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 been stable over the past 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 988 reviews)); "Great Culture Awesome long lasting connections Learned lots while I was there having no Pharma background" ((in 807 reviews)); "Benefits are good and scientists are motivated and talented." ((in 697 reviews)); "great people (managed not so well) and it was used to be much more scientific." ((in 435 reviews)); "Salary is good but not all" ((in 366 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 143 reviews)); "Poor leadership that is distant from ground reality due to prolonged TfG/restructuring and it's hangover." ((in 110 reviews)); "Lack of growth opportunities in the US offices / constant layoffs over past decade have been exhausting and frustrating." ((in 85 reviews)); "Growth opportunity is limited and depends on your team" ((in 60 reviews)); "communicative middle and upper management that displays hubris." ((in 42 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

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

4.1

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

Dec 13, 2021

Horrible place. Run away

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Just a big company but really no pros

Cons

Politics, treat people badly, reorg every 6months, chance of moving up if you are diversity only.

1.0

Apr 21, 2021

Cutthroat / Disappointment for Novartis

Qc associate scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary is higher than other companies

Cons

Favoritism is rampant and only certain individuals get promoted if the managers have them in their good books / no room for any real growth / disparity in shifts in terms of staff available / insufficient training provided but initially was promised

1.0

Sep 29, 2020

Nightmare

Procurement director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Many of my peers are just wonderful people. The Campus is still impressive. Some technologies this company is practicing (e.g. CAR-T) are life saving for certain patients.

Cons

Everybody is operating in a survival mode. A culture of fear! Many managers are simply bullies (even physically!!), especially on the CEO-2 and-3 level. The main "products" they are working on are slide decks. Some of those suspects don't even really understand what this company is doing. It's way beyond their intellectual and educational horizon. 20% of your time you are working for the patient; 80% you are working for useless, incompetent managers!

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