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      Novartis

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      Novartis reviews

      4.0

      80% would recommend to a friend

      (9,050 total reviews)
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      Vas Narasimhan

      86% approve of CEO

      69% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.1

      Compensation and benefits

      4.0

      Work/Life balance

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.6

      Career opportunities

      3.4

      Senior management

      Novartis has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 9,050 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
      Mar 17, 2017

      Slowvartis

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good salary and benefits, pleasant working environment on campus in Basel.

      Cons

      Company run by bean counters with very short term finance focus. Poor management, dysfunctional in so many ways. Kings of complexity. Bureaucracy stifles all creativity. Incredibly hard to get anything meaningful done. People are mere numbers. Continuous focus on reducing headcount.

      1.0
      Feb 18, 2017

      Dehumanizing

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Bonus, location, amenities, matched 401K

      Cons

      Archiac management practices, toxic, "back-biting" culture, Lack of opportunity for advancement and growth

      2.0
      Dec 29, 2013

      IT management

      It functional information manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I worked for Novartis for more 10 years, first few years were great and the CIO actually knew what is needed and what the strategy was, he was very much a people person and actual had conversation with his staff and their staff. I was able to deliver 8-10 large systems which people still use today. Learned lots of things and charted the areas that we're not even thought of until recently. Current management is too busy trying find out what to?

      Cons

      Management does not know how to run the business and support the business technically. Directors and above are too busy trying to get promoted and not do anything for many years to show for accomplishments and these people are the one that gets promoted. Take a look at track record and you will see, people under them did the work and credit is taken by the director and they are getting promoted. It is like college club house and it takes long to get in, if you are not in get out. There is no way you will ever get recognized or promoted. No direction, lack of trust, egoistic and opinionated culture. Do not trust anyone. HR will only listen to management no matter what the facts are so better if leave and find other companies to work for and for less money. Long hours too.

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