Not the best big pharma company - Research Scientist II Novartis Employee Review

3.0
Feb 17, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-the people I work directly with are great

Cons

-no one takes responsibility/ many play the blame game and will track mistakes made by other groups -lots of push back from other departments that make my bosses not want to deal with it, so many things fall onto my group -research scientist II position feels more like a tech position - do not feel like I was hired into the correct position -3% raises when inflation has been ~7% for the past few years, they try to justify it as "this is what you would get if you went to another company because there is a committee that discusses salaries" -commute is way too long and commuter benefits don't completely cover the time and money you are spending

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5.0
Apr 17, 2026
Recommend
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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
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Pros

Good company and culture in general

Cons

Constant reorganization and lay offs make ppl anxious

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