Is Novartis a good company to work for?

Novartis has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 12,663 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 80% of employees would recommend working at Novartis to a friend and 69% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Novartis have been left by employees working as Summer Intern , Intern and Financial Analyst .

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, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Novartis?

Manager (269) , Associate Director (207) , Analyst (198) , Director (186) , Senior Analyst (160) , 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 983 reviews)); "Great Culture Awesome long lasting connections Learned lots while I was there having no Pharma background" ((in 830 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 429 reviews)); "Salary is good but not all" ((in 366 reviews))

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

"poor management and handling of issues raised" ((in 260 reviews)); "If we are in good managers team... It's the best place to work... Else it's a hell...." ((in 140 reviews)); "Poor leadership that is distant from ground reality due to prolonged TfG/restructuring and it's hangover." ((in 116 reviews)); "Growth opportunity is limited and depends on your team" ((in 69 reviews)); "Managers weren't very helpful and upper management was too busy protecting their own jobs." ((in 45 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?

East Hanover , Cambridge , Morris Plains , New York , Fort Worth , Emeryville , Boston , San Diego , Jersey City , Newark , Parsippany , Florham Park , Chicago , Houston , San Francisco , Los Angeles , San Carlos , Dallas , Atlanta , Suffern , Miami , Indianapolis , Wilson , Durham , Raleigh , Vacaville , Morristown , Lincoln , Washington , Holly Springs

Novartis reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(9,063 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 9,063 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 Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

9K reviews

4.0

Dec 8, 2020

Novartis

Associate director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great exposure to the pharma industry

Cons

Too much bureaucracy at different levels

2.0

Dec 3, 2020

Constant micro aggression and people disrespect

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits and salary, flexibility to work from home or where you want.

Cons

People culture, talent management, culture of promoting what looks good rather than what is good.

Novartis Response

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1.0

Dec 1, 2020

Slow old school pharma

Dermatology sales specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great top leaders, CEO upper leadership

Cons

Vision does not translate down, company is slow to innovate or stay ahead and competitive. They do not utilize people to their full potential.

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