Novartis reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(9,041 total reviews)
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Vas Narasimhan

86% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

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
2.0
Jan 20, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Competitive Salary, good vacation package, micromanagement is not present.

Cons

Procurement organization is immature. Focus on process instead of knowledge and results. Specialist positions are being filled with internal candidates without the necessary experience as loyalty reward. Corporate politics are important

5.0
Jan 19, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good employer, incredible Campus and facilities.

Cons

The onboarding was long, and their self continous learning is a time wasting system in my opinion.

4.0
Jan 19, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

good work life balance, good trainings

Cons

frequent change of teams, restructuring

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