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 975 reviews)); "Great Culture Awesome long lasting connections Learned lots while I was there having no Pharma background" ((in 791 reviews)); "Benefits are good and scientists are motivated and talented." ((in 734 reviews)); "great people (managed not so well) and it was used to be much more scientific." ((in 433 reviews)); "Good Salary and Bonus." ((in 351 reviews))

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

"poor management and handling of issues raised" ((in 265 reviews)); "If we are in good managers team... It's the best place to work... Else it's a hell...." ((in 144 reviews)); "Poor leadership that is distant from ground reality due to prolonged TfG/restructuring and it's hangover." ((in 111 reviews)); "Growth opportunity is limited and depends on your team" ((in 66 reviews)); "communicative middle and upper management that displays hubris." ((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?

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

(9,050 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

3.5

Senior management

Novartis has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 9,050 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

Mar 18, 2012

Good company , great pipeline , poisonous environment

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great pipeline Highly profitable Good benefits , good salaries Work life balance Truly global if you desire Great top senior management

Cons

Extremely conservative to the point of being left behind In IT its diabolically bad Jobs for mates without even an interview Middle management block all good ideas Can't even get the basics like infrastructure to work IT middle management are administrators - zero innovation Don't kid yourself you can make a difference , you can't , change is not encouraged , toe the line is the company policy. As long as you agree with your boss you will be fine , do as you are told , nod your head in agreement and you will be promoted to your level of incompetence.

3.0

Mar 14, 2012

Solid

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fast paced, detail oriented, analytics required in all positions. Good communications, many employee services exist like cafeteria, company store, gym etc.

Cons

At the company information and activity is internally directed, which can also include employee communications and services which are robust at the company

5.0

Mar 7, 2012

My experience at Novartis has been very positive and I wish to be retained in the downsizing

Executive sales consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Well respected company, excellent products and good resources to do my job

Cons

inability to get new products to market

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