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 977 reviews)); "Great Culture Awesome long lasting connections Learned lots while I was there having no Pharma background" ((in 811 reviews)); "Benefits are good and scientists are motivated and talented." ((in 703 reviews)); "great people (managed not so well) and it was used to be much more scientific." ((in 432 reviews)); "Salary is good but not all" ((in 372 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 138 reviews)); "Poor leadership that is distant from ground reality due to prolonged TfG/restructuring and it's hangover." ((in 110 reviews)); "Constant layoffs and re" ((in 84 reviews)); "Limited growth opportunities; too many levels of approvals to get things done" ((in 66 reviews)); "Hard working and long hours" ((in 48 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.

What are the top reviewed Novartis locations?

Buenos Aires , Olivos , Hurlingham

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4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(9,047 total reviews)

Vas Narasimhan

86% approve of CEO

69% 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

3.4

Senior management

Novartis has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 9,047 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

2.0

Jan 10, 2018

Clinical Research Associate

Clinical research associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The colleagues on my team are pretty awesome.

Cons

Systems are archaic. Processes are out-dated. Training comes from people who haven't monitored in ages. Upper management makes decisions that put the department at risk. Direct management is lacking. I do not receive direct line support. Our team basically checks in with each other for guidance. Many studies are unorganized. There is no start-up process. Study Managers fight with internal and external vendors over access because no one knows the process. I could go on but I am not sure what my character limit is. I would end with I have many years of research experience at several Sponsors. I do not feel I fit in here.

2.0

May 24, 2017

Very upset with my decisions to be in this organization

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The setup is amazing owing to the brand value associated with it. The work life balance is good and a company to look out for in later career

Cons

I hardly see such extreme favoritism outside MES. no transparency. There are so many bad things in he group that 20 words seems too less to begin.

1.0

Apr 9, 2017

Low cost Novartis, a third world company at heart of one of the richest country

Analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The campus is gorgeous, few competent people still remain, but for how long ?

Cons

No management vision, obsessed by offshoring competent people job to India and short term savings. The quality is gone, I do not even know how we make it to regulation filing. The pipeline is far worst than what people think.

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