Science Survey Ranks Top Biopharma Employers
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 28, 2003--Genentech, Inc. of South San Francisco, Calif.; and Johnson & Johnson of New Brunswick, N.J., earned top honors in a ranking of biopharmaceutical employers.
The ranking, conducted by an independent research firm commissioned by the business office of the journal Science, published by AAAS, the non-profit science society, appeared in a special supplement of the 24 October issue.
Similar to a 2002 Science ranking of biopharma employers, the 2003 survey sought to identify the companies with the best reputations as employers, based 910 survey responses from Science readers.
Survey responses were analyzed by Hughes Research Worldwide, which used a mathematical process to assign a unique score to rate the employer reputation of some 323 companies, taking into account 42 specific characteristics or attributes.
Genentech Inc. and Johnson & Johnson earned the Number One and Number Two spots on the list, respectively, meaning that they were in the "first tier" of companies, with rankings of 98 to 100. Genentech Inc. was described as offering a research-driven environment and quality management, while treating employees with respect. Johnson & Johnson also was described as research-driven, with a clear vision of where the firm is heading and a culture of respect for employees.
Firms showing up in the top 20 slots on the list were as follows:
1. Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA
2. Johnson & Johnson, New Brunswick, NJ
3. Amgen, Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA
4. Pfizer, Inc., New York, NY
5. Merck & Co., Inc., Whitehouse Station, NJ
6. AstraZeneca PLC, London, United Kingdom
7. Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN
8. Novartis AG, Basel, Switzerland
9. Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Cambridge, MA
10. Genzyme Corporation, Cambridge, MA
11. Biogen, Inc., Cambridge, MA
12. Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL
13. Aventis, Strasbourg, France
14. GlaxoSmithKline, London, United Kingdom
15. Chiron Corp., Emeryville, CA
16. Roche, Basel, Switzerland
17. Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Collegeville, PA
18. Schering-Plough Corp., Kenilworth, NJ
19. Bayer Healthcare, Bayer AG, Leverkusen, Germany
20. Bristol-Myers Squibb, New York, NY
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