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 983 reviews)); "Great Culture Awesome long lasting connections Learned lots while I was there having no Pharma background" ((in 800 reviews)); "Good benefits and you get to work with very talented and intelligent individuals." ((in 705 reviews)); "great people (managed not so well) and it was used to be much more scientific." ((in 434 reviews)); "Good Salary and Bonus." ((in 374 reviews))

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

"poor management and handling of issues raised" ((in 259 reviews)); "If we are in good managers team... It's the best place to work... Else it's a hell...." ((in 138 reviews)); "Poor leadership that is distant from ground reality due to prolonged TfG/restructuring and it's hangover." ((in 110 reviews)); "Frequent reorganizations and layoffs create uncertainty." ((in 89 reviews)); "Growth opportunity is limited and depends on your team" ((in 70 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 Novartis locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Paris , Rueil-Malmaison , Huningue , Les Ulis

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Novartis reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(9,041 total reviews)

Vas Narasimhan

86% approve of CEO

70% 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 9,041 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

Jan 13, 2011

Good experience, but keep looking...

Senior sales consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The base compensation is very good. The benefits package is fair. Good people to work WITH (not for).

Cons

Base compensation is good because you WILL get screwed on your numbers, yet be held accountable for them. Often the numbers for previous quarters will go up AFTER you've been paid and chewed out for not hitting goal. The expectation recently has been growth of 15-25% quarter per quarter. Very difficult to accomplilsh. Management is comprised of older reps who competed on a much different landscape OR younger reps who had a huge formulary win and won President's Club (they were given a gift).

2.0

Jan 11, 2011

Frustrating

Sales consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Perks such as bonuses and company car.

Cons

You're just a number in a large global behemoth such as Novartis. Your immediate manager has too much control over your fate/success with the company. Sabotage is a simple endeavor in this type of environment.

1.0

Jan 11, 2011

Dissappointing and Toxic

Executive sales consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The knowledge you gain of certain disease states is very interesting and beneficial. Establishing relationships with quality sales professionals and customers is a wonderful experience. Not having to pay for a car, gas, car insurance or repairs is a definite plus.

Cons

They treat us as if we do not have a brain. We are not appreciated as sales professionals. No one seems to know how incentives and goals are determined yet the rank you based on this bogus information.

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