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 975 reviews)); "Great Culture Awesome long lasting connections Learned lots while I was there having no Pharma background" ((in 804 reviews)); "Benefits are good and scientists are motivated and talented." ((in 712 reviews)); "great people (managed not so well) and it was used to be much more scientific." ((in 425 reviews)); "Salary is good but not all" ((in 378 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 143 reviews)); "Poor leadership that is distant from ground reality due to prolonged TfG/restructuring and it's hangover." ((in 113 reviews)); "Frequent reorganizations and layoffs create uncertainty." ((in 85 reviews)); "Growth opportunity is limited and depends on your team" ((in 63 reviews)); "Hard working and long hours" ((in 47 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

(9,042 total reviews)

Vas Narasimhan

86% approve of CEO

70% 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

3.5

Senior management

Novartis has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 9,042 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

Feb 24, 2010

great place to work but additional incentive in monetary measures will be much appreciated

Regulatory affairs

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

open communication, transparent management, close liasion between different levels of staff, place for growth and development, fantastic prospects, potential for career advancement

Cons

salary benchmarking not disclosed, high turn over rate increasing work load for the remaining team members, multi-tasking taken for granted

3.0

Jan 28, 2010

Make the numbers ..or else!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very Result oriented culture. Bonus structure is fair.

Cons

Many flexible work arrangements are available however taking advantage of them is considered not giving 100%. Mentor programs and executive education is tribal knowledge

3.0

Jan 27, 2010

KPO Business Model

Satffing manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

We in India operating with KPO business model and first if its kind by any of the top Pharmaceutical companies in the world. The Center Of Excellence in Hyderabad has activities ranging from Wide range Marketing Analytics, FP&A,CDMA functions etc. Being the first sponsor company with this kind of business model gave a competitive edge in attracting best of talent from the third party consulting companies where most of the top pharma companies outsource these activities. Being a staffer i get to interact with talent pool across first hand and one common trigger in people moving out of third party consulting firms and woant o be a part of the sponcer company is the Span of Control and that’s exactly what the USP of NVS in attracting talent. Even when NVS don’t boast to be the best of employer on compensation & benefit stand point but then on employee engagement its definitely the best place any pharma professional can look forward to

Cons

The major disadvantage I have seen in this business model or I can call it the internal system buy-in to this business model is definitely less than what it has to be. What it percolate into the lack of quality of work getting transitioned, quality engagement, talent management etc. For it to stand and survive the business model should not be seen as stand alone outsourced model with cost arbitrage but as a major pharma and Analytics talent pool which can be leveraged to compete effectively in the market place

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