Is Novartis a good company to work for?

Novartis has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 12,658 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, 3.9 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 (185) , 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 970 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 732 reviews)); "great people (managed not so well) and it was used to be much more scientific." ((in 441 reviews)); "Salary is good but not all" ((in 368 reviews))

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

"poor management and handling of issues raised" ((in 256 reviews)); "If we are in good managers team... It's the best place to work... Else it's a hell...." ((in 133 reviews)); "Poor leadership that is distant from ground reality due to prolonged TfG/restructuring and it's hangover." ((in 116 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs across the world" ((in 85 reviews)); "Growth opportunity is limited and depends on your team" ((in 63 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

(9,061 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 9,061 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

Jun 22, 2015

High Pressure, Performance, Rewards - Culture Change Ongoing

Technical operations

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great opportunities Great colleagues High degree of professionalism Fosters self-empowered people

Cons

Career development patchy Highly political Slow decision making (although getting better) Outcome of new Business Services Unit (NBS) unclear Productivity is king - high cost pressure

5.0

Jun 22, 2015

NVS MAx

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Big company, big portfolio, big pipeline, dozens of disease-areas to explore, many opportunities.

Cons

Not so big salaries, below the industry average. Too vertical company, lots of red tape.

3.0

Jun 21, 2015

Overall ok, but you're a number, no matter how good you are.

Senior statistical programmer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pipeline. Very dynamic environment. Good people. Nice place to work.

Cons

You're just a number. Senior management obsessed by offshoring, despite the poor quality. Decisions are made for shareholders

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High Pressure, Performance, Rewards - Culture Change Ongoing

NVS MAx

Overall ok, but you're a number, no matter how good you are.

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