Best Places to Work 2009: Industry - Company Rankings

2009	2008	Size	Company Name	# of Employees	Strengths	Strengths	Weaknesses	Weaknesses
1	5	Small	Infinity Pharmaceuticals Cambridge, MA	100 100 - 500	Research Environment	Policies and Practices	Remuneration and Benefits	Job Satisfaction
2	-	Small	GeneDx Gaithersburg, MD	99 100 or fewer	Job Satisfaction	Integrity	Remuneration and Benefits	Training and Development
3	6	Small	Wyatt Technology Santa Barbara, CA	99 100 or fewer	Management	Job Satisfaction	Training and Development	Research Environment
4	11	Small	Vertex Pharmaceuticals Cambridge, MA	1000 1,000+	Job Satisfaction	Remuneration and Benefits	Communications	Integrity
5	13	Large	Pioneer Hi-Bred: a DuPont Business Johnston, IA	5000 5,000 - 10,000	Integrity	Job Satisfaction	Training and Development	Remuneration and Benefits
6	4	Small	Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company Cambridge, MA	1000 1,000+	Training and Development	Management	Remuneration and Benefits	Research Environment
7	-	Small	Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Cambridge, MA	100 100 - 500	Research Environment	Training and Development	Remuneration and Benefits	Policies and Practices
8	24	Small	DynPort Vaccine Frederick, MD	100 100 - 500	Communications	Job Satisfaction	Remuneration and Benefits	Integrity
9	-	Small	Integrated DNA Technologies Coralville, IA	100 100 - 500	Research Environment	Policies and Practices	Remuneration and Benefits	Training and Development
10	-	Large	Monsanto St. Louis, MO	20000 20,000+	Remuneration and Benefits	Integrity	Research Environment	Policies and Practices
11	7	Small	Tengion East Norriton, PA	99 100 or fewer	Management	Communications	Remuneration and Benefits	Training and Development
12	10	Small	TransForm Pharmaceuticals Lexington, MA	99 100 or fewer	Remuneration and Benefits	Communications	Training and Development	Job Satisfaction
13	22	Large	Amgen Thousand Oaks, CA	15000 15,000+	Remuneration and Benefits	Training and Development	Management	Integrity
14	-	Large	DuPont Wilmington, DE	55000 55,000+	Training and Development	Communications	Integrity	Research Environment
15	-	Large	Johnson & Johnson New Brunswick, NJ	100000 100,000+	Remuneration and Benefits	Integrity	Communications	Management
16	18	Small	Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Tarrytown, NY	500 500 - 1,000	Training and Development	Job Satisfaction	Remuneration and Benefits	Policies and Practices
17	-	Small	SABiosciences Frederick, MD	99 100 or fewer	Integrity	Management	Remuneration and Benefits	Job Satisfaction
18	8	Small	Otsuka Maryland Medicinal Laboratories Rockville, MD	99 100 or fewer	Job Satisfaction	Integrity	Policies and Practices	Training and Development
19	33	Large	Abbott Laboratories Abbott Park, IL	70000 70,000+	Remuneration and Benefits	Integrity	Job Satisfaction	Research Environment
20	25	Large	Novartis Basel, Switzerland	95000 95,000+	Training and Development	Remuneration and Benefits	Management	Job Satisfaction
21	21	Large	Schering-Plough Kenilworth, NJ	50000 50,000+	Communications	Management	Training and Development	Job Satisfaction
22	-	Large	EMD Serono Rockland, MA	1000 1,000+	Training and Development	Remuneration and Benefits	Communications	Job Satisfaction
23	16	Small	Targacept Winston-Salem, NC	100 100 - 500	Job Satisfaction	Management	Remuneration and Benefits	Integrity
24	9	Small	Lexicon Pharmaceuticals The Woodlands, TX	500 500 - 1,000	Research Environment	Job Satisfaction	Integrity	Remuneration and Benefits
25	17	Large	AstraZeneca London, UK	65000 65,000	Remuneration and Benefits	Integrity	Policies and Practices	Management
26	26	Large	Sigma-Aldrich St. Louis, MO	5000 5,000 - 10,000	Communications	Integrity	Remuneration and Benefits	Research Environment
27	-	Large	Roche Basel, Switzerland	80000 80,000+	Remuneration and Benefits	Training and Development	Job Satisfaction	Integrity
28	20	Large	Pfizer New York, NY	80000 80,000+	Remuneration and Benefits	Integrity	Management	Research Environment
29	30	Large	Merck Whitehouse Station, NJ	55000 55,000+	Remuneration and Benefits	Research Environment	Integrity	Job Satisfaction
30	-	Large	Life Technologies Carlsbad, CA	5000 5,000 - 10,000	Management	Job Satisfaction	Policies and Practices	Integrity