Good benefits but expect to pay your dues for a long time before moving up - Clinical Manager Novartis Employee Review

4.0
Jun 20, 2010
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Pros

Large company with numerous projects will keep you constantly busy but with reasonable timelines owing to good planning in advance. Most people are decent and qualified with very few outliers. Excellent training and reasonable growth opportunities. I did not encounter any of the discriminatory behaviours that have been described in the media lately.

Cons

Size can be a disadvantage when trying to make an impression and move up. There are many others at your position and it is difficult to stand out. It is especially so for Clinical Managers (CM) who have 3 levels to go through (CM; Senior CM; Expert CM) before they can really start moving up. If you want a stable company with decent benefits, that's a great place to be. If you are looking for a quick move up, not so.

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5.0
Apr 17, 2026
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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

2.0
May 25, 2026
Recommend
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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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