Is Novartis a good company to work for?

Novartis has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 12,652 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 (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 991 reviews)); "Great Culture Awesome long lasting connections Learned lots while I was there having no Pharma background" ((in 798 reviews)); "Good benefits and you get to work with very talented and intelligent individuals." ((in 716 reviews)); "great people (managed not so well) and it was used to be much more scientific." ((in 425 reviews)); "Good Salary and Bonus." ((in 369 reviews))

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

"poor management and handling of issues raised" ((in 258 reviews)); "If we are in good managers team... It's the best place to work... Else it's a hell...." ((in 134 reviews)); "Poor leadership that is distant from ground reality due to prolonged TfG/restructuring and it's hangover." ((in 122 reviews)); "Frequent reorganizations and layoffs create uncertainty." ((in 86 reviews)); "Hard working and long hours" ((in 49 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

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Novartis reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(9,057 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 9,057 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 Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

9K reviews

2.0

Mar 23, 2010

novartis

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Novartis makes great drugs, often best or first in class. Unfortunately, the development is often lacking to bring the drugs to market

Cons

Very poor work-life balance. Senior management are all 24-7 workaholics, and expect the same of all employees...even admins in some cases

3.0

Jan 9, 2010

Every man for himself.

Cdm

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pension plan. Very few Co. still have that. Cheap lunches. GYM on campus. Free Coffee, milk and tea on every floor. Little lunch rooms on every floor. Management generally leaves you alone and let's you manage your own time and projects.

Cons

Greasy, low quality food offered at campus lunch rooms. Global management are bunch of cheerleaders with no intension of changing the horrid bureaucratic structure that handicaps the process tremendously. Understaffed departments = overworked staff. Incredibly cumbersome system of processes and internal guidelines that hinders the workflow. Employee turnover is very high. Knowledge transfer and training is poorly organized. Every new employee left to collect the knowledge for themselves and often fail to do so.

4.0

Aug 2, 2009

Nepotism

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible work schedules 401K matching Great pipeline of anticancer drugs

Cons

Difficult to keep abreast of so many internal policy and procedural changes Management positions doled out based on favoritism and not true talent and experience Difficult to advance on chosen career path without knowing the "right people" Culture is built on 'every man for himself' and not teamwork Management seems threatened by those they manage

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