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    3.8
    76%
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    90%
    Approve of CEO
    Novartis CEO Vas Narasimhan
    Vas Narasimhan
    484 Ratings

    1. "Good salary, benefits, etc"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      Former Employee - Associate Director 

      I worked at Novartis full-time

      Pros

      Good salary, flex time, benefits, cafeteria, and people.

      Cons

      Long hours, self-preserving and self-serving management.

      Novartis2019-10-19

    2. "Commercial"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      Former Employee - CBL 

      I worked at Novartis full-time for more than 8 years

      Pros

      A leader in the business

      Cons

      instability, too many restructuring, and change

      Advice to Management

      Retain the people

      Novartis2019-10-15
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    3. "Great benefits, poor leadership"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Current Employee - MSL 
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Novartis full-time for more than 10 years

      Pros

      Benefits are great so kudos to the HR dept for getting that right.

      Cons

      This company is driven by the commercial leadership, many of whom do not have a medical or science background and are making decisions according to their business class textbooks. Not a good fit for a company that makes medicines, not widgets.

      Novartis2019-10-23
    4. Helpful (1)

      "Unethical and corrosive culture"

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      Former Employee - Medical Director US Medical in East Hanover, NJ
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Novartis full-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      Good products. Benefits are solid.

      Cons

      Culture is horrible. Managers gaslight staff. Staff are complacent and let managers bully medical directors. Marketing directs medical staff. Public face of company is a lie. Compliance investigators are a joke. HR promotes bullying management. No stability to speak of.

      Novartis2019-11-11

    5. "Not transparent"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Former Employee - Pharmaceutical Sales Representative 

      I worked at Novartis full-time

      Pros

      There are opportunities for internal movement.

      Cons

      The layoffs are large and unexpected.

      Novartis2019-10-16

    6. "great company"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Former Employee - Executive Sales Specialist 
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Novartis full-time for more than 10 years

      Pros

      great division- good leadership team

      Cons

      really large territory- only recently giving retention packages

      Novartis2019-10-01

    7. "Benefits"

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      Current Employee - Quality Control Manager in East Hanover, NJ
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at Novartis full-time for more than 10 years

      Pros

      Excellent 401K benefits and medical benefits

      Cons

      Jobs are being outsourced to cheaper labor overseas

      Advice to Management

      Needs to have a Quality Control unit in the US

      Novartis2019-09-28

    8. "Big Pharma Company"

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      Current Employee - Senior Sales Representative 

      I have been working at Novartis full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Large company with financial support for growth

      Cons

      Large company that consistently restructures

      Advice to Management

      Need more consistency year over year with sales force

      Novartis2019-09-23

    9. "Novartis"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Current Employee - Expert Global Trial Manager in East Hanover, NJ
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Novartis full-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      Great Pipeline, Benefits, Diversity, The compensation of the rate salary is very good

      Cons

      external training not provided due to cost savings

      Novartis2019-09-20
    10. Helpful (1)

      "Amazing work culture"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Current Employee - Medical Director in East Hanover, NJ
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Novartis full-time for more than 5 years

      Pros

      Big patient centric pharma company. Job security for performers. Amazing growth opportunities

      Cons

      Bureaucracy, not nimble, too large to share mutual learnings

      Novartis2019-09-16
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