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Edwards Lifesciences

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Edwards Lifesciences reviews

3.8

70% would recommend to a friend

(1,548 total reviews)
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Bernard Zovighian

66% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Edwards Lifesciences has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,548 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Edwards Lifesciences employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Produktion industry (3.5 stars).

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2K reviews
2.0
Mar 21, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Company has found new money and growth Use its new money on R&D, capital and facilities CEO is good

Cons

Use its new found money to hire Directors at high salaries from outside Does not promote within its employees Only promotes new hires and Directors, kind of forget about the middle management where the actual work and decisions happen Does not value hard work and does not reward actual results Value employees who are the loudest and make drama and have their way with senior leadership

1.0
Mar 21, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Current products and product pipeline seem solid. Edwards is a leader in surgical heart valves and now in transcatheter heart valves as well and their R&D appears to be sound. Physicians respect the company and products, for the most part. The company does have a nice cafeteria, a reasonable employee gym and a basketball court.

Cons

Unfortunately, I found that management (mid to upper) at the company was quite poor indeed. It's an extremely political environment, fosters a culture of arrogance and sadly, incompetence. The culture, especially in the THV organization, can be extremely toxic and abusive. I quickly learned that management thinks that 'their poop doesn't stink' as the saying goes. Well, let me assure you, the poop smells pretty dang bad and needs to be cleaned up in a serious way. In particular, the THV organization attempts to convey that it is forward thinking, like a 'startup', innovative and dynamic. In fact, the organization simply gives lip service to these supposed cultural attributes but displays absolutely none of them. Interestingly, Edwards as a company is quite adamant about marketing its 'amazing' culture to its employees and that should actually be the first warning sign. Why, you ask? Well, the reason the company works so hard to market its supposed 'great' culture is because the culture is anything but amazing or great. It's one of the more toxic cultures that I have experienced in my career. I believe the company's founder, Mr. Miles 'Lowell' Edwards, would be sad to learn of the culture that has developed. IMPORTANT NOTE: There are many, many stories about inappropriate behavior by male executive/senior staff towards younger women employees. Personally, I've witnessed inappropriate/unprofessional behavior right in the office. Apparently, there is no shame. I would absolutely NOT recommend Edwards to a friend, colleague or family member. Also, I find it quite interesting that because of previous bad reviews on Glassdoor, some senior people are trying to improve the ratings by posting overly glowing reviews.

5.0
Mar 15, 2013

Best place I have ever worked

Recommend
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Pros

Leadership really cares about patients. Long term thinkers, senior management has been in place and doesn't rotate so you are not getting radical changes of direction every two years like other places. Nice campus, good pay and benefits, lots of smart people.

Cons

You have to be committed which often means long hours. If it is just a job, you may not fit in.

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