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 (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 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

Novartis reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(9,060 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 9,060 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).

Reviews by job title

9K reviews

3.0

Sep 30, 2013

dinner anyone we only have six tonight

Senior sales consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

friendly counterparts who stab you in the back as soon as you turn

Cons

one more rep with same products

2.0

Sep 29, 2013

Used to be a good place to work for but not any more

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Career/ talent oriented Organization Future pipelines are wonderful

Cons

Bad management attitude Internally focused problems. People loosing focus on business due to senior management style.

2.0

Sep 21, 2013

An unsustainable bureaucratic nightmare.

Operations supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Strong systems which do not leave much flexibility for the way things are done. This is a pro because consistency is very important in this industry.

Cons

The pro is also the con. The systems are so rigid that they stifle new growth and inhibit new or unique ideas. Thinking outside the box is not encouraged, mainly because any ideas are so difficult to implement, that no one wants to expend the effort. As a result, process improvement of any kind takes an army to accomplish.

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dinner anyone we only have six tonight

Used to be a good place to work for but not any more

An unsustainable bureaucratic nightmare.

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