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Biotechnology & Medical Devices (200 - 500) 2021

The biotechnology and medical devices benchmark includes organizations that do medical research, design and manufacture medical devices and equipment, as well as develop and commercialize pharmaceutical products. This benchmark only includes organizations of size - 500 employees.

  • Emerging

    Benchmark status

We consider this an emerging benchmark: it has enough data available for us to use bootstrapping to create a representative sample. As the sample grows in size, some scores may slightly change. Our research has shown that our bootstrapped scores are consistent with our standard benchmarks. Read more about the methodology.

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Industry breakdown

  • Biotechnology

    57%

  • Medical Devices

    24%

  • Research

    19%

Region breakdown

  • North America

    67%

  • Oceania

    28%

  • Europe

    4%

Are employees committed to their organizations?

Engaged people are emotionally committed to their organization. These people stay at their organizations longer and are more productive and effective. Successful organizations have more engaged employees.

74% of Biotechnology and Medical Devices (200 - 500) employees are engaged

This is in the top 41% compared with the overall average.


The average eNPS score for organizations in this benchmark is 19 and is in the bottom 26% compared with the overall average.

Understanding the engagement questions

Engagement is defined through these five industry-standard questions from Culture Amp’s engagement survey template.

I see myself still working at [Company] in two years' time

69%

2% above global average

I rarely think about looking for a job at another company

60%

1% above global average

[Company] motivates me to go beyond what I would in a similar role elsewhere

72%

1% above global average

I am proud to work for [Company]

87%

Same as global average

I would recommend [Company] as a great place to work

81%

3% below global average

The highest scoring question for Biotechnology & Medical Devices (200-500) had 92% of people agreeing that they know how their work contributes to the goals of [company] (+1% compared to overall) while they were generally most positive about Work & Life Blend.


People in Biotechnology & Medical Devices (200-500) were generally least favourable about Service & Quality Focus, and were most negative towards 'When it is clear that someone is not delivering in their role we do something about it' with 22% of people disagreeing (+6% above average).

How long do people stay?

In the short term, 18% of people in this benchmark are thinking of or actually seeking jobs elsewhere (+0% compared to overall) while on a longer time frame, 9% of people see themselves leaving within two years (-1% compared to overall).

The following questions had the biggest impact on whether individuals felt that they were planning to stay at their organization and not actively looking for alternative jobs.

Average Glassdoor ratings

We’ve connected the employee feedback data for each company included in the benchmark with ratings from Glassdoor.com, which is one of the world’s largest job and recruiting sites combined with a growing database of company reviews, CEO approval ratings and more.

Overall Rating

4.0 stars (+0.2)

Culture and Values

4.0 stars (+0.1)

Work Life Balance

3.9 stars (+0.1)

Compensation and Benefits

4.0 stars (+0.4)

Career Opportunities

3.6 stars (+0.1)

Recommend to Friend

73.0% (+2)

CEO Approval

83.0% (-1)

How does Biotechnology and Medical Devices (200 - 500) compare?

Organizations in Biotechnology & Medical Devices (200-500) tend to be very similar to the global all industries insights, with no significant departures from the average.

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