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EMPLOYEE
PARTICIPANTS
198
TOTAL
RATINGS
1585
Updated on: June 18, 2025

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Company Culture

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Culture

This score is derived from employee ratings & reviews
4.3/5
Novartis Pharmaceuticals' Overall Culture is rated A-

Top Rated Culture Dimensions

CEO Rating
A+
Compensation
A
Environment
A
Perks & Benefits
A
Executive Team
A-

Novartis Pharmaceuticals CEO

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Vas Narasimhan Novartis Pharmaceuticals' CEO
Vas Narasimhan
81 /100
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A Day in the Life
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Novartis Pharmaceuticals employees generally work 8.8 hrs a day
Work Hours
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Employees at Novartis Pharmaceuticals report the work pace is comfortably fast
Work Pace
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86% of Novartis Pharmaceuticals employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
Coworkers
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Novartis Pharmaceuticals employees most often take 20-30 paid vacation and sick days each year
Perks & Benefits
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50% of Novartis Pharmaceuticals employees report they are happy with their work life balance
Work Life Balance
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Novartis Pharmaceuticals employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Once a quarter
Feedback
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80% of Novartis Pharmaceuticals employees call their work environment positive
Environment

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  • Positive , inspiring, team spirit, colleagues are doing lots of brainstorming, sharing ideas

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H1B Visa

In 2019, Novartis Pharmaceuticals applied for 52 H1B visas. Of the work permits applied for, 96% were approved, 2% certified-withdrawn, and 2% withdrawn.

An in-depth look at ‘Certified-withdrawn’ H1B applications at Novartis Pharmaceuticals unveil that one approved work permit application was withdrawn before the employee’s start date, and one was withdrawn by Novartis Pharmaceuticals after the employee’s start date.

Work Permit Application Outcome

52
Total Applied
  • 96% Granted (50 out of 52)
  • 0% Denied ( out of 52)
  • 2% Withdrawn Application was withdrawn by the employer before approval/rejection (1 out of 52)
  • 2% Certified-Withdrawn Application was approved but later withdrawn by employer (1 out of 52)

This data was calculated using publicly sourced data from OFLC Performance Data

Gender Score How positively women rate their overall experience at Novartis Pharmaceuticals

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50%

Novartis Pharmaceuticals currently ranks in the Top 50% of similarly sized companies on Comparably

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Diversity Score How positively minorities rate their overall experience at Novartis Pharmaceuticals

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30%

Novartis Pharmaceuticals currently ranks in the Top 30% of similarly sized companies on Comparably

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eNPS

Net Promoter Score tracks your employees' overall score to this question: "On a scale from 0-10, how likely are you to recommend working at your company to a friend?"
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25
eNPS Score
51%Promoters
23%Passives
26%Detractors
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Mission, Vision, & Values

Our mission is to discover new ways to improve and extend people's lives.

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Novartis Pharmaceuticals Culture At a Glance

198 employees at Novartis Pharmaceuticals have reviewed Novartis Pharmaceuticals across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was months ago.

Overall, the 198 Novartis Pharmaceuticals employees give their leadership a grade of A-, or Top 15% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.

Employees at Novartis Pharmaceuticals are pleased with their total compensation at Novartis Pharmaceuticals, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.

Overall, employees at Novartis Pharmaceuticals are pleased with their team. 198 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers a B+. The majority believe the meetings at Novartis Pharmaceuticals are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.

The majority of employees at Novartis Pharmaceuticals believe the environment at Novartis Pharmaceuticals is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at Novartis Pharmaceuticals is comfortably fast. About 72% of the employees at Novartis Pharmaceuticals work 8 hours or less, while 5% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.

Overall, the employees at Novartis Pharmaceuticals are happy, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.

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Perks & Benefits

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