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 improved by 1% over the last 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 991 reviews)); "Great Culture Awesome long lasting connections Learned lots while I was there having no Pharma background" ((in 789 reviews)); "Good benefits and you get to work with very talented and intelligent individuals." ((in 715 reviews)); "great people (managed not so well) and it was used to be much more scientific." ((in 427 reviews)); "Salary is good but not all" ((in 372 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 134 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 61 reviews)); "Too much bureaucracy and politics" ((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 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

(9,040 total reviews)

Vas Narasimhan

86% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

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 9,040 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

5.0

Jan 5, 2009

Good company to work for.

Research investigator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits and compensation. Very transparent communication from upper management. Great internal education programs. The company really invests in improving worker's technical and management skills. Very stable financially thus good job security.

Cons

Favoritism during promotion. Many initiatives but not clear finish to them. Complicated corporate structure so feels like there are a lot of duplication of efforts. Novartis is trying to simplify but needs to do more.

2.0

Jan 5, 2009

Pays well, but you are a cog in the wheel

Associate director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pays well Tries to focus on innovation Not a lot of beuracracy

Cons

Every employee is treated like a number, does not value its employees Churns and burns people out, senior leadership is a revolving door Runs the company like a bank, is unable to invest in the long term health of the business (R&D, IT, etc)

2.0

Dec 29, 2008

Great benefits, poor culture. Not recommended for sensitive types.

It project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great opportunities for learning and personal development. Good salary. Difficult to beat the salary, if you can tolerate the unhealthy culture.

Cons

A company which is full of pushy middle-managers with no life outside Novartis. Make your manager think that you work long hours, shout loudly about small achievements, and suck up to the right people and you will do well at Novartis. The people who do the work are not necessarily the ones who are rewarded. Keep your head down, and work efficiently and you'll end up stuck in the same job forever. A strong separation between the "loved" and "unloved" in Novartis. Depending on your manager and your department within the organization, associates might be offered 1000 times more development opportunities (e.g. MBA-sponsorship) than other, similarly-motiviated and capable employees.

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Jobs at Novartis

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Paris

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