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      Novartis

      Engaged Employer

      Novartis reviews

      4.0

      80% would recommend to a friend

      (9,052 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 9,052 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
      1.0
      Dec 29, 2015

      Harassment

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Friendly colleagues. Decent compensation, helping collegues

      Cons

      Managers are the worst. Threaten employees to get done cheap quality work.

      1.0
      Dec 2, 2015

      Worked with Novartis Healthcare PVT Ltd, Hyderabad

      Senior manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Good work -life balance - World class facility

      Cons

      - Highly political environment - Older employees (especially old management) heavily involved in lobbying - Very very low integrity with older management group- very rampant

      3.0
      Oct 6, 2015

      Knowledge workers treated like factory workers

      Global head of leadership development
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Awesome campus with a real feeling of being part of something bigger. Pride of working for a major player in Pharma. The feeling you are working for a company that helps people get well or, at least, reduces their suffering.

      Cons

      No matter how much experience you bring with you, you are treated like a trainee when you first join this company. The halls echo with the call to action: DELIVER! DELIVER! DELIVER! Everyone is in such a flurry to deliver that they often forget to stop and see if what they are delivering really adds value. You must march in step with the rest of the army of employees or you aren't moving up in this organization. There is no room for people who march to the sound of a different drum... you do what you are told, you DELIVER and forget about innovation or creativity. There is a strong 'fear culture' in many of the departments and most managers are so afraid of their bosses that they create an oppressive work environment.

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