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      Novartis

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      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

      Ratings by demographic groups

      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 Farmacéutica y biotecnología industry (3.7 stars).

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      9K reviews
      1.0
      Nov 28, 2023

      Lack Strategic Direction and Fail at Execution

      Executive director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Nice people Huge budgets - lots of money thrown at Media Huge salaries Ability to outsource responsibilities to Media agencies Slow pace Minimal year over year change

      Cons

      No Focus - lack of connection between strategy and execution Absent Leadership Lack of Accountability - check the box mentality versus performance management and delivery of results Lack of Targets and Measurement of tangible KPIs Lack of Transparency - no single source of truth and no clarity behind how things performance and how they are measured Uses "Legal" as an excuse to stick with status quo

      1.0
      Nov 27, 2023

      Worst Management Ever

      Corporate regional ehs manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Company used to pay well, but now they put all the good jobs in India or Mexico

      Cons

      Senior leaders are clueless about organizational design, they have had 4 complete org designs in 6 years. They will promise you the world don't fall for it.

      2.0
      Nov 9, 2023

      Be Careful

      Principal scientist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Novartis undoubtedly employs some very intelligent people. They're also involved in some interesting and innovative projects. Pay and benefits are among the best in the business sector.

      Cons

      Management style is very top-down and controlling with an attitude of "do as I tell you - or else!" The company is very dysfunctional; information is often difficult to find and departments are discouraged from interacting with each other. Mandatory meetings frequently held at impractical hours.

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