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 (206) , 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 (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 969 reviews)); "Great Culture Awesome long lasting connections Learned lots while I was there having no Pharma background" ((in 810 reviews)); "Benefits are good and scientists are motivated and talented." ((in 730 reviews)); "great people (managed not so well) and it was used to be much more scientific." ((in 431 reviews)); "Good Salary and Bonus." ((in 375 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 142 reviews)); "Poor leadership that is distant from ground reality due to prolonged TfG/restructuring and it's hangover." ((in 113 reviews)); "Growth opportunity is limited and depends on your team" ((in 65 reviews)); "Managers weren't very helpful and upper management was too busy protecting their own jobs." ((in 43 reviews)); "Senior Management busy with initiatives they think are engaging" ((in 34 reviews))

What are employees saying about Novartis layoffs in 2026?

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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

(9,050 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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9K reviews

1.0

Dec 16, 2018

FRA

Fra

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Nothing I can think about.

Cons

1, upper management never tell what's going to happen until last min such as Sandoz sell and new office location. 2, people in here either from other states or local fort worth or unemployment. 3, lots of overtime and not life/work balance in financial reporting group druing month-end. You have to stay even already finished your job. 4, Pharma team is very biased subject to favor white friends and fit with their culture. 5, no promotion/growth opportunities until you are managers. They have zero budget for training staff level. 6, high turnover rate in both Pharma and Alcon team, almost less than 2 years. 7, this place will be closed in 2019

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 Business Practices Office (BPO). We recommend you also contact our BPO 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.

1.0

Oct 18, 2018

never seen a partial company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you are a girl ,you will be hired even if you know nothing ....WOW they hired 4 girls and 1 boys of total 54 shortlisted students, even though the 3 girls who were hired didn't cleared the test of the company , the management just struck off the name of 3 boys from the printed list who had cgpa of 7.5 and directly interviewed those 3 girls with cgpa of 8 .......and the eligibility criteria was 6.5... they don't value your time at all ... and selected the 4 shortlisted girls ..............and the words of the managment were like "we are are selecting the best we had ...". W**!! Standing ovation to the selection panel...

Cons

Your will regret why you went to go the exam of this stupid company...

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 Business Practices Office (BPO). We recommend you also contact our BPO 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.

3.0

Jun 9, 2018

Patient Services Liaison

Psl

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company benefits and vacation package

Cons

Patient and Specialty Services division is a mess and has been since I started the past 3 years. Three different leaders with three different visions create chaos. No one trusts upper management as they dismantle the program and lay off nurses. They do not want to hear when patients are effected, basically a shut up mentality!

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