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.
~1.3m
Questions answered
in last 12 months
~70
Organizations
These insights represent ~1.3m questions answered from ~70 organizations, ranging in size from 10 to 6,800 people, in the last 12 months.
The data meet our criteria as being robust and reliable; unlikely to substantially change over time; and representative of the wider industry. Read more about the methodology.
Data provided by ] Culture Amp
Biotechnology
67%
Medical Devices
18%
Research
15%
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.
This is in the top 29% compared with the overall average.
The average eNPS score for organizations in this benchmark is 29 and is in the top 34% compared with the overall average.
Engagement is defined through these five industry-standard questions from Culture Amp’s engagement survey template.
[Company] motivates me to go beyond what I would in a similar role elsewhere | 76% 5% above global average |
I am proud to work for [Company] | 92% 5% above global average |
I rarely think about looking for a job at another company | 61% 2% above global average |
I would recommend [Company] as a great place to work | 84% Same as global average |
I see myself still working at [Company] in two years' time | 66% 1% below global average |
People working in Biotechnology & Medical Devices North America are similarly engaged as the overall average.
The highest scoring question for Biotechnology & Medical Devices North America had 94% of people agreeing that they know how their work contributes to the goals of [company] (+3% compared to overall) while they were generally most positive about Work & Life Blend.
People in Biotechnology & Medical Devices North America 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 18% of people disagreeing (+1% above average).
Different things are important to different cultures. If you want to make more of your people engaged then you need to know what is important your people. These questions are most important to keeping people engaged in Biotechnology and Medical Devices (North America) organizations.
I believe the leaders at [Company] are making effective decisions regarding the COVID-19 Pandemic
The factor this relates most closely to is Leadership
Different things are important to different cultures. If you want to make more of your people engaged then you need to know what is important your people. These questions are most important to keeping people engaged in Biotechnology and Medical Devices (North America) organizations.
1 I believe the leaders at [Company] are making effective decisions regarding the COVID-19 Pandemic | 90% favorable Leadership |
2 Day-to-day decisions here demonstrate that quality and improvement are top priorities | 70% favorable Service & Quality Focus |
3 The leaders at [Company] demonstrate that people are important to the company's success | 78% favorable Leadership |
4 I believe there are good career opportunities for me at [Company] | 68% favorable Learning & Development |
5 [Company] effectively directs resources (funding, people and effort) towards company goals | 66% favorable Company Performance |
In the short term, 16% of people in this benchmark are thinking of or actually seeking jobs elsewhere (-2% compared to overall) while on a longer time frame, 10% of people see themselves leaving within two years (+0% 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.
1 [Company] is in a position to really succeed over the next three years | 80% favorable Company Performance |
2 [Company] effectively directs resources (funding, people and effort) towards company goals | 66% favorable Company Performance |
3 I believe there are good career opportunities for me at [Company] | 68% favorable Learning & Development |
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 | 3.7 stars (-0.1) |
Culture and Values | 3.8 stars (-0.1) |
Work Life Balance | 3.8 stars (+0) |
Compensation and Benefits | 3.8 stars (+0.2) |
Career Opportunities | 3.6 stars (+0.1) |
Recommend to Friend | 69.0% (-2) |
CEO Approval | 90.0% (+6) |
Organizations in Biotechnology & Medical Devices North America tend to be very similar to the global all industries insights, with no significant departures from the average.
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