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 982 reviews)); "Great Culture Awesome long lasting connections Learned lots while I was there having no Pharma background" ((in 795 reviews)); "Good benefits and you get to work with very talented and intelligent individuals." ((in 723 reviews)); "great people (managed not so well) and it was used to be much more scientific." ((in 435 reviews)); "Good Salary and Bonus." ((in 382 reviews))

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

"poor management and handling of issues raised" ((in 258 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)); "Lack of growth opportunities in the US offices / constant layoffs over past decade have been exhausting and frustrating." ((in 87 reviews)); "Growth opportunity is limited and depends on your team" ((in 69 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

May 18, 2010

Good pay and benefits, bad work environment and culture

Sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great pay and benefits, company car. most of the sales reps are good people to work with that understand the team mentality.

Cons

goals are almost always unattainable. nothing is ever good enough. constant fire drills and conference calls based on performance. highly unstable work environment.

1.0

May 18, 2010

Negative, narcissistic culture

Development

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company has a good pipeline with varied pharmacology and targets Innovative approach to early phase development Global, diversified business active in several healthcare sectors (generics, eyecare, vaccines etc) in addition to pharmaceuticals

Cons

The culture is unusually negative and political, almost toxic compared to other companies I've worked for. Novartis is a good place to ruin your career, unless you are lucky enough to favoured by a member of the 'CEG club'. Even then beware, people are commonly taken out/demoted without warning, like a sniper shot. There is a significant disconnect between what is said to employees (innovative, creative, work-life balance, honesty, patient-focused) and what is practised day-to-day (over-work, punitive removals from post, negativity, control, favoritism, the 'club' - Corporate Executive Group). The constant stream of company news is all spin and propaganda, it's painfully obvious to most employees, except managers in 'the club'. It's almost funny if it wasn't so awful.

2.0

May 15, 2010

The company needs to motivate its employees.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company is a good stepping stone. Collaboration across departments is commendable. The company has a good bunch of scientists.

Cons

A lack of motivation, compensation and teamwork is rampant. The company needs not better scientists, but better managers who are good scientists.

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