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 (207) , 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 994 reviews)); "Really striving to have a good culture and to have an open mindset" ((in 797 reviews)); "Good benefits and you get to work with very talented and intelligent individuals." ((in 723 reviews)); "great people (managed not so well) and it was used to be much more scientific." ((in 434 reviews)); "Good Salary and Bonus." ((in 370 reviews))

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

"poor management and handling of issues raised" ((in 261 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 119 reviews)); "Constant layoffs and re" ((in 83 reviews)); "Limited growth opportunities; too many levels of approvals to get things done" ((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

(9,059 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 9,059 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

Mar 1, 2023

Lots of lay off

Several

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

No pros today for IT profesionals

Cons

Not very well managed company

3.0

Feb 17, 2023

Nepotism at its home

Accounting

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great salaries if you are lucky. Meaning you overwork yourself for that. Unbossed culture. In general the ones doing nothing are better paid.

Cons

Promised permanent work from home and now obliged the employees to accept hybrid ways of working without being ready for that( not enough desks).Nepotism.Unqualified managers being promoting for a simple fact that they are with their nose in the posterior of higher ups. "what can I do for you, I am so inspired by X 's words (a big boss usually). These individuals have the guts to tell you you are lacking the skills they will never build: you have no vision, no strategy when in fact the whole company's strategy has no logic.

1.0

Nov 13, 2022

Profit over Patients & Cost over People

Digital director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Large multinational with global reach and average salaries for the sector New culture (unbossed, inspired & curious) that on paper is a great thing

Cons

The culture is extremely political. Having worked in 3 other large pharma companies (all of them with their own politics) Novartis is the one that I found less human of all. They treat people like numbers, only caring about optimizing the bottom line and benefiting only those in the close circles of power that had decades in the company

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Lots of lay off

Nepotism at its home

Profit over Patients & Cost over People

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