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 (92) , 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 988 reviews)); "Great Culture Awesome long lasting connections Learned lots while I was there having no Pharma background" ((in 807 reviews)); "Benefits are good and scientists are motivated and talented." ((in 738 reviews)); "great people (managed not so well) and it was used to be much more scientific." ((in 424 reviews)); "Good Salary and Bonus." ((in 364 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 137 reviews)); "Poor leadership that is distant from ground reality due to prolonged TfG/restructuring and it's hangover." ((in 114 reviews)); "Frequent reorganizations and layoffs create uncertainty." ((in 86 reviews)); "Growth opportunity is limited and depends on your team" ((in 66 reviews)); "Managers weren't very helpful and upper management was too busy protecting their own jobs." ((in 44 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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Novartis reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(9,048 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 9,048 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

Jun 10, 2011

Novartis is NOT a place to grow professionally

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Flexible hours and scheduling - Discounted NVD products - Average benefits. New gym. - Limited opportunities for projects abroad (nationally & internationally)

Cons

- Little recognition of effort and work. Management is quick to blame and provides little support to their own groups. - Promotions given even if individuals are not fully qualified - Work is done and prioritized in a constant "crisis" mode, providing little time and opportunity to get "normal" work done.

3.0

Nov 20, 2023

It will give you a lot of gray hair

Senior digital transformation manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Many side projects always available and opportunities to grow; - ok culture (not the worst, but not the best) - ok-ish salaries - some interesting HR programs (Spark points, internal communities, etc)

Cons

- highly political and stiff structure. its a company that lives for the rules and everyone hides behind an SOP; - its a company that sees problems and not solutions; - for some roles, that salary is not enough compensation for the headaches you will get; - most roles related to innovation and change are just for show; - training for manager is a joke.

3.0

Jul 20, 2023

Great people with positive intent, big bureaucratic fragmented processes...

Head human resources

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Great people overall in HR - everyone wants to make a difference - Streamlining of therapeutic spaces makes efficient sense in the new operating model - Company is really trying to reinvent / refresh itself with the best of intentions

Cons

- Values and behaviors are great - but there is more empty talk versus action. Post restructuring "red behaviors" seems very acceptable again if it means profits which undermines both psychological safety of associates and HR partners to the business - A LOT (and I mean A LOT) of who you know and how long you have been at Novartis is what gets you the internal jobs. It's quite exhausting. Many higher level roles are appointed and never posted even internally. - HR is being led by a non-HR leader. It is someone the CEO trusts, but not a visionary HR Leader.

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