global environment Good training opportunities Generally pays well

Cons

Poor use of people and talents Too much politics and internal in-fighting HR function is very weak and not helpful Impemenation of projects and global initiatives are wasteful and poorly managed Disconnect between management and reality Management by powerpoint

2.0
Aug 9, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good Training Program, friendly teams

Cons

Constant Employee RIF and displacement, no job security.

4.0
Aug 6, 2010

Fusion of Swiss and US cultures

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Novartis is a stable company, which, thanks to its heavy Swiss influence, is not prone to making sudden decisions one way or another. This means that rapid changes in direction are rare. The senior management have made a number of good strategic decisions over the years: e.g. expanding generics, properly funding pipeline development, not buying companies for the sake of it (yes, that's you I'm talking to, Pfizer and Sanofi). Flexible working is strongly encouraged.

Cons

Stock performance isn't the best: the company seems to be penalized for any negative news, but never rewarded for positive news.

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