We want to create an inclusive workplace where every one of us can be our best and true selves, so that together we can discover more, reach underserved communities and reimagine medicine.
Promoting inclusion
At Novartis, we’re striving to build an inclusive workplace that empowers all our people to achieve their full potential.
Building belonging
We seek to educate our people on inclusivity and provide all associates with equal opportunities to contribute to our company and advance their careers.
Pride 2025 | CommUNITY belongs here
This Pride Month, we’re shining a light on the power of belonging. When you're surrounded by people who lift you up, challenge you to grow, and celebrate who you are there’s no limit to what we can reimagine. Together.
Novartis renews EPIC Pledge at the 2023 United Nations General Assembly
We’ve renewed our pledge with the Equal Pay International Coalition (EPIC) to maintain gender balance in management (which seeks to ensure nondiscrimination and equal opportunities for both men and women to advance) and continue to enhance pay equity (i.e. ensuring nondiscrimination in pay by compensating employees fairly for similar jobs based solely on job-related factors) and transparency for all our associates worldwide.
Our People & Perspectives
The work we do is about creating an environment where everyone feels they belong, where rocking our difference is valued, celebrated and encouraged. It’s about consciously shaping our systems, structures and behaviors so everyone at Novartis has what they need to thrive and advancing inclusive research and development to ensure innovation and access for all our patient communities. This work takes curiosity, courage and commitment. It’s the catalyst to breakthrough science that reimagines medicine for people around the world.
Hannah Perry, Chief Culture & People Experience Officer
Changing the way we think about disability
Changing the way we think about disability We are working closely with our associates with disabilities, our Employee Resource Groups, and external partners, like the Valuable 500, to ensure we take a considered approach to realize our global commitment to Disability inclusion.
Parental Leave
14 weeks minimum paid parental leave, countless precious moments. Find out more about our Global Equal Parental Leave Policy for all Novartis parents.
Caring for the mental health and wellbeing of our people
The mental health and wellbeing of our people is vitally important. It is a natural extension of our company’s purpose to discover new ways to improve and extend people’s lives. Our ambition at Novartis is to always take outstanding care of our people so that they can be their best selves in their lives and in their work, in an ever-changing environment.
Tracking progress
We track our progress annually toward building a fair and inclusive environment for all our people. You can find our performance data in our Novartis in Society ESG report.
External recognitions
Novartis is included in several rankings that evaluate our performance in various categories.