Career development

One of our primary objectives is to sustain a culture of performance – a culture enabling us to "raise the bar" and ensure sustained business success in a rapidly changing and increasingly competitive market.

Performance and development planning

We are committed to giving our associates opportunities to grow and realize their full potential, and create an environment of continuous performance improvement and personal development.

All Novartis associates participate in a performance appraisal and development planning process. This process enables associates to focus on clear and ambitious goals, to set directions and priorities and to clarify expectations within the organization. In addition, this approach promotes a culture of continuous improvement, supports individuals in meeting their development goals, and strengthens organizational capabilities. This process is instrumental to improve individual, team and overall business performance.

We believe that through this commitment, which offers challenging and rewarding career opportunities, we enhance our reputation as an attractive employer.

 

Developing our top talent

Novartis is an organization where people are engaged, developed, challenged, and well rewarded for performance. We aim to attract and retain top talent. We recognize the importance of leadership at all levels of our organization in order to succeed in a challenging business environment, and are committed to providing practical processes and programs to identify, develop and inspire all our current and future leaders.

 

 

Learning and development

Identifying and developing talents is a top priority at Novartis. The Novartis Learning Program is dedicated to developing managers and inspiring them to grow as business leaders. We want to build a reputation for having an exciting workplace and encourage our associates to realize their professional ambitions.

Our executive programs are developed in close cooperation with professors and learning consultants who are among the world’s leading business minds. Unique learning methods encourage participants to discuss real business issues. Custom-designed programs take place in a learning environment that stimulates collaboration and builds strong personal and professional bonds among Novartis leaders.

 

Quality corporate learning

In 2004 Novartis became is the first pharmaceutical company to receive accreditation for its management learning programs. The European Foundation for Management Development  certified Novartis learning programs as meeting international standards.