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 improved by 1% over the last 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 991 reviews)); "Great Culture Awesome long lasting connections Learned lots while I was there having no Pharma background" ((in 789 reviews)); "Good benefits and you get to work with very talented and intelligent individuals." ((in 715 reviews)); "great people (managed not so well) and it was used to be much more scientific." ((in 427 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 134 reviews)); "Poor leadership that is distant from ground reality due to prolonged TfG/restructuring and it's hangover." ((in 113 reviews)); "Lack of growth opportunities in the US offices / constant layoffs over past decade have been exhausting and frustrating." ((in 87 reviews)); "Growth opportunity is limited and depends on your team" ((in 61 reviews)); "Too much bureaucracy and politics" ((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.

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4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(9,040 total reviews)

Vas Narasimhan

86% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.9

Culture & values

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

Novartis has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 9,040 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

Jan 11, 2010

it stands and falls with management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

international pharmaceutical company, you meet interesting people from all over the world, there would be a potential for a great career if you are lucky to have a self-confident enough manager who is willing to support you.

Cons

maybe too big, extremely political and hierarchical, pressure comes right top down, you can end up in a situation where you are stuck for your career development. Management shows little to no interest in people management nor in training and development of their employees. Poor work-life-balance. No interest in retaining their talented employees, there are enough newcomers who are keen to have their jobs.

3.0

Jan 10, 2010

Aqua

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Favourable Salary for PEI, Good benefits

Cons

Questionable leadership , employees are pushed too hard, ethics questionable (PEI site), favoritism is rampant and treatment of some is unfair

3.0

Jan 9, 2010

Every man for himself.

Cdm

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pension plan. Very few Co. still have that. Cheap lunches. GYM on campus. Free Coffee, milk and tea on every floor. Little lunch rooms on every floor. Management generally leaves you alone and let's you manage your own time and projects.

Cons

Greasy, low quality food offered at campus lunch rooms. Global management are bunch of cheerleaders with no intension of changing the horrid bureaucratic structure that handicaps the process tremendously. Understaffed departments = overworked staff. Incredibly cumbersome system of processes and internal guidelines that hinders the workflow. Employee turnover is very high. Knowledge transfer and training is poorly organized. Every new employee left to collect the knowledge for themselves and often fail to do so.

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