Future isn't bright - Associate Director Novartis Employee Review

3.0
Aug 31, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Still a nice company to work for, great benefits (though they are getting worse), mostly nice and well-qualified people

Cons

Shaky pipeline, bad decision making by management - remember Famvir? No way they'll find a substitute for Diovan cash cow so it will be one lay-off afer another. The company is going down, hopefully they have enough money in Basel it keep it afloat.

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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
May 25, 2026
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Pros

Pays pretty well in comparison to similar jobs in the market

Cons

Unstable schedule where you are often asked to come in overnight (1-2 am) regardless of if you have worked the previous day or are off. Basically feels like you're permanently on-call to conduct environmental monitoring. Training is slow. The Micro dept in general is currently understaffed. The job also involves lab work once you are done with your daily environmental monitoring tasks. The work never ceases and the Technicians as a whole has several responsibilities. Promotions seem to come very slowly here.

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