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    Found 2988 reviews

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    89%
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    Novartis CEO Vas Narasimhan
    Vas Narasimhan
    304 Ratings
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    1. Featured Review
      Helpful (1)

      "Loved my job at Novartis"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Culture & Values
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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Communications Manager in Basel
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

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

      Pros

      Incredibly smart and talented colleagues, interesting projects, lots of opportunities

      Cons

      None, I loved my job there

      Novartis2019-01-21
    2. Helpful (1)

      "Novartis Pharmaceuticals"

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      Current Employee - Sales Representative 
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

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

      Pros

      Great company to work for. Lots of opportunities to grow and develop

      Cons

      No cons to report. Have had a great experience

      Novartis2018-11-28
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    3. "Strong pipeline and evolving culture in Oncology"

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      Current Employee - Reimbursemant Strategy Lead in Montreal, QC
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Novartis full-time for more than 8 years

      Pros

      Strong investment at most senior leadership in improving culture and overall competitiveness

      Cons

      Big ship to move with high aspirations for cultural transformation. So far so good though

      Advice to Management

      Keep walking the talk

      Novartis2019-04-18

    4. "manager"

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        Former Employee - Anonymous Employee 

        I worked at Novartis full-time

        Pros

        Employees are smart and motivated. Good opportunities for travel and working abroad

        Cons

        Not always clear what priorities are within the leadership team, path to get promoted isn't clear

        Advice to Management

        Focus on making career paths clearer

        Novartis2019-02-27

      • "Sales representative"

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        Former Employee - Anonymous Employee 
        Recommends
        Positive Outlook
        Approves of CEO

        I worked at Novartis full-time

        Pros

        Drive for excellence. Science based. High standards of performance

        Cons

        Too much internal competition. Too much politics. Too much process

        Novartis2019-02-05

      • "Take from them as much as they take from you."

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        Former Employee - Anonymous Employee 
        Doesn't Recommend
        Positive Outlook
        Disapproves of CEO

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

        Pros

        Flexible work arrangements, great salary, great benefits. Many very smart people to work with, upping your game and teaching you much.

        Cons

        You are a number, a cost, a resource. Know it and never forget it when making decisions and you'll be fine. Squeeze what you can out of them just as they do to you. Lots of politiking from Management layer up through the organization. Decisions are taken first by how it affects the person making the decision (good for them or not), then if it's good for the company, and finally for patients. At the very highest levels...

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        Advice to Management

        None. Management's concern is to the shareholders and themselves first, the concerns of the people who make everything possible is a day to day annoyance that must be managed with placation. A change would only be made if it impacts profit, and ultimately the share price.

        Novartis2018-11-09

      • "Accounting Analyst"

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        • Senior Management
        Former Employee - Anonymous Employee 
        Recommends
        Positive Outlook
        Approves of CEO

        I worked at Novartis full-time

        Pros

        Good work environment Nice offices Free parking Flexible schedule

        Cons

        Lack of career opportunities for young people

        Novartis2018-10-14

      • "Novartis Oncology"

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        Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Dorval, QC
        Recommends
        Positive Outlook
        Approves of CEO

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

        Pros

        Novartis has a great R&D Team and a great Pipeline. Culture et truly patient focus and take into consideration impact on medical practice.

        Cons

        Limited career opportunity. Despite the presence of programs, only a few chosen one are selected to continue. Highly dependant on who you are working for. VERY high turn over of management (ex-pat) makes for inconsistent leadership practice.

        Advice to Management

        D&I is not just a gender thing... it should also take into consideration non traditional thinker. The company would benefit from listening to interverts as they may make better leaders on long run...

        Novartis2018-09-28

      • "Intern"

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        Former Employee - Anonymous Employee 
        Recommends
        Approves of CEO

        I worked at Novartis part-time

        Pros

        You can ask for projects to do. Most people are helpful and open to feedback.

        Cons

        Too many meetings. It takes a long time to get things done.

        Novartis2018-09-26

      • "Principal programmer"

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        Former Employee - Anonymous Employee 
        Recommends
        Positive Outlook
        Approves of CEO

        I worked at Novartis full-time

        Pros

        Environment was very good and friendly

        Cons

        work pressure was more at times

        Novartis2018-09-20
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