Good company but no opportunities for growth - Senior Sales Consultant Novartis Employee Review

3.0
3 Jan 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Novartis used to be the most stable of the large pharma companies to work for. Very ethical company with a strong pipeline.

Cons

Recently upper management ordered a significant downsizing. The company's multi billion dollar flagship drug is going generic in 2012. Novartis has implemented a hiring freeze for the past several years. Little chance of getting into company right now and little opportunities for promotion.

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Pros

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Cons

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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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