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Pharma & healthcare

12 pharma & healthcare employers rated by one rule, and 1 more in the news. None is cutting jobs, 3 show the signs; 1,858 job cuts announced in 90 days.

The board

CuttingSignsQuiet2.1% job cuts announced in 90 days, as a share of the workforce! unusual for them≈ cuts most quarters▲▼ moved in the last four weeksAI says AI is a reasonUK · US · EU where it is headquartered

Every pharma & healthcare employer

Cutting first, then Signs, then Quiet; within each, the largest cuts for the employer’s size first. 1 more in the news but not rated can be included.

Label
GSKPharma & healthcare · UKUnusual for themSignsReported, not yet confirmed: one major outlet1,8582.7%14 Oct
Johnson & JohnsonPharma & healthcare · USSignsConfirmed, but small: every notice under 100 jobs and under 0.1% of staff in 90 days——1 Sept
PfizerPharma & healthcare · USSignsReported, not decided: said to be weighing cuts——4 Aug 2026
NovartisPharma & healthcare · EuropeQuietNo job cuts found in the last 90 days——4 May 2026
Novo NordiskPharma & healthcare · EuropeQuietNo job cuts found in the last 90 days——16 Apr 2026
PhilipsPharma & healthcare · EuropeQuietNo job cuts found in the last 90 days——4 Nov 2025
AstraZenecaPharma & healthcare · UKQuietNo job cuts found in the last 90 days———
BayerPharma & healthcare · EuropeQuietNo job cuts found in the last 90 days———
CVS HealthPharma & healthcare · USQuietNo job cuts found in the last 90 days———
RochePharma & healthcare · EuropeQuietNo job cuts found in the last 90 days———
SanofiPharma & healthcare · EuropeQuietNo job cuts found in the last 90 days———
UnitedHealth GroupPharma & healthcare · USQuietNo job cuts found in the last 90 days———

Which jobs

Job functions named by pharma & healthcare employers in the last 12 months, counted by employer. 4 of 20 announcements say which jobs.

Named in job cuts

  1. Factory and production3 employers · 3 announcementsGSK, Novartis, Philips

Named in hiring and redeployment

Building — filled in as reports are read.

    Why they say they’re cutting

    The reasons pharma & healthcare employers and the reports give, counted by employer. Only reasons a source states.

    1. Cutting costs3GSK, Novartis, Pfizer
    2. Restructuring or new strategy2GSK, Novartis
    3. Closing sites or units2GSK, Novartis
    4. Moving work abroad1Novartis

    How: sites closing (2) · not replacing leavers (1) · redeploying staff (1)

    Employers giving each reason. 8 of 20 announcements state a reason; we count only what the sources say.

    Labels are our opinion, reached by applying one published rule to the sources listed on each employer’s page. How it works