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 (206) , Analyst (198) , Director (185) , Senior Analyst (159) , 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 975 reviews)); "Great Culture Awesome long lasting connections Learned lots while I was there having no Pharma background" ((in 802 reviews)); "Benefits are good and scientists are motivated and talented." ((in 726 reviews)); "great people (managed not so well) and it was used to be much more scientific." ((in 443 reviews)); "Salary is good but not all" ((in 380 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 135 reviews)); "Poor leadership that is distant from ground reality due to prolonged TfG/restructuring and it's hangover." ((in 112 reviews)); "Constant layoffs happening every year" ((in 81 reviews)); "Limited growth opportunities; too many levels of approvals to get things done" ((in 64 reviews)); "Managers weren't very helpful and upper management was too busy protecting their own jobs." ((in 41 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

(9,057 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 9,057 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

2.0

Mar 20, 2015

Losing focus on people.

Pharmacy technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Many intelligent and nice people to work with. An interesting pipeline with regular launches. Opportunity to be creative, even if it's not always supported by budget or resource.

Cons

Managers with more interest in their career progression than their people. Short term focus to get to the next role. People burnt out with limited career progression. Going backwards, not forwards.

4.0

Aug 18, 2014

Good training ground to develop political skill

Finance

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

This is a top pharma co, that pays well with good staff benefit. Lots of talented people, which makes the intellectual challenge simulating.

Cons

An army of people is created at the wrong level, who does not add value but only burden the people (who are really working) with unnecessary demands. Energy gets wasted just to align any decision with group vs division vs region, and thus most apt for people who talk their way thru work. Corporate structure is hard and empowerment is only in theory.

4.0

Jul 20, 2014

Poor recruitment of Managers

Senior scientific writer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If the team is lead by an experienced and talented Manager, the environment is great to work. Work load is high but a good Manager (if he/she knows what people management is all about) understands and provides a flexi ambience to deal with day-to-day work pressures

Cons

Assessment and recruitment of managers is sometimes poor. A Manager in a setting like Novartis should be best assessed not just based on his/her knowledge, rather its the natural talent for managing people tactfully or can even be inculcated overtime after gaining some experience. Lack of this kind of recruitment creates a tough environment for associates to deal with and their careers are at a stake sometimes

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Losing focus on people.

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Poor recruitment of Managers

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