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 (269) , Associate Director (206) , Analyst (198) , Director (185) , Senior Analyst (159) , Intern (144) , Project Manager (139) , Sales Representative (131) , 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 990 reviews)); "Great Culture Awesome long lasting connections Learned lots while I was there having no Pharma background" ((in 788 reviews)); "Good benefits and you get to work with very talented and intelligent individuals." ((in 709 reviews)); "great people (managed not so well) and it was used to be much more scientific." ((in 430 reviews)); "Good Salary and Bonus." ((in 382 reviews))

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

"poor management and handling of issues raised" ((in 251 reviews)); "If we are in good managers team... It's the best place to work... Else it's a hell...." ((in 140 reviews)); "Poor leadership that is distant from ground reality due to prolonged TfG/restructuring and it's hangover." ((in 120 reviews)); "Frequent reorganizations and layoffs create uncertainty." ((in 84 reviews)); "communicative middle and upper management that displays hubris." ((in 39 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

(9,056 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 9,056 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

2.0

Dec 30, 2022

Formerly Had Great Respect for Management

Sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay Good work\life balance

Cons

Under no uncertain terms should you EVER trust the Speak Up line, UNLESS you have irrefutable and well-documented facts (emails, texts, pictures) about being a member of a protected class. Management will circle the wagons (and will not stop to make up information about the employee) to protect management. This includes protection of managers who bully and intimidate and work in the grey of poor ethics. Speak Up will say that Novartis has a strict no retaliation policy - DO NOT trust it.

1.0

Dec 10, 2022

Terrible environment

Director quality

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay and benefits, good health plan and bonuses

Cons

No work life balance. The company talks a lot about it but doesn’t give the employees the bandwidth to experience it.

3.0

Aug 23, 2022

It will get worse, before it gets better

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very smart people Lots of people with high standards and ethics Good salary and benefits

Cons

Very political. Massive jobs cuts coming. The environment will be very unhealthy, for the whole 2022 and 2023. It will be "every man or himself", and already is. Large number of great talent is leaving the company, rushing through the door.

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