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?

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

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 Farmacéutica y biotecnología industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

9K reviews

1.0

Oct 29, 2023

Unorganized projects

Scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Perfect for chaos-addicted people or "firefighter"

Cons

Projects unorganized, time pressure in projects, permanent delays due to failure in planning/organization/budgeting

4.0

Oct 25, 2023

Great for Learning but bad for WLB

Senior analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1) Excellent learning opportunities for those who are eager to learn or step up. 2) Free hand given to associate to manage things on their own which helps develop so many skills. 3) leaves policies are good, no micromanagement or questions asked until you are performing as expected. 4) very flexible in letting each leader make their own decision wrt their team's working style.

Cons

1) work life balance is almost extinct, people usually work till 11 PM. 2) HR is totally extinct. most of the people don't even know who the HR is ( they don't even do the birthday wishes, every team has to manage all these as additional responsibility) 3) so many responsibilities to individuals and almost everyone is spread thin across projects and initiatives. 4) bad annual appraisal therefore one looses interest after 1-2 years. 5) too many changes in org ( there is always some kind of migration or org. level change is happening which bring a lot of uncertainty and confusion)

3.0

Sep 25, 2023

Novartis

Senior research manager/team leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people are great. Very collaborative

Cons

Recently went through a restructure to give shareholders greater returns at the expense of the people. They let go 8000 people globally. The process was very badly managed and the end result not great

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