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PerkinElmer is a $2.9 billion global company committed to innovating for a healthier world. We create the instruments, tests and software used by scientists, researchers and clinicians to address the most critical challenges across science and healthcare, including the most recent COVID-19 pandemic. We strategically partner with customers to enable earlier, more accurate insights, supported by deep market knowledge and expertise. Our dedicated team of 14,000 employees are passionate about helping them work to create healthier families, improve the quality of life and sustain the wellbeing of people worldwide. read more
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PARTICIPANTS
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RATINGS
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PerkinElmer Company Culture

PerkinElmer Culture

This score is derived from employee ratings & reviews
3.5/5
PerkinElmer's Overall Culture is rated C+

Top Rated Culture Dimensions

PerkinElmer CEO

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Prahlad Singh PerkinElmer's CEO
Prahlad Singh
69 /100

Diversity at PerkinElmer

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B-

Diverse employees at PerkinElmer have rated CEO Rating, Team, and Work Culture as the highest categories they have scored

Women at PerkinElmer

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A+

Women at PerkinElmer have rated Office Culture, Environment, and Executive Team as the highest categories they have scored

PerkinElmer eNPS

Net Promoter Score tracks your employees' overall score to this question: "On a scale from 0-10, how likely are you to recommend working at your company to a friend?"
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Recommend to a Friend?

8

PerkinElmer employees are 8% more likely to recommend PerkinElmer as a great place to work

38%Promoters
32%Passives
30%Detractors

Working at PerkinElmer

Working at PerkinElmer is rated average by 131 employees, across various culture dimensions. PerkinElmer employees are most satisfied about Environment, Happiness, and Outlook categories, putting PerkinElmer’s culture in the Top 50% compared to similar sized companies on Comparably and in the Bottom 40% compared to other companies in Boston. See below in detail how working at PerkinElmer was rated by employees.

Overall Company Culture at PerkinElmer

C+

Overall Company Culture at PerkinElmer is rated C+

Last updated months ago

Top
50%

PerkinElmer ranks in the Top 50% of other companies on Comparably with 10,000+ Employees for Overall Company Culture Score

Overall Company Culture Score by Department

This graph details how each department scores their Overall Company Culture

Results from 131 Employees

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Operations
84
Operations84
Sales
79
Sales79
Customer Support
57
Customer Support57
Engineering
51
Engineering51

PerkinElmer Employee Reviews

Out of 77 PerkinElmer employee reviews, 66% were positive. The remaining 34% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping PerkinElmer improve their work culture.

66%
34%
Positive Reviews66%
Constructive Feedback34%

Positive Reviews From PerkinElmer Employees

  • What did you like most about the interview process?
    Meeting many different team members and the CSO. Timely interviews.
  • What makes you most happy at work?
    A positive environment and encouragement to do more.
  • What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?
    Felling like you are an important part of the team.

Constructive Feedback From PerkinElmer Employees

  • Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?
    Better salary and stock options would be nice
  • What's going wrong and how can it be improved?
    Management (CEO,managers, etc.) needs to reevaluate how they are running things. Own your actions and decisions!
  • What do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better?
    It all needs to start with management first

PerkinElmer Company Information

PerkinElmer Company Overview

PerkinElmer is a $2.9 billion global company committed to innovating for a healthier world. We create the instruments, tests and software used by scientists, researchers and clinicians to address the most critical challenges across science and healthcare, including the most recent COVID-19 pandemic. We strategically partner with customers to enable earlier, more accurate insights, supported by deep market knowledge and expertise. Our dedicated team of 14,000 employees are passionate about helping them work to create healthier families, improve the quality of life and sustain the wellbeing of people worldwide.

PerkinElmer was founded in 1937 and its current CEO is Prahlad Singh. Since its inception 89 years ago, PerkinElmer has grown to 14000 employees.

PerkinElmer Mission, Vision & Values

PerkinElmer Mission Statement

Innovating for a healthier world

PerkinElmer Values

  • Collaborate
  • Inspire
  • CREATE
  • Committed to Customers
  • Results Focused
  • Ethics and Integrity
  • Action Oriented
  • Teamwork
  • Entrepreneurial
Headquarter940 Winter St
Waltham, MA 02451
United States of America
Websitewww.perkinelmer.com/
Founding Date1937
Tel+1 800-762-4000
Company StatusPublic
StockPKI
Jobswww.jobs.perkinelmer.com
Social Sites

PerkinElmer Competitors

PerkinElmer competitors include Agilent Technologies, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Beckman Coulter, and Waters Corporation. PerkinElmer ranks 3rd in Overall Culture Score on Comparably vs its competitors. See below how PerkinElmer compares to its competitors with CEO Rankings, Product & Services, NPS, Pricing, Customer Services, Overall Culture Score, eNPS, Gender and Diversity Scores.

  1. #1
    Agilent Technologies' Logo
    Agilent Technologies
    4.5/5
  2. #2
    Thermo Fisher Scientific's Logo
    Thermo Fisher Scientific
    3.7/5
  3. #3
    PerkinElmer's Logo
    PerkinElmer
    3.5/5
  4. #4
    Beckman Coulter's Logo
    Beckman Coulter
    2.8/5
  5. #5
    Waters Corporation's Logo
    Waters Corporation
    2.4/5
  • At PerkinElmer we're taking action to improve the health and safety of people and the environment. We're committed to transforming risk into safety, mystery into knowledge and ideas into action for healthier today and even better tomorrow. We are committed to delivering solutions that improve our customers' outcomes, advance human and environmental health technologies and, deliver shareholder value. Every day, we work together to ensure the way we do business is as meaningful as the solutions we provide.

PerkinElmer Employees

PerkinElmer has 14000 employees. 131 employees at PerkinElmer have reviewed PerkinElmer across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was months ago.

Overall, the 131 PerkinElmer employees give their leadership a grade of C, or Bottom 45% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.

Employees at PerkinElmer are generally satisfied with their total compensation at PerkinElmer, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.

Overall, employees at PerkinElmer are generally satisfied with their team. 131 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers a C+. The majority believe the meetings at PerkinElmer are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.

The majority of employees at PerkinElmer believe the environment at PerkinElmer is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at PerkinElmer is comfortably fast. About 52% of the employees at PerkinElmer work 8 hours or less, while 8% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.

Overall, the employees at PerkinElmer are generally happy, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.

A Day in the Life
A Day in the Life
PerkinElmer employees generally work 9.3 hrs a day
Work Hours
A Day in the Life
Employees at PerkinElmer report the work pace is comfortably fast
Work Pace
A Day in the Life
78% of PerkinElmer employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
Coworkers
A Day in the Life
PerkinElmer employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Once a quarter
Feedback
A Day in the Life
78% of PerkinElmer employees call their work environment positive
Environment

Joining PerkinElmer - Employee Onboarding

The prevailing opinion from employees about joining PerkinElmer is that the company was very unprepared on their first day. PerkinElmer employees concluded that their overall onboarding experience was negative. 50% said their direct manager was helpful with their acclimation during the first 90 days. First impressions are important, and how prepared a company is on your first day leaves a lasting impression.

PerkinElmer KPIs and OKRs

At PerkinElmer 100% of employees think their department KPIs and OKRs are clear. Employees’ understanding of PerkinElmer's KPIs and OKRs is essential for its success. Out of 5 PerkinElmer employees who’ve answered, “Are your company’s goals clear and are you invested in them?” 2 have said yes.

AnswerPercent
Yes40%
No60%
Are your company's goals clear, and are you invested in them?
AnswerPercent
Yes100%
No0%
Are the KPIs/OKRs for your department clear?

PerkinElmer CEO & Leadership

PerkinElmer CEO - Prahlad Singh

Prahlad Singh PerkinElmer's CEO
69 /100

PerkinElmer’s CEO Prahlad Singh started in this role in 2021. Prahlad’s approval rate is just above average, putting Prahlad in the Top 50% of all CEOs of similar-sized companies on Comparably, and in the Top 50% compared to the CEOs of all other companies in Boston. Prahlad Singh is well regarded by employees for the Environment PerkinElmer offers, and ranks among the Top 25% of CEOs by employees in that category. Prahlad is most liked by Asian or Pacific Islander employees and Female employees. However, employees in the Engineering department have a slightly unfavorable view of the CEO. When compared to PerkinElmer’s competitors, Prahlad Singh ranks just above Beckman Coulter’s CEO Scott Garrett. With Prahlad’s leadership, PerkinElmer employee respondents are most happy about their Environment and Happiness. Prahlad was rated slightly below average for Professional Development.

PerkinElmer Leadership

The PerkinElmer Executive Team is rated a “C-” and led by CEO Prahlad Singh, Chief Accounting Officer and Vice President Andrew Okun, and Senior Vice President of Strategy and Business Development Daniel R. Tereau

  • Prahlad Singh  CEO / President

    Prahlad Singh CEO / President

    Dr. Singh was elected President and Chief Executive Officer of PerkinElmer effective December 30, 2019, and appointed to... read more

  • Andrew Okun Chief Accounting Officer and Vice President

    Mr. Andrew Okun has been the Chief Accounting Officer and Vice President at PerkinElmer LAS (Germany) GmbH since April... read more

  • Daniel R. Tereau Senior Vice President of Strategy and Business Development

    Mr. Daniel R. Tereau has been Senior Vice President of Strategy and Business Development at PerkinElmer LAS (Germany)... read more

  • Karen Madden Ph.D. President of Informatics

    Dr. Karen Madden, Ph.D. has been President at PerkinElmer Informatics, Inc. since April 2014. Dr. Madden served as... read more

  • Linda Sherwood VP, Enterprise Risk Management and Data Protection Officer

    Linda Sherwood serves as the VP, Enterprise Risk Management and Data Protection Officer of PerkinElmer.

  • Stephen Benford Vice President Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis

    Stephen Benford serves as the Vice President Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis of PerkinElmer. Stephen started at... read more

  • Tricia Ciasulli Managing Director, Strategy & Business Development

    Tricia Ciasulli serves as the Managing Director, Strategy & Business Development of PerkinElmer. Tricia started at... read more

  • Gary Grecsek Vice President/General Manager - Global OneSource Laboratory Services

    Gary Grecsek serves as the Vice President/General Manager - Global OneSource Laboratory Services of PerkinElmer.

  • John Luck Vice President Americas Sales & Service

    John Luck serves as the Vice President Americas Sales & Service of PerkinElmer.

PerkinElmer Salaries

How much does PerkinElmer pay?

How much do people at PerkinElmer get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at PerkinElmer is $97,370, or $46 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $96,468, or $46 per hour.

At PerkinElmer, the highest paid job is a Director of Sales at $254,660 annually and the lowest is a CS Rep at $45,112 annually. Average PerkinElmer salaries by department include: Legal at $124,773, Finance at $76,367, Product at $183,578, and Operations at $79,408. Half of PerkinElmer salaries are above $96,468.

48 employees at PerkinElmer rank their Compensation in the Top 50% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 145 ratings) while 45 employees at PerkinElmer rank their Perks And Benefits in the Top 50% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 47 ratings).

Salaries contributed from PerkinElmer employees include job titles like Principal Engineer, Architect, Senior Developer, and Automation Engineer. Comparably data has a total of 7 salary records from PerkinElmer employees.

Last updated months ago.

1st Percentile
$61k
$61k1st Percentile
17th Percentile
$79k
$79k17th Percentile
33rd Percentile
$91k
$91k33rd Percentile
50th Percentile
$155k
$155k50th Percentile
67th Percentile
$230k
$230k67th Percentile
83rd Percentile
$284k
$284k83rd Percentile
100th Percentile
$297k
$297k100th Percentile
$97,370*
Average Compensation
$96,468*
Median Compensation

* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.

PerkinElmer Salaries by City

PerkinElmer Salaries by Department

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Diversity & Inclusion at PerkinElmer

Diverse employees at PerkinElmer score the company 68/100 across various culture categories, placing PerkinElmer in the Top 40% of companies on Comparably with 10,000+ Employees for Comparably's diversity score. The Diversity score provides insights into how diverse employees feel and rate their work experience at PerkinElmer across various culture dimensions.

Ranked Culture the Highest

Women N/A/100
Men 79/100
Department - Sales
Diverse Employees 78/100
Tenure - 2 to 5 Years

Ranked Culture the Lowest

Women N/A/100
Men 51/100
Department - Engineering
Diverse Employees N/A/100

PerkinElmer Perks & Benefits

Health & Wellness

  • Health Insurance

Paid Time Off

  • PTO / Vacation Policy

PerkinElmer PTO

PerkinElmer's PTO and Vacation policy typically gives 20-30 days off a year with 50% of employees expected to be work free while out of office. PerkinElmer's benefits and PTO Package averages to represent a $1000 -$1500 cash value per month.

AnswerPercent
Flex Time50%
Vacation Policy0%
Office Meals0%
401k Contribution50%
Childcare0%
Other than healthcare, which of the following benefits is most important to you?
AnswerPercent
Yes50%
No50%
Does your boss expect you to work when you're on vacation?
AnswerPercent
$2500+/mo0%
$1500 - $2500/mo0%
$1000 -$1500/mo100%
$500 -$1000/mo0%
Less than $500/mo0%
What do you estimate the cash value of your benefits to be? Healthcare, PTO, etc?

PerkinElmer Careers

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H1B Visa

In 2019, PerkinElmer applied for 21 H1B visas. Of the work permits applied for, 81% were approved.

Work Permit Application Outcome

PerkinElmer has a total of 14000 employees

21
Total Applied
  • 81% Granted (17 out of 21)
  • 5% Denied (1 out of 21)
  • 0% Withdrawn Application was withdrawn by the employer before approval/rejection ( out of 21)
  • 14% Certified-Withdrawn Application was approved but later withdrawn by employer (3 out of 21)

This data was calculated using publicly sourced data from OFLC Performance Data

Let PerkinElmer Know You Want To Work There

Overview of Candidates Interested in PerkinElmer on Comparably

Candidates By Department

All Industries
36%
Marketing
18%
Engineering
18%
IT
18%
Customer Support
9%

Candidates By Location

Northborough
9%
New York City
9%
Hudson
9%
Boston
9%
Lexington
9%
Other
55%

Frequently Asked Questions regarding PerkinElmer

What is PerkinElmer address?

PerkinElmer location is at 940 Winter St

Who is the CEO of PerkinElmer?

PerkinElmer CEO is Prahlad Singh, their score by employees is 69

What is PerkinElmer eNPS?

The eNPS for PerkinElmer is 8

What is PerkinElmer revenue?

PerkinElmer revenue is $2B

What is the salary for Senior QA in PerkinElmer?

Senior QA average salary in the US is 112k

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