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 (92) , 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 988 reviews)); "Great Culture Awesome long lasting connections Learned lots while I was there having no Pharma background" ((in 807 reviews)); "Benefits are good and scientists are motivated and talented." ((in 738 reviews)); "great people (managed not so well) and it was used to be much more scientific." ((in 424 reviews)); "Good Salary and Bonus." ((in 364 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 137 reviews)); "Poor leadership that is distant from ground reality due to prolonged TfG/restructuring and it's hangover." ((in 114 reviews)); "Frequent reorganizations and layoffs create uncertainty." ((in 86 reviews)); "Growth opportunity is limited and depends on your team" ((in 66 reviews)); "Managers weren't very helpful and upper management was too busy protecting their own jobs." ((in 44 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

(9,048 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

3.4

Senior management

Novartis has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 9,048 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

1.0

Apr 21, 2021

Cutthroat / Disappointment for Novartis

Qc associate scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary is higher than other companies

Cons

Favoritism is rampant and only certain individuals get promoted if the managers have them in their good books / no room for any real growth / disparity in shifts in terms of staff available / insufficient training provided but initially was promised

1.0

Sep 29, 2020

Nightmare

Procurement director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Many of my peers are just wonderful people. The Campus is still impressive. Some technologies this company is practicing (e.g. CAR-T) are life saving for certain patients.

Cons

Everybody is operating in a survival mode. A culture of fear! Many managers are simply bullies (even physically!!), especially on the CEO-2 and-3 level. The main "products" they are working on are slide decks. Some of those suspects don't even really understand what this company is doing. It's way beyond their intellectual and educational horizon. 20% of your time you are working for the patient; 80% you are working for useless, incompetent managers!

Novartis Response

5y

Thank you for your comment. We are sorry to hear of your experience and take all comments of abuse, bullying, discrimination or harassment seriously and as such have passed this information to the Novartis SpeakUp Office (formerly the Business Practices Office (BPO)). We recommend you also contact our SpeakUp Office directly via http://www.speakupnovartis.ethicspoint.com/ if you have any additional information to share. Novartis strives to create a safe and fair environment for all its associates and thank you in advance for sharing any additional information with us.

2.0

May 30, 2019

Toxic, grueling work environment in Cambridge

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great place to learn, but not to grow. Good perks.

Cons

Limited growth opportunities for non-PhDs. Weird cultural limits to who you could interact with beyond the scope of your position. Toxic atmosphere with no real tangible direction. Everyone looks miserable and unhappy. Most days people were rude and unprofessional. HR and management doesn't deal with poor/toxic performers in a timely manner. So many sexist comments and favoritism, and when brought to anyone's attention it was gaslit like crazy. Calibration was completely nonsensical even within the same departments. Even if you do well, you still question your worth and your place. Very academic-like environment rather than a corporate one.

Novartis Response

7y

Thank you for your comment. We are sorry to hear of your experience and take all comments of discrimination seriously and as such have passed this information to the Novartis SpeakUp Office (formerly the Business Practices Office (BPO)). We recommend you also contact our SpeakUp Office directly by email at bpo@novartis.com if you have any additional information to share. Novartis strives to create a safe and fair environment for all its associates and thank you in advance for sharing any additional information with us.

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