Novartis reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(9,039 total reviews)
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Vas Narasimhan

86% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Novartis has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 9,039 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Novartis employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Farmacéutica y biotecnología industry (3.5 stars).

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9K reviews
2.0
Apr 30, 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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