Novartis reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(9,041 total reviews)
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86% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Novartis has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 9,041 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
Dec 26, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Huge corporation, many job opportunities Many good people Basel campus now a great place to work Basel a great place to live

Cons

The most political organization I have ever worked for Little evidence of people leadership competency in senior / middle management. Strategy by favoritism rather than common sense

2.0
Dec 19, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent benefits. Interesting research. Not much else.

Cons

The company must offer excellent benefits to compensate for the toxic work environment. -Poor leadership -back stabbing politics -leaders (want-to-be leaders) with little or no experience -no work-life balance

2.0
Dec 6, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

you get to meet great people, establish professional network

Cons

there is way too much politics, decisions are made by senior management with very little transparency

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