Good pay and prospects if you can tolerate the unhealthy work environment - Finance Manager Novartis Employee Review

2.0
Jul 1, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Novartis offers very good pay and benefits and there is excellent scope to make international moves inside the company.

Cons

There is a very high turnover of people in middle to senior management roles, with constant restructuring/reorganisation and reinvention of processes. This generates lots of change but without clear direction. Novartis is also very top-down driven, and there is a low level of trust from management and between colleagues. Perceived poor performance is usually quickly followed by a change in personnel, although this is often not done objectively. So if you want to build a long career in Novartis you need to stay nimble and avoid being closely associated with anything that might turn out badly.

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5.0
Apr 17, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great leaders of the program, Jess and Raf, they still keep in touch with past interns good envrionemnt, had living provided and cahrlie car got very close with other interns (network for life)

Cons

Training was long and the mentors shoudlve done it too some of the departments are clicky and some mentors suck and skip through the training

5.0
Jul 3, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good company and culture in general

Cons

Constant reorganization and lay offs make ppl anxious

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