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

(9,039 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 9,039 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

May 6, 2009

Excellent Company, Excellent People.

Sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

This company will provide you with the tools neccessary to launch and continue a successfull pharmaceutical career. I would suggest this company to anyone looking to advance their career or start it off!

Cons

It is in fact a large corporation which means that it is sometimes difficult to stand out above the rest. With continued hard work and dedication your name will be heard and you can be identified as a contributer to the company as a whole,

3.0

Apr 9, 2009

Narcissistic company culture attracting narcissistic managers!

human resources business unit head

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good salary, reasonable career opportunities. Novartis is a good place to work if you are very ambitious and do not care about your health and private life. The Novartis Campus Project is gigantic. So, Novartis is definitely a great place for you if you love to work in fancy buildings designed by the worlds most famous architects!

Cons

It is not really performance that counts, but how you are able to sell yourself, how you do your self-marketing.

3.0

Mar 30, 2009

Not a good place for IT professionals

It engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Benefits; Flexible working time; Working environment is friendly; Good work-life balance; A lot of training opportunities; Relative stable compared with other IT companies.

Cons

Little communication between employees and upper management; A lot of paper work for a little software change; Not a good place to build your career;

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