Top pharmaceutical employers in Japan
Takeda leads Japanese pharmaceutical with a Visibility score of 94.9 out of 100, 2.6 points ahead of Astellas. Daiichi Sankyo is third. The list covers the 28 pharmaceutical employers AI recommends to job seekers in Japan.
- 194.9
Takeda
#1 in Japanese pharmaceutical#1 for Clinical Research#1 for Commercial & Sales#1 for Regulatory AffairsEvery AI recommends it for pay, purpose and work-life balance, among others. The pharmaceutical employer AI recommends most in Japan.
- 292.3
Astellas
Top 3#1 for Manufacturing & QualityEvery AIEvery AI recommends it for pay, purpose and innovation, among others.
- 387.2
Daiichi Sankyo
Top 3Every AIEvery AI recommends it for innovation, career growth and culture, among others.
- 482.1
Eisai
Every AIEvery AI recommends it for purpose, innovation and career growth, among others.
- 559.0
AI recommends it most for purpose, inclusion and culture, among others. One AI does not mention it yet.
- 653.8
Novartis
#1 for Regulatory AffairsEvery AIEvery AI recommends it for onboarding, work-life balance and the hiring process.
- 653.8
Pfizer
#1 for Regulatory AffairsGlobal starEvery AIEvery AI recommends it for onboarding, work-life balance and the hiring process.
- 653.8
Roche
Every AIEvery AI recommends it for leadership and the hiring process.
- 946.2
Chugai Pharmaceutical
Every AIEvery AI recommends it for leadership.
- 1041.0
AstraZeneca
Every AIEvery AI recommends it for the hiring process.
Everyone else
11 to 20Bayer, Eli Lilly, Merck & Co., Sanofi and 14 moreShow
- 11Bayer23.1
- 11Eli Lilly23.1
- 11Merck & Co.23.1
- 11Sanofi23.1
- 15GSK12.8
- 15Merck12.8
- 17Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma7.7
- 18Johnson & Johnson5.1
- 18Shire5.1
- 20BMS2.6
- 20Fujifilm2.6
- 20Janssen2.6
- 20Japan Tobacco2.6
- 20Ministry Of Economy2.6
- 20Moderna2.6
- 20Novo Nordisk2.6
- 20Roivant2.6
- 20Tokyo Stock Exchange2.6
Best for what candidates ask about
The Japanese pharmaceutical 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.
- Top pharmaceutical employers for Clinical Research in JapanSee the ranking →
- Top pharmaceutical employers for Commercial & Sales in JapanSee the ranking →
- Top pharmaceutical employers for Manufacturing & Quality in JapanSee the ranking →
- Top pharmaceutical employers for Regulatory Affairs in JapanSee the ranking →
- Top pharmaceutical employers for Research & Development in JapanSee the 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 inclusion and purpose: AI recommends the leaders for these far more often than the employers below them. The gap is smallest on work-life balance, where the rest of the list keeps closer to the leaders.
Across the 23 countries the index covers for pharmaceutical, the leader here has the 13th highest score. Elsewhere the lead changes hands: in Switzerland, AI recommends Novartis first.
Half of the 28 employers score 12.8 or less, while a place in the top ten takes a score of 41.0. The leader's 94.9 shows how far ahead the most recommended employers sit.
Most lists of the best pharmaceutical 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.
Pharmaceutical rankings in other countries
- AustraliaTop pickNovartis
- BrazilTop pickSanofi
- CanadaTop pickPfizer
- ChinaTop pickPfizer
- DenmarkTop pickNovo Nordisk
- FranceTop pickSanofi
- GermanyTop pickMerck
- IndiaTop pickCipla
- IrelandTop pickPfizer
- ItalyTop pickNovartis
- MexicoTop pickPfizer
- NetherlandsTop pickPfizer
- NorwayTop pickPfizer
- Saudi ArabiaTop pickNovartis
- SingaporeTop pickNovartis
- South KoreaTop pickSamsung Biologics
- SpainTop pickNovartis
- SwedenTop pickAstraZeneca
- SwitzerlandTop pickNovartis
- United Arab EmiratesTop pickRoche
- United KingdomTop pickGSK
- United StatesTop pickPfizer
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Questions about this ranking
What are the top pharmaceutical companies to work for in Japan?
Going by who AI recommends most to Japanese job seekers right now: Takeda, Astellas, Daiichi Sankyo, Eisai and Otsuka.
Which Japanese pharmaceutical employers does AI recommend for pay?
Takeda and Astellas are both named by every AI when candidates ask about pay.
Which Japanese pharmaceutical employers does AI recommend for onboarding?
Novartis and Pfizer are both named by every AI when candidates ask about onboarding.
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.