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 988 reviews)); "Great Culture Awesome long lasting connections Learned lots while I was there having no Pharma background" ((in 809 reviews)); "Good benefits and you get to work with very talented and intelligent individuals." ((in 706 reviews)); "great people (managed not so well) and it was used to be much more scientific." ((in 444 reviews)); "Good Salary and Bonus." ((in 383 reviews))

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

"poor management and handling of issues raised" ((in 259 reviews)); "If we are in good managers team... It's the best place to work... Else it's a hell...." ((in 139 reviews)); "Poor leadership that is distant from ground reality due to prolonged TfG/restructuring and it's hangover." ((in 117 reviews)); "Constant layoffs happening every year" ((in 88 reviews)); "Growth opportunity is limited and depends on your team" ((in 64 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

(9,061 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 9,061 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

5.0

Dec 10, 2013

No. 1 by 2016

Postdoctoral

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

fast growing, best portfolio, splendid campus, talented employees, salary is high. will become No.1 pharma by 2016. social responsibility.

Cons

work is too stressful; managers are pushy. projects are often pushed too fast. sometimes work can't be done perfectly.

2.0

Dec 9, 2013

"We beleive to managers not to employees" - HR Head said

It field

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

start with reorganizations of deparments

Cons

- psicological pressure e.g. mobbing seems to be part of company values and behaivours. - long stayed people often are useless -in generally the level of professionality is not so high as could be expected, but the arrogance and never accept own mistakes or errors are out of mesure -hr people are not too skilled and most worried about their promotions duing powerpoint presentation -many people specially managers change the position to higher or to same level every 1.5 -2 years. What could be achived for the company during this short time?

4.0

Dec 6, 2013

Generally good company, Lots of bureaucracy

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Awesome people, good benefits, secure working environment, job stability

Cons

Bureaucratic, sometimes the work is tedious, work environment is outdated and austere

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No. 1 by 2016

"We beleive to managers not to employees" - HR Head said

Generally good company, Lots of bureaucracy

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