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 987 reviews)); "Great Culture Awesome long lasting connections Learned lots while I was there having no Pharma background" ((in 803 reviews)); "Benefits are good and scientists are motivated and talented." ((in 715 reviews)); "great people (managed not so well) and it was used to be much more scientific." ((in 439 reviews)); "Salary is good but not all" ((in 374 reviews))

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

"poor management and handling of issues raised" ((in 257 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 111 reviews)); "Growth opportunity is limited and depends on your team" ((in 66 reviews)); "communicative middle and upper management that displays hubris." ((in 42 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

(9,050 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 9,050 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

2.0

Dec 7, 2022

Very poor incompetent leaders in place

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Culture People Salaries are quite high Bonus fairly generous

Cons

Novartis is all over the place at the moment, many many job cuts globally, very poor, incompetent leadership across the board, many leaders lack basic management & industry experience.

1.0

Oct 26, 2022

Toxic environment depend on the service

Service delivery expert

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits and salary if well negotiate from the beginning

Cons

If you fall in the wrong team, leave the company.

1.0

Oct 24, 2022

Fear and bullying

Clinical scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some colleagues are simply great people. If you are extremely lucky and get one manager who naturally cares about direct reports, there is a lot of opportunities within the company.

Cons

The company operates hyerarchically and based on fear. Some departments are simply dictatorships. Middle managers are fully protected and feel almighty. No matter how viciously they would behave, reporting them will pose career end for the affected employee. Such overprotection leads to corruption, as in every human structure of power. Favoritism and disfavoritism are common. Company policies are totally disregarded by managers and HR without any consequences. The change of culture the company is trying to do, will fail due to lack of courageous decisions.

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