Novartis reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(9,059 total reviews)
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Vas Narasimhan

86% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

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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9K reviews
2.0
Jul 2, 2008

Think before u sign

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Compensation, experience & learning, reference

Cons

The strategy is changing all the time, a lot of pressure on the associates, downsizing the number of associates all the time impacts quality of work and satisfaction of the associates. Really poor top management in Germany.

3.0
Dec 17, 2025

It is what it is

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-name recognition -great salary & benefits -long-tenured people -access to resources -effective therapies -diversity

Cons

-high metrics -multiple cross-functional colleagues calling on the same providers -lack transparency -leadership lacks understanding of how healthcare organizations work -antiquated ways of working -performative offerings of support - the expectation is to not be promotional, but move like you're promotional--cold calling offices -their written values don't align with what is exercised

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