Abbott Named to Science Magazine's List of 'Top Employers' in the Biotech and Pharmaceutica...(journal and appeared in aspecial busines...)

The 2007 survey sought to identify the companies with the best reputations as employers, based on 3,157 survey responses from readers of Science and other selected respondents. Twenty-nine percent of the respondents came from outside the United States, primarily Western Europe, and 92 percent worked in private industry.

Survey responses were analyzed by Senn-Delaney Culture Diagnostics & Measurement, which used a mathematical process to assign a unique score to rate the companies' employer reputation, taking into account 23 different attributes including: Corporate Image, Leadership and Direction, Financial Prowess, Work Culture/Environment, Work/Life Balance, Academics and Collegial Exchange, and Compensation and Benefits.

Industry-Leading Development Opportunities

A number of unique development programs have been established for Abbott's scientists at all levels of the organization to help nurture and grow their skills in order to help them achieve success within the company. Leadership Development for Scientists, a program specifically designed to provide enhanced skills for high-potential scientists and physicians, helps develop leadership traits and business skills that are not usually included in a scientist's normal curriculum. Abbott also offers a Physician Development Program, which is designed to provide M.D.s who have never worked in industry with an overview of the drug development process. In addition, Abbott collaborates with top colleges and universities to develop curricula that will help scientists obtain a business background to work in industry. Through these proactive collaborations, Abbott helps ensure that the candidates it considers will have the appropriate backgrounds to achie
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