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 (205) , 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 (56)

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

3.0

Feb 24, 2012

High pressure, lots of growth but be prepared to move in order to be promoted

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is competitive, product line and business challenging, lots of opportunities to develop

Cons

Very few decide your fate and all it takes is one of the leader to not like you for you to be stuck. If you want to get promoted, be prepared to move where they tell you to go.

2.0

Feb 23, 2012

If you're in IT forget it....Not a good place to be

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Pay Good Benefits Business class travel

Cons

Sr. Mgmt in IT ( CIOs and VPs) are politicians. They've no clue how to run the organization efficiently.To get a high profile job it's important who you know rather what you know? Utter disdain for talent. There are good people in lower ranks who are holding their positions just because of their salary. Folks in US have monumental task of climbing up the ladder unless you're a politicians. Nobody cares for delivery. Very strong Basel culture. Everything needs to have Basel stamp.

2.0

Feb 16, 2012

Nice compensation package, but no career development.

Scientific associate ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Benefits Good Pay Good place to work if you have a young family

Cons

No career development, especially if you don't have a PhD No project input sought from staff that isn't management. You'll get a raise and a promotion, but your responsibilities will remain the same forever.

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