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 (160) , 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 988 reviews)); "Great Culture Awesome long lasting connections Learned lots while I was there having no Pharma background" ((in 809 reviews)); "Good benefits and you get to work with very talented and intelligent individuals." ((in 706 reviews)); "great people (managed not so well) and it was used to be much more scientific." ((in 444 reviews)); "Good Salary and Bonus." ((in 383 reviews))

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

"poor management and handling of issues raised" ((in 259 reviews)); "If we are in good managers team... It's the best place to work... Else it's a hell...." ((in 139 reviews)); "Poor leadership that is distant from ground reality due to prolonged TfG/restructuring and it's hangover." ((in 117 reviews)); "Constant layoffs happening every year" ((in 88 reviews)); "Growth opportunity is limited and depends on your team" ((in 64 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?

Milano , Torre Annunziata , Origgio , Ivrea , Genova , Siena , Napoli , Romano di Lombardia , Latina

Novartis reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(9,061 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 9,061 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 Farmaceutico e biotecnologico industry (3.7 stars).

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9K reviews

5.0

Jan 5, 2009

Good company to work for.

Research investigator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits and compensation. Very transparent communication from upper management. Great internal education programs. The company really invests in improving worker's technical and management skills. Very stable financially thus good job security.

Cons

Favoritism during promotion. Many initiatives but not clear finish to them. Complicated corporate structure so feels like there are a lot of duplication of efforts. Novartis is trying to simplify but needs to do more.

2.0

Dec 8, 2008

Good products, good employees, being driven into the ditch by leadership bowing to shareholder pressure.

Sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are very good products that will help improve lives of patients.

Cons

Very micromanaged. You are working at the behest of HR and Legal, and not focused on the job at hand.

5.0

Oct 27, 2008

A good place to be in Pharma.

Scientific director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A place where you can do well, and do good.

Cons

Control is concentrated in Basel. Career advancement opportunities somewhat limited outside of East Hanover for US employees.

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Good company to work for.

Good products, good employees, being driven into the ditch by leadership bowing to shareholder pressure.

A good place to be in Pharma.

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