Enriching and challenging, worked in research - Scientist Novartis Employee Review

4.0
Feb 23, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Lots of networking opportunities, great working environments (buildings are mostly nice and up to date and with a lot of space and natural lighting), lower levels can get to interact with higher levels. Competitive pay and great life/work balance.

Cons

Having done PHD and or post doc in Novartis will not help much landing a position in there. Often management does not consult lower levels when taking decisions, and these are not communicated to all levels a it should. Communication and integration issues exist.

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5.0
May 16, 2026
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Pros

people are friendly and easy to work with

Cons

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2.0
May 25, 2026
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Pros

Pays pretty well in comparison to similar jobs in the market

Cons

Unstable schedule where you are often asked to come in overnight (1-2 am) regardless of if you have worked the previous day or are off. Basically feels like you're permanently on-call to conduct environmental monitoring. Training is slow. The Micro dept in general is currently understaffed. The job also involves lab work once you are done with your daily environmental monitoring tasks. The work never ceases and the Technicians as a whole has several responsibilities. Promotions seem to come very slowly here.

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