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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

      3.5

      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
      3.0
      Aug 23, 2023

      Exciting science. Autocratic leadership.

      Managing director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Strong rewards and incentives: salary, bonus, stock, health benefits. Exciting science and transformative advanced therapy platforms.

      Cons

      Leadership says one thing (e.g., be unbossed) but consistently does another (reprisal for failure). Not a psychologically safe environment to work in: they advertise you to be open (e.g., speak your mind), but consistently reward behavior that's in line with conformity (e.g., "do what you're told" or "think my way instead of your way"). If the mid-level leadership was completely different, it could be such a MAGNIFICENT and rewarding place to work. Too bad.

      2.0
      Aug 6, 2023

      Sadly no longer the company it used to be

      Key account manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good salaries Good, flexible, benefits

      Cons

      Too many restructures in the last 4-5 years, the outcomes of which have been detrimental to customer relationships and to being effective in delivering for patients. Software for CRM and sales analysis barely fit for purpose, and not designed for the sales teams that really need them. HR is now a difficult to access part of the business and centralised, so very impersonal and unresponsive. If you like your cars, then avoid Novartis. You are forced to have a company car (allowances are not an option) and they usually have to be expensive BEVs so the list is terrible due to the high cost of these vehicles and Novartis not increasing their budgets to take account of this.

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