The Scientist Best Places to Work
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Companies atop this year's survey provide their employees with a sense of security in an uncertain economic climate, reports Tia Ghose. How does your company rank?
Tia Ghose

Survey Rankings

See all the ranking results from this year's survey. Review the strengths and weaknesses of the Top 30 US companies in sortable online tables. Breakdown the Top 10 Large and Top 10 Small companies by the numbers and learn more about this year's respondents.

Pioneer Hi-Bred, a Dupont Company, was ranked the best large place to work for the second year in a row. Read what makes this company stand tall among giants.

Infinity Pharmaceuticals, an 8 year old pharmaceutical company in Cambridge, Mass., jumped from fifth place in 2008 to the top spot on our list of best small companies.

GeneDx, which rocketed to second place among small companies this year, after not making the rankings in 2008 or 2007, has bucked the trend in the biotech industry by expanding its operations.

For the first time since we started our surveys in 2003, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals made it into the top ten small companies list with a seventh place ranking. Find out how they did it.

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