Limited career growth, Basel politics, siloed. - Consultant Novartis Employee Review

2.0
30 Apr 2026
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Pros

Novartis Ireland has a very good culture and leaders take an active interest in employee wellbeing and promote knowledge sharing across teams. Work life balance is reasonable. AI program underway so much opportunity to learn.

Cons

The company-wide restructuring simplified org structures, however it remains very vertical and with much politics. Very bad at change management and IT projects. High degree of nepotism extending from Basel, promotions are based on who you know and not what. Career opportunities in Ireland are limited.

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5.0
16 May 2026
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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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