Novartis Overview
4.0★- www.novartis.com/
- Basel, Switzerland
- 10000+ Employees
- 31 Locations
- Type: Company - Public (NVS)
- Founded in 1996
- Revenue: Unknown / Non-Applicable
- Biotech & Pharmaceuticals
At Novartis, we are reimagining medicine!
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We all want to feel inspired at work. And being able to inspire others is an added bonus. But when your daughter calls you her ‘hero’ then that is truly special! As Novartis celebrates being named one of the ‘World’s Top Companies for Women 2023’ by Business Magazine Forbes, we recognize the women who lead the way in creating diverse, equitable and inclusive workplaces. Places where we can all thrive together.

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Novartis Reviews

Pros
The campus is pleasant with many amenities. Flexibility of working from home. The salary is ok. IT is responsive and useful. Some colleagues care about patients. These are the same people who are competent, helpful and have integrity.
Cons
The lack of integrity is blatant: towards patients first and this is also reflected in relationships between colleagues. The word “accountability” is completely unknown. I noticed inappropriate behavior from several Global directors, including: the use of a condescending tone, sexist and/or age-related comments, and homophobic “jokes.” Examples: one who mentions his genitals, another who says “If you don’t call me [nickname], it’s because we haven’t spent the night together yet”. I highly recommend seeking help outside the company first before contacting Speak Up, the department officially responsible for investigating and acting on violations of the internal Code of Ethics and/or the law. From what I've seen, Local teams are more competent than Global teams. Some people talk, hide their ignorance behind their arrogance and enjoy giving orders while others do the work. The Global strategy is unclear, without vision – although this probably varies by therapeutic area. Advancing a project that is important to patients and defined as a priority is a feat. A new organizational change is underway, which is surprising considering the one that happened only a few months ago. Employees fear for their place, that’s understandable. This makes ego problems worse. There's nothing worse than coworkers projecting their insecurities onto you.
Novartis Interviews
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Recruiter reached out, asked some behavioural questions with examples provided. Then did not hear back for over 2 weeks and recruiter finally responded with: lacking strategic depth (Linkedin suggested a high skills match). My acquaintance also had the exact same experience and feedback.InterviewProvide examples of when you had to communicate with stakeholders at different level.
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Novartis Awards & Accolades
- Novartis included again in the 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index, 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index, 2023
- Fortune's Global 500, Fortune.com, 2023
- Novartis recognized as Stonewall Top Global Employer 2022 with Silver Award, Stonewall Top Global Employers 2022, 2022
- Novartis was included in Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies list, Fortune.com, 2022
- Global Top Employer, Top Employers Institute, 2021
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Employees rate Novartis 4 out of 5 stars based on 8,802 anonymous reviews on Glassdoor. In 2021, Novartis employees have voted their company to be one of Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work.
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63% of employees think that Novartis has a positive business outlook. This is based on anonymous employee reviews submitted on Glassdoor.