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 969 reviews)); "Great Culture Awesome long lasting connections Learned lots while I was there having no Pharma background" ((in 790 reviews)); "Good benefits and you get to work with very talented and intelligent individuals." ((in 691 reviews)); "great people (managed not so well) and it was used to be much more scientific." ((in 437 reviews)); "Good Salary and Bonus." ((in 380 reviews))

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

"poor management and handling of issues raised" ((in 262 reviews)); "If we are in good managers team... It's the best place to work... Else it's a hell...." ((in 141 reviews)); "Poor leadership that is distant from ground reality due to prolonged TfG/restructuring and it's hangover." ((in 119 reviews)); "Growth opportunity is limited and depends on your team" ((in 60 reviews)); "communicative middle and upper management that displays hubris." ((in 43 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

(9,045 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 9,045 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

Jan 17, 2011

Was better when it was Chiron

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Excellent location (heart of Biotech Bay) within a not-so-urban-yet-not-so-industrial setting. -Employees show great team-work efforts in their respective departments as well as do their best to be accommodating to their respective customers. -Depending on who your manager is...they MIGHT listen to you.

Cons

-Depending on who your manager is...they MIGHT not care about the following: you, your need for professional growth, your opinions, your diligent efforts to improve, and if you've made errors will make it a point to overshadow the positives with the negatives. -Micromanagement is not a style--it's a way of life. -If you're looking for sympathy you're barking up the wrong tree. -Hiring temps (contractors) and constantly renewing their contracts without even so much as notifying them as to when their contract is actually up or whether or not that temp even WANTS to renew their contract

2.0

Jan 13, 2011

Good experience, but keep looking...

Senior sales consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The base compensation is very good. The benefits package is fair. Good people to work WITH (not for).

Cons

Base compensation is good because you WILL get screwed on your numbers, yet be held accountable for them. Often the numbers for previous quarters will go up AFTER you've been paid and chewed out for not hitting goal. The expectation recently has been growth of 15-25% quarter per quarter. Very difficult to accomplilsh. Management is comprised of older reps who competed on a much different landscape OR younger reps who had a huge formulary win and won President's Club (they were given a gift).

2.0

Jan 11, 2011

Frustrating

Sales consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Perks such as bonuses and company car.

Cons

You're just a number in a large global behemoth such as Novartis. Your immediate manager has too much control over your fate/success with the company. Sabotage is a simple endeavor in this type of environment.

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