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 (269) , Associate Director (207) , Analyst (198) , Director (185) , Senior Analyst (160) , Intern (144) , Project Manager (139) , Sales Representative (131) , Medical Representative (92) , Business Analyst (90) , Internship (71) , Medical Science Liaison (MSL) (69) , Senior Manager (64) , Scientist (58) , Data Scientist (57)

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 966 reviews)); "Really striving to have a good culture and to have an open mindset" ((in 818 reviews)); "Benefits are good and scientists are motivated and talented." ((in 695 reviews)); "great people (managed not so well) and it was used to be much more scientific." ((in 430 reviews)); "Good Salary and Bonus." ((in 397 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 117 reviews)); "Limited growth opportunities; too many levels of approvals to get things done" ((in 69 reviews)); "Managers weren't very helpful and upper management was too busy protecting their own jobs." ((in 45 reviews)); "Senior Management busy with initiatives they think are engaging" ((in 34 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

Novartis reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(9,063 total reviews)

Vas Narasimhan

86% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

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Novartis has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 9,063 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

Feb 21, 2014

Ex executive specialist at Novartis

Executive neuroscience specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great salary,used to be very aggressive and used to have lost of money to invest.

Cons

They had all the eggs in one basket, hypertension. No pipeline very unstable

4.0

Feb 19, 2014

I have completed 3 years in Novartis

Drug safety associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I have started my career in Novartis and its one of the best company.

Cons

No downsides beyond Novartis, i have worked in novartis as an employee and Novartis had learnt me everything about my profession, it helped me alot.

4.0

Feb 15, 2014

Very good company to grow your career

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great purpose to care and cure patients, high corporate code of conduct and social responsibility, smart and talented people, friendly and open culture

Cons

Still fragmented Divisions limit the benefits of leveraging one another, global yet does not centralize which leads to complexity and very difficult to move talent across Divisions

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