Women Careers at Sartorius

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At Sartorius, 5,245 women are working towards our ambition of enabling better health for more people, advancing their careers, and growing with the company. Together, they make up 39% of our overall workforce in diverse functions and positions – from researchers and engineers to data analysts and coders, to lawyers, quality managers and operations experts.

42% of employees who joined the company in 2024, were female, totaling 302 new female colleagues that we welcomed to the company at our more than 60 sites worldwide.

5,245 women work at Sartorius sites around the globe.

One out of our four Members of the Executive Bord is female and 32% of our people in leadership positions on the first and second management level at Sartorius are women.*  

Looking at the female leaders that joined the company in 2024, the share of hired female managers rose by 10% compared to last year and stood at 39%. When it comes to internal career development, more women at Sartorius take on leadership roles and actively shape their careers than ever: While the share of women promoted reached a record high of 41%, the number of internal management hires surged to 44% – significantly more than the 29% in 2021. 
 

In 2024, 44% of internal management hires were female.

Initiatives like the partnership with the Healthcare Businesswomen Association and Sartorius’ own employee resource group, the Sartorius Business Women Association, play a crucial role in empowering women at our company and increasing their share in leadership positions. 

For the second year in a row, Sartorius made it into Forbes’ ranking of the World's Best Companies for Women. But we are not resting on our laurels: While we believe that we are moving in the right direction, we know we are not there yet.
 

On March 8, International Women’s Day, we celebrate women’s achievements and focus on the need to accelerate action – this year’s IWD theme – to take swift and decisive steps on the road to gender equality. 

^{* Due to the relatively small number of managers at the first level, even individual personnel changes can lead to sizable swings in this percentage.}