Novartis Pharmaceuticals Reviews

Pros

I'm exposed to various experience

Cons

There's No work life balance

Advice to Senior Management

Please support your employee more than that.

Pros

-amazing benefit packages: healthcare packages, bonuses, 401K, education reimbursement, childcare, etc
-Great pay
-great work environment
-friendly employees who are always willing to help others

Cons

-not enough people give focused presentations or host focused meetings- a lot of time is wasted as at meetings as a result

Advice to Senior Management

generally approve senior management decisions

Pros

There are always more opportunities

Cons

sometimes relocating is difficult with novartis

Advice to Senior Management

Most of the process are managed very well

Pros

Solid company that has an outstanding pipeline and treats people with respect. Overall culture is good and not toxic like other big pharma companies.

Cons

Lack of Senior leaderships knowledge in Oncology has created a large gap in productivity and direction for the Oncology business Unit

Advice to Senior Management

Stop making decisions on the direction of the business unit based on your past (primary care) experiance. Don't make decisions in a vacum,include the field based leadership to provide insights that could reduce negative situations.

Pros

Financially well managed and weathering the patent cliff better than most. Novartis has also avoided large layoffs in their scientific areas.

Cons

Not enough organic promotions for senior management. Novartis should give opportunities to mid level managers to be promoted to higher position.

Advice to Senior Management

Give preference to internal candidates when looking to fill a position. If internal candidates are could potentially be qualified but lack experience they should still be considered in the succession planning based on performance and development potential.

Pros

beneifts, people, salary, work life balance

Cons

too many changes and too many people doing the same job

Advice to Senior Management

staop with all of the presentations

Pros

intellectually challenging work, collaborative environment

Cons

work load sometimes can be a bit more than other firms as far as i know

Pros

Stable company. Good products. Good people to work with. Good salary, medical insurance and other benefits. Yearly bonus for office staff. Acceptable office.

Cons

Very bad IT situation. Strange software. Too much outsourcing. Very slow and unusual decisions. Too much bureaucracy.
Too much outsourcing. Yes, I sad it twice.

Advice to Senior Management

I can offer only advice about IT. Key software should be developed in the company. "We are not an IT company" - is myth. This opinion is good only for outsourcing companies. More outsourcing you have - less flexible you are.

Pros

pipeline is promising, employees work hard.

Cons

upper management is impacting the employee morale in a negative way

Advice to Senior Management

Please be more kind and respectful to the employees-

Pros

The when I was working there was very good. The products were above average. The training was hard but comprehensive. The compensation package was excellent.

Cons

I had a District Manager that had never sold anything in his life. He was from the East Coast and did not know anything about how Mid Western people interact. Very difficult to do a drive with.

Advice to Senior Management

Accurate feedback to associates. Giving representatives positive and negative suggestions if needed. But, for the betterment of the company. More one on one training.