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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Reviews by job title

9K reviews

2.0

Oct 22, 2008

Keep your resume updated.

Corporate drone

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

NVS provides great benefits and the tradeable options are great in this economy.

Cons

Despite what Senior Management say, the culture is "make your numbers or you're fired." Lousy severance package.

4.0

Oct 7, 2008

Good place to work

pharmaceutical sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good products, good street name, team environment. Started my career here in order to make Great Work-Life balance. Very collaborative work environment. Great encouragement to the employees from the management for learning courses that contribute to career development, professional and personal growth.

Cons

promotional opportunities are scarce, territories are huge It is a big company, and you will feel invariably feel the beauracracies largely attributed to big companies. To get promoted you really have to invest considerable amount of time doing all the extra other things

2.0

Sep 7, 2008

Paralysis by Analysis

Associate it director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits if you have a family. Also have good pension and medical that isn't very expensive. Global company that is doing well financially

Cons

Employees are not trusted or empowered. Hi level of constant review and approval before moving forward. Promotions are not based on accomplishments or meeting/exceeding objective. They are based on being "friends" with the right people. Company wastes a lot of money by over analysing and gaining approval from too many decision makers

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