Novartis reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(9,042 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 9,042 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
4.0
Aug 18, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunities for advancement are great.. if you're willing to put in the hours, and especially, if you're internationally mobile. The compensation (salary/benefits) are good. The company is engaged in work that makes a difference in people's lives.

Cons

Extremely high expectations to do more with minimal additional resources. The pressure to deliver more consistently is great. "Raise the bar" is a catch-phrase that sets the tone from senior management.

4.0
Jul 28, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good people, very imaginative. Strong pipeline and R&D. It has a deep committment to patients and increasing quality of life. Some days you feel really great becuase of the things your company is doing for people.

Cons

It sometimes gets a little full of itslef and measures the wrong KPI and thus drives non essential behaviors and force employees to bend rules to maintain status quo. It seems when the company is not valuing you as a worker you are less motivated to complete the elements of your job which make it worthwhile.

2.0
Jul 2, 2008

Think before u sign

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Compensation, experience & learning, reference

Cons

The strategy is changing all the time, a lot of pressure on the associates, downsizing the number of associates all the time impacts quality of work and satisfaction of the associates. Really poor top management in Germany.

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