Nothing great that you would expect from a top pharma company - Anonymous employee Novartis Employee Review

2.0
15 Jul 2012
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Lots of opportunities if you are willing to stretch yourself A mature pharma division Strong innovation pipeline should see the company outperform other pharma majors in the near future

Cons

Bureaucracy A 'very poor' HR organization Inconsistent approach to managing change across divisions

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Cons

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