Typical Big Pharma ? - Sourcing Novartis Employee Review

3.0
Aug 12, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Opportunities to work in a global environment Good training opportunities Generally pays well

Cons

Poor use of people and talents Too much politics and internal in-fighting HR function is very weak and not helpful Impemenation of projects and global initiatives are wasteful and poorly managed Disconnect between management and reality Management by powerpoint

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Pros

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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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