Shimadzu ranks joint 18th of 55 in Japanese healthcare, with a Visibility score of 10.3 out of 100. This is the first measurement of this ranking, so there is no earlier score to compare. AI recommends it most for job security. Takeda leads the ranking, 69.2 points ahead of Shimadzu. It also appears in 2 other Japanese rankings, placing joint 13th in biotechnology.

Data updated:

Visibility10.3Joint 18th of 55 in Japanese healthcare, 2.5 points behind Philips
Sentiment Does AI speak well of Shimadzu?Relevance Does it reach the people Shimadzu hires?

Rank by job function

Overall in Japanese healthcare: joint 18th

Shimadzu is outside the top 10 for every job function in Japanese healthcare. Open a job to see who else AI recommends.

  1. Health IT15%Outside top 10
    AI's top picksFujitsuHitachiNEC
  2. Nursing3%Outside top 10
    AI's top picksSt. Luke's International HospitalAstellasTakeda
  3. Operations & Administration3%Outside top 10
    AI's top picksTakedaAstellasDaiichi Sankyo
  4. Allied Health0%Not named
    AI's top picksSt. Luke's International HospitalJapanese Red CrossCanon Medical
  5. Physicians0%Not named
    AI's top picksTakedaAstellasDaiichi Sankyo

Score: the share of AI answers that name Shimadzu when candidates in that job ask about employers.

What candidates ask about

Shimadzu is one of AI's top picks in Japanese healthcare for job security. AI does not recommend Shimadzu at all for pay, innovation, leadership, purpose, hiring process, work-life balance, inclusion, interviews and onboarding.

TopicDoes AI recommend Shimadzu?Who AI recommends most
PayNot mentionedTakedaAstellasDaiichi Sankyo+2 more
InnovationNot mentionedTakedaAstellasDaiichi Sankyo+1 more
LeadershipNot mentionedTakedaAstellasDaiichi Sankyo
PurposeNot mentionedTakedaAstellas
Hiring processNot mentionedTakedaAstellasDaiichi Sankyo+3 more
Career growthYesTakedaAstellasDaiichi Sankyo
CultureYesDaiichi SankyoTerumo
Work-life balanceNot mentionedTakedaAstellasDaiichi Sankyo+7 more
InclusionNot mentionedTakedaAstellas
InterviewsNot mentionedTakedaAstellas
OnboardingNot mentionedTakedaAstellasDaiichi Sankyo
Job securityYes, a top pickTakedaAstellasDaiichi Sankyo+6 more
Who AI recommends most: the employers in Japanese healthcare named by the most AIs for that topic.See exactly what AI says about Shimadzu on each topic

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Top five in Japanese healthcare

  1. 1Takeda79.5
  2. 2Astellas76.9
  3. 3Daiichi Sankyo69.2
  4. 4Terumo43.6
  5. 5Olympus41.0
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Employers near Shimadzu in Japanese healthcare

  1. 16AstraZeneca12.8
  2. 16Philips12.8
  3. 18St. Luke's International Hospital10.3
  4. 20Abbott7.7
  5. 20Chugai7.7

Shimadzu in other Japanese rankings

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Questions about Shimadzu

What is Shimadzu's reputation as an employer, according to AI?

It is joint 18th of 55 healthcare employers in Japan. AI recommends it most for job security.

What does Shimadzu's Visibility score mean?

It is how often AI recommends Shimadzu when job seekers ask about healthcare employers in Japan, out of 100. A higher score means candidates are more likely to hear about Shimadzu when they ask AI where to work.

How does Shimadzu compare to its competitors?

Takeda and Astellas are recommended more often overall.

Why are Sentiment and Relevance locked?

They are part of the full picture. This page shows how often AI recommends Shimadzu. Sentiment shows how positively AI describes it, and Relevance shows whether AI recommends it to the people Shimadzu wants to hire.

How can Shimadzu improve its score?

AI learns about employers from what is written about them: careers pages, reviews, press and what employees share. PerceptionX shows which topics and sources are holding an employer back, and what to change first.

How often is Shimadzu's data 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.

Does Shimadzu need to be a PerceptionX customer to appear here?

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.

What does the full picture include?

Visibility is one of several metrics. Customers also see Sentiment (how positively AI describes them) and Relevance (whether AI recommends them to the people they hire), the themes AI links them with, the sources AI relies on, custom reports built around their own countries, roles and rivals, and specific recommendations for improving how candidates see them.