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 (206) , 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 (57)

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 994 reviews)); "Great Culture Awesome long lasting connections Learned lots while I was there having no Pharma background" ((in 792 reviews)); "Benefits are good and scientists are motivated and talented." ((in 723 reviews)); "great people (managed not so well) and it was used to be much more scientific." ((in 433 reviews)); "Salary is good but not all" ((in 390 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Novartis according to real employee reviews?

"poor management and handling of issues raised" ((in 255 reviews)); "If we are in good managers team... It's the best place to work... Else it's a hell...." ((in 141 reviews)); "Poor leadership that is distant from ground reality due to prolonged TfG/restructuring and it's hangover." ((in 118 reviews)); "Growth opportunity is limited and depends on your team" ((in 64 reviews)); "Too much bureaucracy and politics" ((in 42 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

Novartis reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(9,052 total reviews)

Vas Narasimhan

86% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

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Novartis has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 9,052 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).

Reviews by job title

9K reviews

1.0

Sep 25, 2016

Terrible

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great co-workers. Decent benefits.

Cons

The bad news is the stress will ensure that you'll use every bit of your health benefits. Terrible, clueless leadership. The company has been going through a reorganization for 2 years and keeps tripping over itself in the process. They have no regard for employees as human beings. They are simply a commodity and an expense to be reduced at any opportunity. And then management wonders why they can never retain good talent. They have the most "ethics training" requirements I've ever seen, but they are incredibly unethical. People who have been with the company for 30+ years and have sacrificed themselves and time with family for the company are being made to reapply for their own jobs!

1.0

Dec 29, 2015

Harassment

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly colleagues. Decent compensation, helping collegues

Cons

Managers are the worst. Threaten employees to get done cheap quality work.

1.0

Dec 2, 2015

Worked with Novartis Healthcare PVT Ltd, Hyderabad

Senior manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Good work -life balance - World class facility

Cons

- Highly political environment - Older employees (especially old management) heavily involved in lobbying - Very very low integrity with older management group- very rampant

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