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Top biotechnology employers in Canada

Sanofi leads Canadian biotechnology with a Visibility score of 66.7 out of 100, 23.1 points ahead of Pfizer. Novartis is third. The list covers the 52 biotechnology employers AI recommends to job seekers in Canada.

52 employers · scores out of 100 · Data updated:

  1. 1

    Sanofi

    #1 in Canadian biotechnology#1 for Manufacturing & Quality#1 for Regulatory Affairs#1 for Research & Development

    Every AI recommends it for pay, the hiring process and interviews, among others. The biotechnology employer AI recommends most in Canada.

    66.7
  2. 2

    Pfizer

    Top 3#1 for Commercial & SalesEvery AI

    Every AI recommends it for career growth and interviews.

    43.6
  3. 3

    Novartis

    Top 3#1 for Clinical ResearchEvery AI

    Every AI recommends it for job security.

    33.3
  4. 3

    Roche

    Top 3Every AI

    Every AI recommends it for job security.

    33.3
  5. 5

    GSK

    AI recommends it most for work-life balance, interviews and the hiring process, among others. One AI does not mention it yet.

    28.2
  6. 5

    Merck

    Every AI

    Every AI recommends it for career growth.

    28.2
  7. 7

    Amgen

    Every AI

    Every AI recommends it for pay and the hiring process.

    25.6
  8. 8

    Gilead Sciences

    AI recommends it most for pay. One AI does not mention it yet.

    20.5
  9. 9

    Novo Nordisk

    Every AI

    AI recommends it most for the hiring process and pay.

    17.9
  10. 10

    AstraZeneca

    AI recommends it most for job security. One AI does not mention it yet.

    15.4
  11. 10

    Moderna

    AI recommends it most for culture, onboarding and the hiring process, among others. Only one AI mentions it so far.

    15.4

Everyone else

12 to 28Thermo Fisher Scientific, Bayer, Charles River, Johnson & Johnson and 37 moreShow
  1. 12Thermo Fisher Scientific12.8
  2. 13Bayer10.3
  3. 13Charles River10.3
  4. 13Johnson & Johnson10.3
  5. 13Takeda10.3
  6. 17AbbVie7.7
  7. 17Apotex7.7
  8. 17Lonza7.7
  9. 17Patheon7.7
  10. 17Vertex7.7
  11. 17emergent BioSolutions7.7
  12. 23Abbott5.1
  13. 23IQVIA5.1
  14. 23PPD5.1
  15. 23Philip Morris International5.1
  16. 23SGS5.1
  17. 28Aspen Pharmacare2.6
  18. 28Bausch Health2.6
  19. 28BioMarin2.6
  20. 28CGI2.6
  21. 28Dynacare2.6
  22. 28Eli Lilly2.6
  23. 28Health Canada2.6
  24. 28Illumina2.6
  25. 28Janssen2.6
  26. 28Jazz Pharmaceuticals2.6
  27. 28Mars2.6
  28. 28Medtronic2.6
  29. 28Merck Frosst2.6
  30. 28Mitsubishi Chemical2.6
  31. 28National Research Council2.6
  32. 28Ottobock2.6
  33. 28PRA Health Sciences2.6
  34. 28Public Health Agency Of Canada2.6
  35. 28Regeneron2.6
  36. 28Roivant2.6
  37. 28Sandoz2.6
  38. 28Siemens Healthineers2.6
  39. 28Syneos Health2.6
  40. 28Uhn2.6
  41. 28Valeant2.6

Best for what candidates ask about

The Canadian biotechnology employer AI recommends most when candidates ask about each topic.

By role

Who AI recommends to engineers is not who it recommends to salespeople. Each role has its own ranking.

About this ranking

This is the first measurement of this ranking, so there is no earlier order to compare it with yet.

What separates the top five from the rest is job security and interviews: AI recommends the leaders for these far more often than the employers below them. The gap is smallest on innovation, where the rest of the list keeps closer to the leaders.

Across the 23 countries the index covers for biotechnology, the leader here has the 16th highest score. Sanofi also leads in France.

More than half of the 52 employers score 5.1 or less, while a place in the top ten takes a score of 15.4. The leader's 66.7 shows how far ahead the most recommended employers sit.

Most lists of the best biotechnology companies to work for come from employee surveys or awards. This one tracks what AI tells job seekers, because many candidates now ask AI where to work before they open a careers page.

Read our article: Top biotechnology companies to work for

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Questions about this ranking

What are the top biotechnology companies to work for in Canada?

Going by who AI recommends most to Canadian job seekers right now: Sanofi, Pfizer, Novartis, Roche and GSK.

Which Canadian biotechnology employers does AI recommend for pay?

Sanofi and Amgen are both named by every AI when candidates ask about pay.

Which Canadian biotechnology employers does AI recommend for the hiring process?

Sanofi and Amgen are both named by every AI when candidates ask about the hiring process.

Which Canadian biotechnology employers does AI recommend for career growth?

Pfizer and Merck are both named by every AI when candidates ask about career growth.

How does the Employer Visibility Index work?

We ask AI assistants the questions job seekers ask about employers, by industry, country and role. We record which employers they recommend and turn that into a Visibility score out of 100.

How often are rankings updated?

Rankings refresh with each new round of AI answers. Each page shows the date its data was updated, and the arrows next to each score show how an employer has moved since the previous measurement.

Do I need to be a PerceptionX customer to appear in the index?

No. Any employer AI recommends often enough appears automatically. Customers get the full picture behind their Visibility score and well beyond it: how positively AI describes them (Sentiment), the themes it links them with, the sources it relies on, custom reports by country and role, and clear steps to improve how candidates see them.