Novartis Pharmaceuticals – “excellent compensation package comes with issues”

Pros

The compensation is excellent and the 401K match is very strong

Cons

Operational overlaps, beareaucratic, timlines are constantly shifted, accountability is lacking, talent is marginal

Advice to Senior Management

provide a more extensive review process in hiring, update systems to 2009, rely more on in-house talent rather than outsourcing, give unlimited personal time and management discretion, like other pharmaceutical companies, offer floating holidays, don't shut down over xmas break