Integrating more with global Novartis. - Senior Scientist II Novartis Employee Review

5.0
20 July 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The San Diego site is integrating with the rest of Novartis which comes with positives and negatives. Benefits are good and scientists are motivated and talented.

Cons

The site is less agile now and there are more meetings than ever including early morning meetings which negatively effect work life balance. Projects are also harder to start.

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5.0
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Pros

people are friendly and easy to work with

Cons

daily commute takes longer than expected

2.0
25 May 2026
Recommend
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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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