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

Jul 18, 2022

Not for less than manager level positions

Senior analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- in some teams work life balance is okay, in others its bad as ever - employee policy are good - leave structure is good

Cons

- no growth - salary is way too low for market standard - no collaboration between teams - no learning in technical stream - 3 month notice period, majority of time no one gets buyout! - not great leadership! they don't care at all. . then ask why people are leaving; high attrition could explain what's the actual situation - they act as if they want to help you, after you decide to leave and then when you don't change your mind, they make sure you get enough for taking that decision

1.0

Dec 30, 2021

Good company But in india Sanjay Murudeshwar is spoiling the Organization. Please remove Sanjay Murudeshwar.

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good company but present management under Sanjay murudeshwar is dictator.

Cons

Sanjay Murudeshwar present MD and Director is spoiling the Organization. Please remove Sanjay Murudeshwar.

1.0

Oct 3, 2021

Don’t even bother

Scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The parking lot, a cafeteria

Cons

Everything , the lab is run like a zoo

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Not for less than manager level positions

Good company But in india Sanjay Murudeshwar is spoiling the Organization. Please remove Sanjay Murudeshwar.

Don’t even bother

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