Does Novartis pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Novartis employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Novartis. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Novartis?

80% of Novartis employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Novartis 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Novartis?

Manager (268) , Associate Director (205) , Analyst (198) , Director (185) , Senior Analyst (159) , Intern (144) , Project Manager (139) , Sales Representative (130) , Medical Representative (91) , Business Analyst (90) , Internship (71) , Medical Science Liaison (MSL) (69) , Senior Manager (64) , Scientist (58) , Data Scientist (56)

What are the pros of working at Novartis according to real employee reviews?

"The work life balance is good and a company to look out for in later career" ((in 971 reviews)); "Great Culture Awesome long lasting connections Learned lots while I was there having no Pharma background" ((in 808 reviews)); "Good benefits and you get to work with very talented and intelligent individuals." ((in 707 reviews)); "great people (managed not so well) and it was used to be much more scientific." ((in 430 reviews)); "Good Salary and Bonus." ((in 367 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Novartis according to real employee reviews?

"If we are in good managers team... It's the best place to work... Else it's a hell...." ((in 135 reviews)); "Poor leadership that is distant from ground reality due to prolonged TfG/restructuring and it's hangover." ((in 112 reviews)); "Constant layoffs happening every year" ((in 86 reviews)); "Limited growth opportunities; too many levels of approvals to get things done" ((in 63 reviews)); "Hard working and long hours" ((in 47 reviews))

What are employees saying about Novartis layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Novartis layoffs and their outlook for job security at Novartis in 2026.

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Novartis reviews

Item: Novartis
Rating: 1
Author: Principal Scientist

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(9,041 total reviews)

Vas Narasimhan

86% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.9

Culture & values

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

Novartis has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 9,041 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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Reviews by job title

9K reviews

1.0

Feb 7, 2017

Supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary and benefits are about it.

Cons

Good old boys mindset. Stressful environment. Definitely a disconnect between upper management and reality.

1.0

Jan 12, 2016

Dont even think about it....

Principal scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good campus (in Basel), good place to procrastinate and do bare minimum and still draw a salary!

Cons

Extremely political, toxic management, employees/teams pitted against one another, end year review is a joke (popularity contest), extremely high attrition rates in most teams

2.0

Dec 3, 2010

NOVARTIS .. NO WAY STAY AWAY

Senior global insights manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay and benefits are industry average .. good ground to network and best of class in some areas

Cons

Glass ceiling and career path discussed with your manager is just a paper Sr mgmt is bunch of bullies (alpha dogs) and that is a reflection of the rest of the food chain .. long working hours and no understanding of work life balance very negative culture .. and focused on CHF, and more CHFand more $$$$$ .. job cuts announced to the public if it happens in the US .. other places are done quietly they have a marketing term for job cuts, they call it increasing novartis productivity ... they are moving the jobs to INDIA .. that is all. They will bring it back in 2015 when they realize that such model will not work.

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