Novartis reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(9,056 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 9,056 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
1.0
Feb 2, 2018

Toxic environment.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The company has attracted some pretty terrific people. I was lucky to meet a few. The gyms and restaurants are also good.

Cons

Endless, pointless churn. Lack of support or resources to address demands. People are routinely set up to fail.

4.0
Dec 12, 2017

Good company

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Focus on patients. Strong brand. Good values and bevahiors. It is a company that for most part values talent. Global opportunities.

Cons

top down culture, extremely short term focus. Decisions get made from HQ which is far away from day to day reality of local offices.

3.0
Nov 13, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great company good salary; limitless opportunities and nice employee perks for working hard.

Cons

Very tough company. Culturally challenging if you are disciplined in US style of working, then know that the Basel or international disciplines will be difficult as they don't cross train or provide guidance for being efficient in the Novartis way. Leadership has no patience with less that quick learners and remember its always about getting the job done.

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