Medtronic Earns 'Top Employer China 2024' Recognition for Third Consecutive Year

ShanghaiJanuary 19, 2024PR Newswire -- Medtronic has been honored with the "2024 China Outstanding Employer" certification for its remarkable achievements in employer brand culture and talent development environment. This marks the third consecutive year that Medtronic has received this prestigious award.

The "Top Employer" certification is initiated by the globally authoritative professional research institution, the Top Employers Institute. It conducts a comprehensive survey of employers across six major fields and twenty topics, including talent strategy, work environment, talent recruitment, learning, well-being, diversity, and inclusiveness in human resources. It is one of the most influential and prestigious annual selections in the global human resources field. Obtaining the Top Employer certification means that the company is committed to creating a better workplace environment for employees through excellent human resources strategies and practices.

Leading Medical Technology Innovation, Co-writing Future Career Development

The history of Medtronic dates back to the late 1940s. Its founder, Earl Bakken, established a medical device repair shop in a garage in Minneapolis, USA, naming it "Medtronic," which combines "Medical" and "Electronic." Over the past 75 years, Medtronic has continuously pushed the boundaries of innovation — from creating the world's first battery-powered portable external cardiac pacemaker, to developing the minimally invasive TAVR procedure, intelligent brain pacemakers with sensing capabilities, advanced surgical robots, and smart blood glucose monitoring systems. Through medical technology, Medtronic helps patients worldwide "alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life." Every second, more than two patients around the globe benefit from Medtronic’s medical technologies or therapies.

This year marks the 35th anniversary of Medtronic's development in China, with the company employing approximately 6,000 people in the Greater China region. Medtronic firmly believes that talent is the core driver of industry development, and robust business growth cannot be achieved without every employee. Medtronic provides various learning resources for its employees to support their personal growth and achieve mutual career development, such as AI-driven...Digital Learning PlatformSkills Lab, able to precisely push resources and courses according to employees' learning needs;M-StationManager Development Community`, empowering managers to embrace and lead change; tailored for fresh graduates`STAR.TProject, helping newcomers to the workplace quickly adapt to the workplace culture and environment;"Flipped Mentor"Project, through role exchanges across different generations, achieving cross-age, cross-profession, and cross-gender communication.

Moreover, Medtronic places great emphasis on the health and well-being of its employees and their families, such asFlexible work, health lectures, offline physical fitness tests, and the annualHealth Month, etc., aimed at helping employees maintain vitality and physical and mental health. And through "Four-day remote work"Project,Family Care Leave...and other innovative initiatives, helping employees better balance work and life, leading the market in benefits programs.

Encouraging employees to actively share and learn from each other, while fostering a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace environment, has always been the foundation of Medtronic’s workplace development strategy. Fully recognizing the value and uniqueness of every employee allows them to gain a sense of achievement, fulfillment, and belonging in a healthy and positive work environment. Vera Zhang, Vice President of Human Resources for Medtronic Greater China, stated: "In the future, Medtronic will continue to focus on driving innovation and building a more diverse and inclusive team to address the ever-changing challenges of the industry. We will join hands with top talents worldwide to create a better future for healthcare."