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 (207) , Analyst (198) , Director (185) , Senior Analyst (160) , 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 1000 reviews)); "Great Culture Awesome long lasting connections Learned lots while I was there having no Pharma background" ((in 800 reviews)); "Benefits are good and scientists are motivated and talented." ((in 729 reviews)); "great people (managed not so well) and it was used to be much more scientific." ((in 425 reviews)); "Salary is good but not all" ((in 371 reviews))

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

"poor management and handling of issues raised" ((in 249 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 117 reviews)); "Stressful work environment due to frequent layoffs." ((in 85 reviews)); "Hard working and long hours" ((in 48 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?

Rueil-Malmaison , Huningue , Paris , Les Ulis , Lyon , Suisse , Saint-Étienne , Troyes , Pau , Chatou , Montpellier , Givors , Labège , Dijon

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Novartis reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(9,060 total reviews)

Vas Narasimhan

86% approve of CEO

69% 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 9,060 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 Pharmaceutique et biotechnologie industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

9K reviews

2.0

Jun 3, 2021

Horrible Culture

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Salary and Great benefits

Cons

Leadership is not transparent. Does not allow open dialogue! Always looking to put you down, not build you up.

2.0

Feb 19, 2021

horrible culture

Associate director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good benefit, including both pay, health insurance and retirement

Cons

In this company, you just need to network to succeed, you don't need to perform or deliver anything tangible. the best asset you can have is lip service. as long as someone on the top likes you, you are on the right track. If you actually have some capabilities of doing something, go to some other company that will reward your talents.

1.0

Jan 23, 2021

Cell Associate

Cell processing associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The hiring process was fast. On boarding orientation was great. You can see another nice campus before you start your work at Morris Plains.

Cons

The site needs qualified and experienced managers, but instead they fire and hire low level workers who are work horses in the company. High turnover meaning cell associates and specialists do not stay in the company for long. No growth within the company. No work life balance. They expect you to work inside the clean room gowned up all day. This is not a regular office job and a normal human being can't be inside the clean room for that long. However, HR and managers do not understand that.

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