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 988 reviews)); "Great Culture Awesome long lasting connections Learned lots while I was there having no Pharma background" ((in 807 reviews)); "Benefits are good and scientists are motivated and talented." ((in 697 reviews)); "great people (managed not so well) and it was used to be much more scientific." ((in 435 reviews)); "Salary is good but not all" ((in 366 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 143 reviews)); "Poor leadership that is distant from ground reality due to prolonged TfG/restructuring and it's hangover." ((in 110 reviews)); "Lack of growth opportunities in the US offices / constant layoffs over past decade have been exhausting and frustrating." ((in 85 reviews)); "Growth opportunity is limited and depends on your team" ((in 60 reviews)); "communicative middle and upper management that displays hubris." ((in 42 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

Skip to content Skip to footer

Notifications

Novartis

Novartis reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(9,042 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 9,042 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).

Ratings by demographic groups

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Sexual orientation

Disability

Parent or family caregiver

Veteran status

Reviews by job title

9K reviews

5.0

Dec 10, 2025

Great training

Innovation postdoctoral fellow

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Learned a lot about industry while still in a training setting, more flexibility project wise

Cons

Make less money than going right into a full time position, time limit on contract

4.0

Dec 10, 2025

Good Benefits & Mature Company

Product lead

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Pay Generally Good Bonus and other benefits 26 weeks leave for new parents People are mostly friendly

Cons

Bureaucratic and highly political Implementing new ideas can be frustrating Constantly doing reorgs and making redundancies

5.0

Dec 9, 2025

Great!

Senior scientist ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good culture for scientific inquiry

Cons

Low pay compared to others

Viewing 157 - 159 of 9,042 Reviews

Top companies for "Compensation and Benefits" near you

Sanofi

4.0★Compensation & Benefits

AstraZeneca

4.1★Compensation & Benefits

Boehringer Ingelheim

4.0★Compensation & Benefits

AbbVie

4.0★Compensation & Benefits

Jobs at Novartis

Technicien de Production (H/F)

APP-BON USAGE DU MEDICAMENT

Paris

View job

APP - Assistant(e) de coordination Marketing RLT

Paris

View job

APP BUSINESS INSIGHT & STRATEGY ANALYST

Paris

View job

Spécialiste Process (H/F) - CDD