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 971 reviews)); "Great Culture Awesome long lasting connections Learned lots while I was there having no Pharma background" ((in 801 reviews)); "Benefits are good and scientists are motivated and talented." ((in 685 reviews)); "great people (managed not so well) and it was used to be much more scientific." ((in 433 reviews)); "Good Salary and Bonus." ((in 365 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 115 reviews)); "Growth opportunity is limited and depends on your team" ((in 66 reviews)); "Managers weren't very helpful and upper management was too busy protecting their own jobs." ((in 45 reviews)); "Senior Management busy with initiatives they think are engaging" ((in 33 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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Reviews by job title

9K reviews

2.0

Jan 15, 2026

Evil CEO

Data analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good life balance and people are nice.

Cons

Prices of products are extremely high and I leave because this is bankrupting the health system

1.0

Jan 15, 2026

Bullying environment

Senior administrative assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Building and facilities, clean environment

Cons

Bullying and poor management, need to learn to work calibratively with team members

2.0

Jan 15, 2026

Paid Well Treated Terribly

Executive director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Base pay, bonus and LTI are generous compared to other companies. Some very intelligent colleagues. Great products.

Cons

Restructuring every 6-12 months. One can forgive a restructure every few years. However upper level leadership and its consultants seem to have no idea how to lead and operate a company at this scale. There is so much turnover, and the resulting paranoia for one's role passes for whatever is left of "culture" and has left many good people cynical and jaded. There is also a rampant ageism driving layoffs and firing. If you are over 50 there, forget job security - you will be pitted against younger, cheaper talent as a matter of policy. It is full-on hunger games. There are employees who use the internal "SpeakUp" process to try to get ahead by reporting on peers and managers - creating a further climate of fear as people are wrongly investigated and simultaneously being prohibited from in confiding to anyone. Oh and you are expected to be a cheerleader and culture champion. :-D

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