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

Mar 14, 2011

mixed, started out with respect and autonomy over 5 years ago then changed to micromanaged, and lacking direction.

Sales consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is comparable, benefits are good, company car

Cons

consistent layoffs, all goals are short term, everything is an emergency.

1.0

Mar 8, 2011

Good place to work if you don't want to be challenged

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work/life balance, good compensation, perks that sometimes go with working in a big company. Also, a great place to work if you like working in an academic environment. The above are specific to NIBR, not necessarily all of Novartis

Cons

Very little is challenging and career growth is limited if you are not in the science areas (which I suppose make sense and is probably appropriate for the group). The above are specific to NIBR, not necessarily all of Novartis

4.0

Mar 4, 2011

generally it is fine to work here, but you will be very busy, and sometimes work overtime

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Novartis has strong pipelines, and good benefits, including great paid time off, and holidays, it also has strong internal training offers to each level employees

Cons

Generally, less promotion opportunities, and too political in office as in some other companies, and communication cross functions not good

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