Sartorius reviews

3.6

66% would recommend to a friend

(743 total reviews)

Dr. Michael Grosse

60% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Sartorius has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 743 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 and biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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743 reviews
1.0
Jul 2, 2026

Management bottlenecks hinder progress and development

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

If you come from the right place and look the right way you will do well. If not......

Cons

Very tall management structure. When anything needs to get done, it just gets stuck and never happens. No Development. No Flexibility. No Training.

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

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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