Novartis reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(9,060 total reviews)
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86% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Novartis has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 9,060 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
2.0
May 1, 2014

Work in Basel

Recommend
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Pros

The Salary and the bonus are highly motivating, the R&D pipe is one of the best in the Pharm Industry. We felt accountable for our deliverables

Cons

The worload is too high. There is no time to anticipate the next steps and no time at all for innovation. The work-life balance is not well balanced and the pressure is difficult to support.

3.0
Apr 30, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Diverse workforce. Lots of support functions. Numerous perks (on site gym, matching funds for charitry, on-site restauarants, conmpany store, discounts on personal cell phone servcei etc).

Cons

Too many managers who think that "I am senior and therefore smarter." Extremely bureacratic. Very easy to become pigeon-holed. Meidical benefits have become progressively weaker-at one time they were great and now they are barely adequate.

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