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 (269) , Associate Director (206) , Analyst (198) , Director (185) , Senior Analyst (159) , Intern (144) , Project Manager (139) , Sales Representative (131) , Medical Representative (92) , Business Analyst (90) , Internship (71) , Medical Science Liaison (MSL) (69) , Senior Manager (64) , Scientist (58) , Data Scientist (57)

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 1001 reviews)); "Great Culture Awesome long lasting connections Learned lots while I was there having no Pharma background" ((in 799 reviews)); "Benefits are good and scientists are motivated and talented." ((in 692 reviews)); "great people (managed not so well) and it was used to be much more scientific." ((in 429 reviews)); "Good Salary and Bonus." ((in 380 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Novartis according to real employee reviews?

"poor management and handling of issues raised" ((in 256 reviews)); "If we are in good managers team... It's the best place to work... Else it's a hell...." ((in 136 reviews)); "Poor leadership that is distant from ground reality due to prolonged TfG/restructuring and it's hangover." ((in 109 reviews)); "Frequent reorganizations and layoffs create uncertainty." ((in 79 reviews)); "Growth opportunity is limited and depends on your team" ((in 67 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 are the top reviewed Novartis locations?

Rueil-Malmaison , Huningue , Paris , Les Ulis , Lyon , Suisse , Saint-Étienne , Troyes , Pau , Chatou , Montpellier , Givors , Labège , Dijon

Novartis reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(9,056 total reviews)

Vas Narasimhan

86% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

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Novartis has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 9,056 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).

Reviews by job title

9K reviews

1.0

Dec 10, 2022

Terrible environment

Director quality

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay and benefits, good health plan and bonuses

Cons

No work life balance. The company talks a lot about it but doesn’t give the employees the bandwidth to experience it.

3.0

Aug 23, 2022

It will get worse, before it gets better

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very smart people Lots of people with high standards and ethics Good salary and benefits

Cons

Very political. Massive jobs cuts coming. The environment will be very unhealthy, for the whole 2022 and 2023. It will be "every man or himself", and already is. Large number of great talent is leaving the company, rushing through the door.

3.0

Jul 28, 2022

Standard MNC

Senior analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Overall package is okay 2. Good working culture (depends on your reporting manager and associates) 3. Good exposure

Cons

1. You are just a peanut which can be dumped anytime whenever your contribution doesn't required by the organization anymore. 2. Too many people who know how to talk and do absolutely nothing.

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