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

1.0

May 29, 2018

Bad

Head quality

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Salary and Health Benefits

Cons

Clear sex, gender, age and race discrimination

Novartis Response

Thank you for your comment. We are sorry to hear of your experience and take all comments of discrimination seriously and as such have passed this information to the Novartis Business Practices Office (BPO). We recommend you also contact our BPO directly by email at bpo@novartis.com if you have any additional information to share. Novartis strives to create a safe and fair environment for all its associates and thank you in advance for sharing any additional information with us.

4.0

Jan 10, 2018

IT Project Manager Novartis Business Services

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great benefits, competitive pay, global organization, world class talent

Cons

lack of physical colocation, too much dependency on offshore resources, too much outsourcing, not enough internal employees, expected to be on conference calls at all hours of the day (6AM to 7PM or later)

2.0

Nov 4, 2017

Exciting pipeline but horrible management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Competitive salary, compensation, benefits, really exciting pipeline, most of the people I worked with were fantastic.

Cons

Management took advantage of so many people. It made me sick to see good people thrown under the bus or put in unfair positions or underpaid after being promised so much more or not getting credit for doing the work of 3 people. It became blood money to work there. I never regretted leaving for 1 minute.

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