Novartis reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(9,048 total reviews)
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Vas Narasimhan

86% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Novartis has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 9,048 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
Nov 18, 2025

Great company to work for.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Fair pay, benefits and PTO.

Cons

Work/life balance can be a challenge.

4.0
Nov 18, 2025

Increasingly challenging place

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Exciting pipeline and launches in the coming years

Cons

Increasingly growing work life balance pressure

4.0
Nov 18, 2025

Review

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Scientific focus, stable company performance

Cons

not for commercial oriented people, old practices, politics, average benefits

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