Employees at the 10 largest medtech employers in the world are excited about the teams they work with and are less concerned about layoffs.
Those are just a few takeaways as Medical Design & Outsourcing compiled employee sentiments from reviews posted on Glassdoor.
Employment among the 100 largest medical device companies decreased by 3.5% compared to Medical Design & Outsourcing‘s Medtech Big 100 analysis from last year. Medtech’s 10 largest employers collectively employ over 589,000 workers. That’s 46% of the total workers in the Medtech Big 100.
Listed below are the largest medtech employers from our 2025 Medtech Big 100 analysis, along with summaries of review highlights from each company’s Glassdoor page.
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1. Medtronic
Employees: 100,229
Glassdoor rating: 3.8/5
69% would recommend to a friend.
54% approve of CEO Geoff Martha.
Top review highlights on Glassdoor by sentiment:
Pros: Great people to work with; good pay; good work-life balance; culture is great; company tries to do the right thing for employees.
Cons: Too big of a company; frequent layoffs; lack of trust from upper management; poor management; too much gossip; less opportunities for growth within the company.
Read more Medtronic Glassdoor reviews here.
2. Siemens Healthineers
Employees: 72,000
Glassdoor rating: 4/5
79% would recommend to a friend.
88% approve of CEO Bernd Montag.
Top review highlights on Glassdoor by sentiment:
Pros: Good work-life balance; good benefits; great people to work with; job stability; good work culture; pay is good.
Cons: Few support systems; older technology; poor management; low salary.
Read more Siemens Healthineers Glassdoor reviews here.
3. Royal Philips
Employees: 67,823
Glassdoor rating: 3.8/5
73% would recommend to a friend.
77% approve of CEO Roy Jakobs.
Top review highlights on Glassdoor by sentiment:
Pros: Good work-life balance; real-world impact; good benefits; remote work; culture is good and flexible; salary is good.
Cons: Poor management; negative environment; layoffs; poor management leads to implementation issues; upper management is only concerned about metrics.
Read more Philips Glassdoor reviews here.
4. B. Braun
Employees: 64,262
Glassdoor rating: 3.6/5
67% would recommend to a friend.
88% approve of CEO Anna Maria Braun.
Top review highlights on Glassdoor by sentiment:
Pros: Good benefits; good team and people; work-life balance is good; colleagues are friendly and helpful; good pay and good hours.
Cons: Management is inexperienced; low salaries for the amount of work; favoritism; few minorities in middle and upper management.
Read more B. Braun Glassdoor reviews here.
5. Stryker
Employees: 53,000
Glassdoor rating: 4.1/5
80% would recommend to a friend.
92% approve of CEO Kevin Lobo.
Top review highlights on Glassdoor by sentiment:
Pros: Great culture; people are great and mentoring; good benefits; work-life balance is good; good pay.
Cons: Direct management can be poor; long hours; low salaries; leadership needs improving.
Read more Stryker Glassdoor reviews here.
5. GE HealthCare
Employees: 53,000
Glassdoor rating: 4.3/5
87% would recommend to a friend.
91% approve of CEO Peter Arduini.
Top review highlights on Glassdoor by sentiment:
Pros: Good work-life balance; benefits and pay are good; great people; teams with purpose; culture is good.
Cons: Too many managers; disconnect between middle managers and upper management; long hours; poor management.
Read more GE HealthCare Glassdoor reviews here.
5. Boston Scientific
Employees: 53,000
Glassdoor rating: 4.2/5
83% would recommend to a friend.
91% approve of CEO Michael Mahoney.
Top review highlights on Glassdoor by sentiment:
Pros: Great people to work with; good benefits, including healthcare and share options; great culture; good work-life balance; flexibility; good pay and overtime options.
Cons: Disconnect between middle managers and upper management; very busy with long hours; bad management.
Read more Boston Scientific Glassdoor reviews here.
6. BD
Employees: 50,000 (medical and interventional segments)
Glassdoor rating: 3.8/5
75% would recommend to a friend.
71% approve of CEO Tom Polen.
Top review highlights on Glassdoor by sentiment:
Pros: Good benefits and cultural values; great people to work with; good work-life balance; flexibility; good pay; great culture.
Cons: Poor judgment from managers; annual layoffs; no leadership vision; lack of opportunities.
Read more BD Glassdoor reviews here.
9. Medline Industries
Employees: 43,000
Glassdoor rating: 3.6/5
64% would recommend to a friend.
83% approve of CEO Jim Boyle.
Top review highlights on Glassdoor by sentiment:
Pros: The pay is good; good benefits and health insurance; great culture; growing company; great people to work with; great bonus program.
Cons: Bad management; no work-life balance; no growth opportunities; no training program; long hours.
Read more Medline Glassdoor reviews here.
10. Baxter
Employees: 38,000
Glassdoor rating: 3.7/5
70% would recommend to a friend.
82% approve of CEO Brent Shafer.
Pros: The benefits are good; people are great to work with; good work-life balance; pay is good; great culture and values.
Cons: Poor management; long hours; senior leadership is new; micromanagers.
