We believe that it is important to create a diverse, inclusive work environment where our associates’ work is as important as life’s work,” says Varun Khanna, managing director, Becton Dickinson-India and South Asia. The Gurgoan-based company, as part of its transparency policy, ensures a high level of associate engagement. It results in keeping the employees updated with all developments within the organisation and at the same time sharing their learning in a collaborative way.
According to Khanna, the Best Employer recognition by Aon is an acknowledgment of the culture that the company is trying to build for its employees. “We feel proud of being able to contribute to the higher ambition to help achieve integrated health solutions for society,” he added in an earlier statement.
“This recognition truly belongs to our associates, who are passionate and committed to making Becton Dickinson a great place to work,” says Ritu Kochhar, director-HR, Becton Dickinson-India.
“We are actually proud of our grow-from-within culture and effective leadership development processes which ensure talent pipeline at all levels and the recognition as the best place to work makes a huge impact on our ability to retain talent and attract best of best talent for us to contribute to our purpose of ‘advancing the world of health,’” she adds.
Becton Dickinson, which is focused on technologies addressing improved drug delivery, fast diagnosis of infectious diseases and cancers besides solutions for advanced discovery research and production of new drugs and vaccines, was founded in 1897 and currently employs nearly 30,000 associates in more than 50 countries.
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Unnikrishnan is currently Senior Associate Editor with BW Businessworld at its Mumbai Bureau. During his two decades long journalistic career, he has received several media awards and recognitions. His articles on healthcare, life sciences and intellectual property rights (IPR) have been republished by several international blogs and journals.
