Sartorius reviews

3.5

63% would recommend to a friend

(745 total reviews)

Dr. Michael Grosse

52% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

Sartorius has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 745 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sartorius employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.7 stars).

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745 reviews
1.0
Jun 29, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great innovative products, highly qualified staff

Cons

Toxic blame culture, it's a win at all costs environment, employees go straight to their line manager or senior management for complaints instead of talking to each other, only because they have to cover their back

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Sartorius Response
1w
Dear colleague, thank you for sharing your perspective and how you experienced Sartorius over several years. We are aware that leaders significantly shape the culture and working environment in their area of responsibility; for this reason, we have documented what good leadership means for us in the Sartorius Leadership Guidelines. Your observations on collaboration and the working atmosphere do not align with this expectation and the culture we strive for and show us where we may need to look more closely. Because your review is anonymous and does not include further details about team or location, we currently have no concrete basis to route it internally. If you are open to it, please contact us at employer.communications@sartorius.com so we can forward your feedback to the appropriate internal stakeholders. You can also raise these points directly with your manager, HR or through our bi-annual employee survey. Important: If you feel you have seen or experienced behavior that may violate our Code of Conduct, including a potentially toxic working environment, please contact the Compliance Team to share more information. You can reach them either by email at compliance@sartorius.com or by anonymously submitting a report via the Whistleblower Portal: https://www.bkms-system.net/bkwebanon/report/clientInfo?cin=20sarto15. Best regards Corporate Communications
1.0
Jun 29, 2026

Lack of fairness and age bias

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Some people truly care. Unfortunately they are not the ones that have any influence.

Cons

In my experience, this company demonstrated a troubling pattern of favoring younger employees for promotions while overlooking older employees who met or exceeded the required qualifications. I repeatedly saw individuals under 40 promoted despite not meeting the minimum qualifications, while more experienced and qualified employees were passed over. I raised my concerns through every available internal channel, but I was left with the impression that leadership was unwilling to seriously address them. Rather than investigating my concerns, I was essentially told that management could make promotion decisions however they chose. Based on my experience, I did not feel the company is committed to fair, merit-based advancement or to addressing concerns about potential age and gender discrimination. If you're looking for a workplace that values experience, fairness, and equal opportunity, I would recommend looking elsewhere

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Sartorius Response
1w
Dear colleague, thanks for sharing your feedback here. At Sartorius, we aim to advance employees whose professional skills and personal qualities make them well suited for the role – regardless of age, gender, or any other aspects of their personal background. We can tell from your review that your impression of our promotion process is different from what we strive for. You also felt that the feedback you gave through internal channels wasn’t taken seriously. Therefore, please contact us at Employer Communications (employer.communications@sartorius.com) with more details – we will be glad to share this information internally or provide a contact person for you to talk to. Important: Your comments suggest that you suspect Code of Conduct violations, including age or gender discrimination in promotion procedures. In this case, we urge you to contact the Compliance Team by email at compliance@sartorius.com or by anonymously submitting a report via the Whistleblower Portal: https://www.bkms-system.net/bkwebanon/report/clientInfo?cin=20sarto15. Best regards Corporate Communications
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