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 (91) , 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 969 reviews)); "Great Culture Awesome long lasting connections Learned lots while I was there having no Pharma background" ((in 790 reviews)); "Good benefits and you get to work with very talented and intelligent individuals." ((in 691 reviews)); "great people (managed not so well) and it was used to be much more scientific." ((in 437 reviews)); "Good Salary and Bonus." ((in 380 reviews))

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

"poor management and handling of issues raised" ((in 262 reviews)); "If we are in good managers team... It's the best place to work... Else it's a hell...." ((in 141 reviews)); "Poor leadership that is distant from ground reality due to prolonged TfG/restructuring and it's hangover." ((in 119 reviews)); "Growth opportunity is limited and depends on your team" ((in 60 reviews)); "communicative middle and upper management that displays hubris." ((in 43 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

(9,047 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

3.4

Senior management

Novartis has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 9,047 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

Jan 30, 2012

Slowly turning into an average company.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits. Some smart coworkers. Pay is above average. The 401k match is excellent. Great to have a company car.

Cons

Management now treats all the employees like they are a number and no longer a person. It used to be a much warmer company. The company cars are now 4 cylinder compacts that can hardly get out of their own way. There is a stunning lack of information from senior management. They badly bungled the launch of the last few products and the pod system has resulted in too little accountability.

1.0

Jan 30, 2012

Extremely bad management, no respect for skilled professionals, over working is part of life, too many mistakes

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good salary if one can negotiate well Learning opportunity if one can find time Good benefits

Cons

Very Poor management Far away from reality Everyone is trying to move upwards by hook or by crook Too much politics No respect for skilled professionals Performance or merit does not matter in promotion, it is more based on Management's liking of a particular person

2.0

Jan 29, 2012

Not the place to be

Sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The salary and benefits are very good which makes it hard to leave. I have enjoyed the territory I have had over the past several years.

Cons

When I came here they were calling themselves a launch machine. During my career they have been unable to bring many products to market.

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