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Rankings and awards
Novartis receives numerous awards and high rankings for our outstanding work environment. Learn more about why so many publications and workplace experts agree that Novartis is a great place to have a career.
The Scientist Best Places to Work in Industry 2010
The Scientist ranks Novartis as one of the best places to work in industry.
National Organization for Rare Disorders Corporate Award
The National Organization for Rare Disorders in the US honors Novartis our research on rare diseases.
DiversityInc Top 10 Global Diversity Companies
DiversityInc ranks Novartis No. 7 in its Top 10 Companies for Global Diversity in 2010. In 2009, Novartis was No. 8 on this list.
Vaccine Industry Excellence Awards
Novartis Vaccines receives Best Vaccine R&D Pipeline recognition at the 2010 Vaccine Industry Excellence Awards.
Learn more about our vaccines business
Fortune's World's Most Admired Companies
In 2010, Novartis was among the top three pharmaceutical companies on Fortune's list of the “World's Most Admired Companies” for the sixth consecutive year.
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The Scientist's Best Places To Work for Postdocs
Three locations of the Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR) were recognized in The Scientist's 2010 ranking of the “Best Places to Work for Postdocs” — Horsham, UK, and Basel, Switzerland, as No. 1 and No. 5 in the international list, and Cambridge, Massachusetts, as No. 4 in the US list.
Hear from a current postdoc at NIBR
Fast Company's World's Most Innovative Companies
Novartis recognized in the “World's Most Innovative Companies” list by Fast Company magazine. Novartis listed as No. 8 on the overall company list, as well as No. 1 on the biotechnology sector list.
Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes
More than 1000 companies were analyzed by SAM during 2009 to identify sector leaders. For the second year in a row, in 2009 Novartis was recognized in the pharmaceutical sector for having the strongest focus on sustainability, earning a SAM Gold distinction.
PharmaVOICE's Top 100 List
Showcasing the industry's best and brightest for five years, PharmaVOICE annually celebrates 100 of the most inspiring individuals in the life-sciences industry. In 2009, Daniel Vasella was recognized as among the most inspiring in the industry.
MedAdNews' The Most Admired Pharmaceutical Company
Every year MedAdNews ranks “The Most Admired Pharmaceutical Company,” based on subscriber polls and readers chose Novartis as No. 1 in 2009.
Universum's World's Most Attractive Employers
Based on the employer preferences of students from around the globe, Universum, the employer branding company, presents the world's Top 50 most attractive employers. In 2009, Novartis was ranked among those top 50 most powerful employer brands.
Careers

Our success depends on the creativity and performance of our associates.
Our businesses

We offer a wide range of healthcare products in pharmaceuticals, vaccines and diagnostics, generics and consumer health.
Worldwide Offices

Novartis operates in 140 countries.