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

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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5.0
Jun 10, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Cross-divsional opportunities abound; size is right enough to be nimble; quick decision process; great talent and product pipeline; key focus on associate development and next role; work culture is not typical to Big Pharma; "scrappy" culture, the ferocious underdog.

Cons

Not too process-oriented, certain favors given to consultants with McKinsey or BCG background (rumors only which can be disconcerting sometimes); on-boarding not too great that most associates are left to figure out the process and people by themselves; promotion can be highly politicized that you need to have the right connections to be considered.

4.0
May 31, 2013

A-type entrepreneurial environment

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Latitude to align passions with work goals Good work - life balance

Cons

Limited transparency in career growth or development. Career growth is limited largely to a select group of "chosen ones". Is definitely tied to who you know and who likes you vs merit based.

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