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 1004 reviews)); "Really striving to have a good culture and to have an open mindset" ((in 801 reviews)); "Good benefits and you get to work with very talented and intelligent individuals." ((in 730 reviews)); "great people (managed not so well) and it was used to be much more scientific." ((in 438 reviews)); "Salary is good but not all" ((in 369 reviews))

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

"If we are in good managers team... It's the best place to work... Else it's a hell...." ((in 137 reviews)); "Poor leadership that is distant from ground reality due to prolonged TfG/restructuring and it's hangover." ((in 113 reviews)); "Limited growth opportunities; too many levels of approvals to get things done" ((in 63 reviews)); "communicative middle and upper management that displays hubris." ((in 44 reviews)); "Too much bureaucracy and politics" ((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 Novartis locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Paris , Rueil-Malmaison , Huningue , Les Ulis

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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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9K reviews

4.0

Oct 19, 2010

Novartis pros and cons

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent facilities, great compensation, part-time work possible, teleworkiing possible, finanacially sound organization, important role in our health care, great place for those on the fast track and willing to make a fast-tracked career.

Cons

Mega company especially when working at headquarters, impersonal, personnel and management turnaround is very fast resulting in staff insecurity, change is good but constant change creates insecurity and frustration

3.0

Oct 15, 2010

Good place to retire

Research investigator ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Exposure, resources, big pharma work culture, get to meet doctors and patients aswell, stable job, slow but steady promotions, great work llife balance

Cons

slow growth, monetary compensation not the best, not a good retainer of employees, too diversified, great gap between research and translational science, data access at research not great

4.0

Sep 22, 2010

Great option for an industry postdoc

Postdoctoral scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great resources, great collaborators, smart people, and competitive pay. If you are looking for an opportunity to learn drug development, but focus on basic (publishable) biomedical research for your postdoc, NIBR is the place to do it.

Cons

If you are looking to get hired on after your postdoc is over, this probably isn't the place to try. It happens, but it's somewhat rare. You also have to remember that publishing is your priority, not anybody else's at the company. Everyone else is focused on making drugs, not publishing.

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