Good people but salary is lower than the competition - Clinical Trial Leader Novartis Employee Review

4.0
May 29, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Big company, good benefits, free on-site gym, good people, several employees with long history with the company which helps new employees with navigating complex procedures.

Cons

People are usually not help accountable for poor performance. Early phase operates NIBR (at least while I was working there) late phase is under GDD, both operate as separate operating companies, and act as if they are rivals/ competitors, and this hurts employees because it makes it difficult for them to transition from either NIBR or GDD to the other. Sometimes management would not let you look for a position in other groups.

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5.0
Apr 17, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great leaders of the program, Jess and Raf, they still keep in touch with past interns good envrionemnt, had living provided and cahrlie car got very close with other interns (network for life)

Cons

Training was long and the mentors shoudlve done it too some of the departments are clicky and some mentors suck and skip through the training

2.0
May 25, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

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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