Sandoz reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(874 total reviews)
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Richard Saynor

85% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Sandoz has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 874 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sandoz employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Farmacéutica y biotecnología industry (3.5 stars).

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874 reviews
2.0
Dec 12, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Great benefits (part of Novartis) Many bright and talented coworkers Mission of the business (access to affordable medicine)

Cons

Expectation that work is your life (work all day, night, last minute demands on weekends) People treated like 'assets'...tools to make money Sales/money is the only priority, and is reinforced over and over again by the President (PG) Short-term focus (week to week) at expense of the future Insane bureaucracy and micromanagement. Exec Committee (specifically President) is the only one who can make a decision. Zero empowerment. Fear culture..big time! Criticize-first mentality, which drives a lack of risk taking (stagnancy) Have not talked with one person who is not looking for another job...even those who have been around less than one year (check the other comments here to confirm!) President is a one-trick pony with his dictatorial style, and it's not working with the US culture. Exec Committee is also afraid of speaking up to President. Sales team not given any time to cultivate customers. Make numbers quickly or you're gone. High turnover, especially with Exec Committee. Seems like we have a whole new crew every year. No stability. New ones come in. President tells them to change everything. Creates chaos and fear.

2.0
Dec 9, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Good pay, flexible hours, lab employees love to work hard, friendly lab staff

Cons

Highly micromanaged, understaffed for expected work load, poor leadership direction, never listen to their employees advice/needs.

2.0
Oct 24, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Please note that Fougera (formerly Nycomed) is now part of Sandoz. There are some managers who are very professional and helpful. The salaries and benefits are great, as they are part of Sandoz/Novartis.

Cons

Having worked for several companies, I consider Fougera one of the worst. It has a very bad working environment, with negative attitudes, a lack of accountability, lots of complaining, and very rude and unprofessional personnel. Some employees are very lazy – including one who sleeps and snores in their cubicle for 80% of the day, and another who does not take the extra step to return trash cans to their original locations when they empty the trash (these little things make a difference). There is a lot of animosity between line staff and management. Sandoz, the governing company, is trying to implement new policies and procedures that would steer Fougera in the right direction, but there is a large amount of resistance.

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