Astellas Pharma Canada Named to the 2020 List of Best Workplaces for Healthcare

This is the second year in a row Astellas has been named to the List of Best Workplaces for Healthcare and comes in addition to five other awards this year from Great Place to Work®.

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MARKHAM, ON, September 15, 2020 - Astellas Pharma Canada has been recognized again by the Great Place to Work® Institute to the 2020 List of Best Workplaces for Healthcare.

“As a company, we aspire to a common vision to turn innovative science into value for patients,” said Frank Stramaglia, General Manager, Astellas Pharma Canada.  “What makes us especially proud of this latest recognition as a Best Workplace™ for Healthcare is that it is a direct reflection of our employees’ feedback, as well as their commitment and dedication to achieving this common goal.”

The List of Best Workplaces in Healthcare is based on direct feedback from employees of the hundreds of organizations that were surveyed by Great Place to Work®. The data has a 90% confidence and a plus or minus 5% margin of error.  

To be eligible for this list, organizations must be Great Place to Work® Certified in the past year and work primarily in the Healthcare Sector. Great Place to Work® determined the best based on employee responses to their Trust Index survey.

“Our employees come to work every day with a passion and commitment to make a difference in patients’ lives,” said Adele Zita, Director, Human Resources. “This latest recognition is a humbling  testament to their talents and to the culture and patient-focused mindset that they help create at Astellas.”

In addition to being named to the List of Best Workplaces for Healthcare, Astellas Pharma Canada has received five other awards in 2020 from the Great Place to Work®. The company has been named for the fifth consecutive year to the List of Best Workplaces in Canada and the List of Best Workplaces for Women, and for the second year in a row to the Lists of Best Workplaces for Inclusion, and for Giving Back, Astellas Pharma Canada was also named this year to the List of Best Workplaces for Ontario.

Visit the Great Place to Work® website to view the List of Best Workplacesin Healthcare and to learn more about the award.