Top 15 Life Science Companies to Work for in the UK (2023)
In this article, we’ve put together a list of the best life science organisations to work for in the UK, using the official rankings awarded by The Great Place to Work Institute in 2023.
Small Workplaces (20-50 Employees)
With 43 employees, Aspire Scientific is an independent medical writing and communications agency that puts people first. Aspire ranked 10th in this category, as well as 11th in the UK’s Best Workplaces for Wellbeing (Small Workplaces) 2023 category.
With 29 employees, Lupin Healthcare is a subsidiary of the global pharmaceutical company Lupin Limited, providing high quality medicines to patients that deliver both quality and value to the NHS. The company ranked 53rd in this category, as well as 17th in the UK’s Best Workplaces for Wellbeing (Small Workplaces) 2023 category.
Located in Cambridge, PhoreMost is a new-model drug discovery company building a pipeline of novel drug discovery programmes aimed at addressing a range of unmet diseases. PhoreMost ranked 81st in this category, as well as 54th in the UK’s Best Workplaces for Wellbeing (Small Workplaces) 2023 category.
Medium Workplaces (51-250 Employees)
Located in Maidenhead and with 100 employees, Alnylam is the world’s leading RNAi therapeutics company, pioneering this new class of medicines since 2002. Alnylam ranked 38th in this category, as well as 11th in the UK’s Best Workplaces for Wellbeing (Medium Workplaces) 2023 category.
With 109 employees located in London, AXON is a global healthcare communications agency igniting change in healthcare. The organisation ranked 57th in this category, and 56th in the UK’s Best Workplace’s for Wellbeing (Medium Workplaces) 2023 category.
Also located in London, medneo UK was established in 2019 with the strategy of delivering high-quality medical scanning services to NHS and private customers across the UK. Medneo ranked 80th in this category as well as 50th in the UK’s Best Workplaces for Wellbeing (Medium Workplaces) 2023 category.
Established in 1890 and located in St Albans, Santen is a specialised pharmaceutical company aiming to improve the quality of life for patients by harnessing a deep-rooted patient-centric approach and leveraging expertise and technical capabilities. Santen UK ranked 93rd in this category, as well as 63rd in the UK’s Best Workplaces for Wellbeing (Medium Workplaces) 2023 category.
Large Workplaces (251-1,000 Employees)
Established in 1978 and located in Maidenhead, Biogen discovers, develops, and delivers worldwide innovative therapies for people living with serious neurological diseases as well as related therapeutic adjacencies. The organisation ranked 18th in this category, as well as 8th in the UK’s Best Workplaces for Wellbeing (Large Workplaces) 2023 category.
Located in Oxford and with 420 employees, Oxford PharmaGenesis is an award-winning, independent, global HealthScience consultancy providing communications services to the healthcare industry, professional societies, and patient groups. The company ranked 19th in this category, as well as 17th in the UK’s Best Workplaces for Wellbeing (Large Workplaces) 2023 category.
With 815 employees and located in Newbury, Stryker is one of the world’s leading medical technology companies driven to make healthcare better. Stryker ranked 20th in this category, as well as 30th in the UK’s Best Workplaces for Wellbeing (Large Workplaces) 2023 category.
Established in 1984 and with 354 employees, Fittleworth is a leading dispensing appliance contractor for the NHS across a wide range of ostomy, urology, continence, tracheostomy and laryngectomy products. Fittleworth ranked 27th in this category as well as 41st in the UK’s Best Workplaces for Wellbeing (Large Workplaces) 2023 category.
Located in Manchester with more than 437 employees, Chiesi UK work across important therapy areas including neonatology, organ transplantation, rare diseases and more. The organisation ranked 52nd in this category, as well as 43rd in the UK’s Best Workplaces for Wellbeing (Large Workplaces) 2023 category.
Ipsen is a global biopharmaceutical group dedicated to improving lives through innovative medicines in the Oncology, Neuroscience and Rare Disease therapeutic areas. Ipsen Bath Road ranked 54th in this category, whilst Ipsen Wrexham ranked 73rd.
Super Large Workplaces (1,000+ Employees)
Located in Maidenhead with 1,000+ employees, AbbVie’s mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. The company ranked 16th in this category, as well as 11th in the UK’s Best Workplaces for Wellbeing (Super Large Workplaces) 2023 category.
Also located in Maidenhead with over 2,200 employees, Abbott is a global healthcare leader working to help people live more fully at all stages of life. The organisation ranked 34th in this category, as well as 37th in the UK’s Best Workplaces for Wellbeing (Super Large Workplaces) 2023 category.
