Excellent Brand, Challenging Times for Employees - Manager Novartis Employee Review

2.0
5 July 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-Great brand name and exposure to global pharmaceutical operations. -Collaborative colleagues and exposure to cross-functional international teams. - Good work-life balance in many teams, depending on your manager.

Cons

- Frequent organizational restructuring has created significant uncertainty, with teams and roles changing regularly. - Compensation growth has not kept pace with the market, making it difficult to remain competitive. - Career progression can be slow, and promotions are often inconsistent despite strong performance. - Many leadership hires come from consulting and IT services backgrounds, bringing a service-delivery mindset that doesn’t always align with building long-term business capabilities. - Some business-critical roles have been made redundant as part of restructuring initiatives, leaving employees questioning the organization’s long-term talent strategy. - Decision-making can be slow due to multiple layers of management and frequent organizational changes.

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5.0
17 Apr 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

2.0
25 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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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