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 (268) , Associate Director (205) , Analyst (198) , Director (185) , Senior Analyst (159) , Intern (144) , Project Manager (139) , Sales Representative (130) , Medical Representative (91) , Business Analyst (90) , Internship (71) , Medical Science Liaison (MSL) (69) , Senior Manager (64) , Scientist (58) , Data Scientist (56)

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 975 reviews)); "Great Culture Awesome long lasting connections Learned lots while I was there having no Pharma background" ((in 804 reviews)); "Benefits are good and scientists are motivated and talented." ((in 712 reviews)); "great people (managed not so well) and it was used to be much more scientific." ((in 425 reviews)); "Salary is good but not all" ((in 378 reviews))

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

"If we are in good managers team... It's the best place to work... Else it's a hell...." ((in 143 reviews)); "Poor leadership that is distant from ground reality due to prolonged TfG/restructuring and it's hangover." ((in 113 reviews)); "Frequent reorganizations and layoffs create uncertainty." ((in 85 reviews)); "Growth opportunity is limited and depends on your team" ((in 63 reviews)); "Hard working and long hours" ((in 47 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.

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4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(9,041 total reviews)

Vas Narasimhan

86% approve of CEO

70% 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 9,041 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

5.0

Jan 30, 2018

Medical Science Liaison

Clinical pharmacist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It is an international company, well-reputed and lively environment where cutting edge research is performed.

Cons

I felt no cons was suspected.

1.0

Dec 9, 2017

Quality Assurance Specialist

Qa assurance specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very usufull to learn regulations and the correct way to apply theses.

Cons

Bad job environment, high competence between co-workers. Low contract stability, a lot of temporary job contracts. Never know what is happening.

4.0

Mar 3, 2017

IT BA

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Well structured and good execution

Cons

Too big and too global

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