Boston Scientific reviews

4.1

83% would recommend to a friend

(5,048 total reviews)
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Michael F. Mahoney

92% approve of CEO

76% positive business outlook

Boston Scientific has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 5,048 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Boston Scientific employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.7 stars).

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1.0
Sep 14, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

R&D Department, medical devices, process development, new products, high ranking in the medical device industry

Cons

US sites and production being shut down, offshoring jobs out of the United States, low morale, no long term security,

2.0
Jun 29, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

CEO Mike Mahoney has the right mentality and appears to be making some positive change. Best-in-class products across the board. Some great talent and capabilities in the new product development arena. Great facilities and campuses. Recent acquisitions are very promising. Good 401k match (6%) and tuition reimbursement ($8k/annual). Work/life balance is above average for the industry.

Cons

Cronyism runs rampant throughout this company from the days of Schneider and Scimed. Few new people and fewer new ideas. Top heavy organization and middle to upper management is stagnant. Working-leveling employees are not trusted or empowered to make decisions. Projects are generally are poorly managed, micro-managed, and timelines are unrealistic. Business model is shifting to acquisition based growth instead of organic development which is a waste of the talent the company does have. Significant benefit erosion and unwillingness/lack of effort to retain top talent. 2012 annual merit increase for average employee was 0%, second time since 2007. Top talent has been leaving in droves and layoffs seem to be an annual occurrence since 2007. Far too risk averse in the process of deciding and funding new product development puts the company in a constant catch-up mode with the competition. Sales force and marketing strategy are poor at best. Company does not execute on its proclaimed values.

1.0
Jul 24, 2012

Beware

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good Benefits Great Campus with access to parks and onsite health/fitness/banking facilities. Best direct (middle) management that I have every worked with. My peers are some of the most talented and friendliest people that I have ever worked with.

Cons

Pay was ok, but is no longer competitive with the market The atmosphere feels like they are getting ready for a fire sale. Issues that were deemed necessary in past years are no longer being addressed. Attrition, for key roles, is occurring at an alarming rate and they are not replacing head count. The atmosphere is slowing going from "Why is nobody caring!?" to "Meh, I guess if upper management doesn't care, I don't care either. Time to look for a new job".

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