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?

Barcelona , Madrid , El Masnou , Barberà del Vallès , Santiago , Vigo , Sevilla , Bilbao , Córdoba , Hospitalet , Manresa , Palafolls , Palafrugell , La Almunia de Doña Godina , Valencia , Les Franqueses del Vallès , Esparreguera

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Novartis reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(9,059 total reviews)

Vas Narasimhan

86% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.9

Culture & values

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

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 Farmacéutica y biotecnología industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

9K reviews

3.0

Jun 3, 2016

Leadership Style Has to Change

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are lots of good people who work hard. The benefits are good. The East Hanover campus has several ammenities including fitness centers, eye care, and doctor offices.

Cons

Leadership overworks employees and continues to push when they see that the employees are struggling. "Clique" culture does not welcome new employees with different point of view. Some managers support friends more than their staff. Employee workload is not considered when reviewing metrics. Leadership disrespect toward employees is tolerated and encouraged by lack of correction. No work life balance.

2.0

May 31, 2016

Overall Novartis Had a Negative Impact on Alcon

Quality

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Alcon pay is very competitive and the 401k matching is almost too good to be true. Novartis buying Alcon has added a huge amount of production facilities/offices thus there are many new career pathways. I have high hopes for the new CEO, so far he is taking the right steps to improve the customer's experience.

Cons

The overwhelming amount a procedures(pharma centric) placed on a medical device company has prevented us from being able to make product improvements to benefit the customer. Alcon personnel have lost the innovative spirit and instead have turned into what does the procedure say robots.

1.0

Feb 10, 2016

Worst

Analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nothing except brand and cabs from the company. Quarter end parties with colleagues which is of no use. Top level SLT simply sitting and monthly getting.

Cons

One of the worst management at senior level, no policy for women employees , policies only for men, stupid hr associates agree for everything from women associate. All low quality employee hiring from local bpo and create hype in the site. Employee who bend for manager were promoted and did some scams earlier were promoted to manager. One of the worst unprofessional people.

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