Dont even think about it.... - Principal Scientist Novartis Employee Review

1.0
12 Jan 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good campus (in Basel), good place to procrastinate and do bare minimum and still draw a salary!

Cons

Extremely political, toxic management, employees/teams pitted against one another, end year review is a joke (popularity contest), extremely high attrition rates in most teams

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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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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