Ex-Novartis sales rep claims discrimination, retaliation led to her firing after she reported misconduct

A former Novartis sales representative has accused the company and two of her former supervisors of wrongfully firing her after she blew the whistle on a co-worker who allegedly falsified records.

Plaintiff Jessica Norris worked as a senior biologic sales specialist for Novartis’ psoriasis blockbuster Cosentyx from February 2016 through February 2019, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday in Georgia federal court. Norris alleges a pattern of retaliation began, culminating in her 2019 termination, after she raised issues with the conduct of a registered nurse who worked for the drugmaker.