Profit over Patients & Cost over People - Digital Director Novartis Employee Review

1.0
Nov 13, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Large multinational with global reach and average salaries for the sector New culture (unbossed, inspired & curious) that on paper is a great thing

Cons

The culture is extremely political. Having worked in 3 other large pharma companies (all of them with their own politics) Novartis is the one that I found less human of all. They treat people like numbers, only caring about optimizing the bottom line and benefiting only those in the close circles of power that had decades in the company

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5.0
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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

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