100 Great Reasons to Work at Perrigo Company
Perrigo is one of the fastest-growing companies in the healthcare industry. Our success has accelerated our need for qualified people who can help us set the benchmarks for pharmaceutical operations, quality, packaging and other areas. We need the best to be the best.
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Great Culture
Perrigo products can be found in millions of homes around the globe, and you can find your home here.
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Room to Grow
As consumers continue to embrace store-brand alternatives, Perrigo is well positioned to grow, offering our employees opportunities to grow as well.
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Quality of Life. Quality of Work.
There are nearly seven billion people in the world, and Perrigo is dedicated to making healthcare affordable for each one. Watch this video to see how our employees feel about working here.
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125 Years
In 1887, Luther Perrigo began packaging and distributing patented medicines and household items for country stores. Today, those small country stores have been replaced by leading regional and national supermarkets, drug store, and mass merchandize retail chains
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Change Things
Our employees say time and time again that they value their ability to make a difference and have impact at Perrigo.
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Innovation
As of 2012, Perrigo is listed as #17 on Forbe's list of top most innovative companies, ahead of Starbucks, Google and even Apple. // See the list
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Strategic Pillars
Perrigo focuses on five key pillars that are the foundation of our strategic plan: ensuring sustainable high quality, delivering superior customer service, pursuing industry leading innovation, executing effective cost management, unleashing the power of people.
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Dancing Scientists
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ORx
Perrigo is uniquely positioned to supply ORx products—OTC products dispensed by pharmacists and sold under the Perrigo generic label—to pharmacies and mail-order companies.
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Challenging Work
We challenge ourselves everyday to provide high quality, affordable products that improve the lives of people worldwide.
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Big and Small
Even though Perrigo has become a global company, our humble beginnings still guide our efforts to provide quality, affordable healthcare products™ and influence our corporate culture.
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Training and Development
Perrigo’s employees are among the best in the world because of our commitment to training and career development.
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Core Values
Integrity: "We do what is right," Respect: "We demonstrate the value we hold for one another" and Responsibility: "We hold ourselves accountable for our actions."
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Healthcare Benefits
Perrigo’s healthcare benefits are among the best in the industry (and even outside it).
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Financial Strength
Perrigo Reports Record First Quarter Revenue And Adjusted Earnings And Raises Full Year Adjusted EPS Guidance. // Read More
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Quality Benchmarks
Perrigo’s quality standards are among the highest in the industry.
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Health Management
From our Fit For Life wellness program to flex benefits, we work hard to help people feel better and live better.
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“Careers” in Acting
Actual Perrigo Employees readily volunteered to be in the talent show video. http://bit.ly/qNcKo
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Talent Show
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Global Presence
Perrigo is the world’s largest OTC pharmaceutical manufacturer for the store-brand market with locations in 7 countries around the world.
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Continuous Improvement
We’re as strong as we’ve ever been, but that doesn’t mean we can’t be stronger. Perrigo is constantly striving to improve our company and the products that our customers rely on.
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Over the years, Perrigo has acquired several companies that have helped us expand our capabilities and offer a wider range of quality, affordable healthcare products™.
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Talented Coworkers
At Perrigo, you’ll work alongside some of the most passionate and talented people the healthcare industry has to offer.
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Wellness Center
Many of our Perrigo Michigan US employees benefit from our comprehensive wellness program, with reimbursement in fitness club memberships, fitness classes and at Perrigo Allegan, an on-site medical center for physicals, allergy injections, blood work, immunizations, etc.
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Tuition Reimbursement
Perrigo is committed to helping our employees grow, which is why we offer tuition reimbursement to employees pursuing a degreed course of study.
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Affordable Healthcare
We’re committed to making healthcare affordable around the world by making available high quality low-cost pharmaceutical products.
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Corporate Social Responsibility
Perrigo’s mission is to provide the world with quality, affordable healthcare products™, and we are committed to sustaining this mission in a socially responsible manner on a global basis.
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Stability
In the face of one of the toughest economies the United States has ever seen, Perrigo has thrived, and today we’re in as strong a position as ever.
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Jim Cramer
We’re turning heads. Perrigo was recently featured on Jim Cramer’s Mad Money. See what he had to say here: http://bit.ly/brM7Bk
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Tulips
Perrigo has a campus in Holland, MI, the second happiest city in the country.
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Now Hiring
Perrigo has dozens of opportunities available all over the world.
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Antacid
Perrigo is the largest producer of liquid antacid in the United States.
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For Your Pets
Perrigo sells healthcare products for cats, dogs and other pets under the Atlantis, Fur-So-Fresh and Geisler Gourmet brands. And, in Omaha, our employees bring their pets to work with them on Fridays.
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Savings
Over the last 15 years, consumers have saved more than $10 billion by purchasing Perrigo products instead of name brands.
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Painless
Perrigo Company is the second-largest producer of acetaminophen and ibuprofen in the United States.
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Force of Ideas
Perrigo received the Corporate Executive Board’s “Force of Ideas” award for our innovative strategic capital planning program.
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Mass Customization
Perrigo sells its products under thousands of names worldwide, requiring thousands of permutations of each individual product.
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Company Picnics and Holiday Celebrations
A lot of companies say they’re like families. Join us around the table, and you’ll see that we mean it.
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Best & Brightest
Perrigo is a preferred employer in West Michigan. For years, we’ve been named to West Michigan’s 101 Best & Brightest Companies to Work For. http://bit.ly/dxyTcv
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Company Store
Perrigo has always been committed to making high-quality healthcare affordable. Perrigo’s Company Store serves as an outlet for our employees and the community to stock up on high quality OTC pharmaceutical products at a fraction of their cost elsewhere.
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Technology
Perrigo employs the most advanced state-of-the-art technology in order to manufacture the highest possible quality products for our customers.
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Walk the Talk
Lots of companies talk about making the world a better place, but at Perrigo, we’re actually doing it by making quality healthcare affordable.
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Town Hall Meetings
Perrigo provides many chances for employees to hear about company news and tell us what’s on their minds.
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Work/Life Balance
Our work is important to us, but so are our employees, which is why Perrigo promotes a healthy balance between work and life. After all, happy employees are great co-workers.
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Adoption Benefits
Families are important. If you want to start or add to your family through adoption, Perrigo can lend a helping hand.
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Safety
We have earned an outstanding safety record. We’re proud of our efforts to ensure our employees work safely.
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Clean Operation
Pharmaceutical manufacturing offers a pleasant work environment that adheres to current good manufacturing practices.
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Hairnets
Perrigo adheres to current good manufacturing practices. So, not only do you get to wear cool lab coats, but you also get to wear some of the most stylish hairnets.
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High Morale
People are excited to be here. You can feel it in the enthusiasm with which our employees approach their work.
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Positive Environment
It’s refreshing to work in a place where quality work and personal enthusiasm are all around you.
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Increasing Demand
As consumers look for new ways of saving money, demand for quality, affordable healthcare products™ will continue to rise.
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Open Door Policy
Perrigo promotes a culture that encourages employees to provide feedback, share ideas and voice concerns with their managers..
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Rich History
Luther Perrigo began packaging and distributing patented medicines in 1887, giving Perrigo Company a more than 100-year history of helping keep Americans healthy.
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Fair Policies
Treating people fairly is a fundamental at great companies. We’re a great company.
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Referral Program
Perrigo offers a referral bonus for employees who encourage qualified friends to join our team.
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Paid Time Off
Perrigo offers vacation and holiday pay to encourage you to spend some time away from work.
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Reputation
For more than 120 years, Perrigo has built a reputation as a leader in the healthcare industry.
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High Visibility
Many companies’ senior leadership operate behind closed doors. At Perrigo, our senior leadership operates in full view of the company.
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Life Insurance
Perrigo offers co-paid life insurance benefits for our employees.
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Jobs That Matter
There are lots of places you can make a living. Perrigo is one of the few places where you can make a difference in the lives of millions of people around the world.
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Global Orientation
We are serious about fulfilling our mission worldwide.
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Automatic Guided Vehicles
Okay, think about an airplane flying on autopilot. Now imagine it inside our facilities.
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Robotic Packaging Lines
We use some of the latest high-tech packaging technology.
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Easy Commute
Our main campus in Allegan is less than an hour from Holland, Kalamazoo, and Grand Rapids. http://bit.ly/9pomqM
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Nearby Universities
Perrigo is surrounded by dozens of colleges and universities, making it easy to pursue your bachelors, masters or doctorate degree while employed.
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High Energy
Our employees are passionate about making the world a better place, and where there’s passion, there’s energy and enthusiasm.
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Store-Brand Acceptance
As acceptance of store-brands as a practical alternative to name brand products continues to grow, Perrigo’s market share is well positioned to grow.
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12,000
Perrigo maintains more than 12,000 unique Stock-Keeping Units (SKUs).
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Rx to OTC
Perrigo leads the market in conversions of prescription to over-the-counter (OTC), making quality healthcare widely available and affordable.
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Annual ANDAs
Perrigo is continually working to provide low-cost alternatives to expensive medication, averaging 15 ANDAs each year.
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Quality Commitment
Perrigo maintains an unwavering commitment to quality.
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Your Medicine Cabinet
Because the vast majority of our products are sold under our customers’ names, Perrigo products are already in the majority of households in America.
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300
That’s the approximate number of generic Rx products in Perrigo’s portfolio, a number that’s growing constantly.
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450
It’s a relatively small number until you consider that Perrigo offers more than 450 variations on a single product.
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Low Turnover
Perrigo boasts low turnover rates. People like working here and so would you.
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Varying Schedules
In many of our locations, Perrigo offers multiple work schedules to fit your lifestyle.
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401K
From the day you start working, we’ll start putting money away for you to help you prepare for when you stop working.
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800
That’s the number of corporate customers Perrigo serves worldwide, and each of our customers distributes Perrigo products under a variety of labels.
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2,400
Perrigo markets to more than 2,400 store-brands around the world, making us the world’s largest provider of OTC pharmaceutical products for the store-brand market.
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Aspirin to Zinc
With so many products offerings, Perrigo’s range of products is literally A to Z.
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Internship Program
Perrigo offers many internship opportunities, with an astonishing 20% conversion rate of interns to full-time employees.
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Carpooling Program
Our commitment to making the world a better place doesn’t end at healthcare. We encourage employees to utilize our carpooling program, helping to reduce our impact on the environment.
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R&D Commitment
At Perrigo, we’re constantly looking for ways to serve our customers better through product research and development.
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Infant Formula
In 2010, we acquired PBM Holdings, Inc., making Perrigo the world’s largest manufacturer of store-brand infant formula.
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Consumers First
Above all, we hold ourselves accountable to those who trust Perrigo’s pharmaceutical products to keep themselves and their families healthy.
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Employee Scholarships
Perrigo offers hundreds of thousands of dollars in scholarships to employees’ children to help cover the cost of higher education.
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Diverse Workforce
A diverse workforce means diversity of ideas, and it’s that diversity in thought that’s helped to make Perrigo successful.
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Corporate Giving
Low-cost healthcare isn’t our only contribution. Perrigo invests more than half a million dollars annually in the community that surrounds us.
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Career Development
Perrigo routinely offers development opportunities and strives to offer promotional opportunities from within where possible.
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Casual Environment
How often does this happen at your current workplace? http://bit.ly/diTKuj
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1 Billion
1 Billion: That’s how many ounces of liquid pharmaceutical products Perrigo manufactures each year.
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44 Billion
That’s the number of tablets Perrigo manufactures each year (well more than any other pharmaceutical company).
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World Leader
Perrigo is the world’s largest manufacturer of OTC pharmaceutical products for the store-brand market.
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Flexible Work
Work is important, but it shouldn’t always dominate your life. In many of our locations, Perrigo offers flexible work schedules that work around you.
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New Products
We’re constantly working to develop new affordable alternatives to costly name brand pharmaceuticals.
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Lab Coats
Yeah. That’s right. We get to wear stylish lab coats. Jealous? We thought you might be.
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Widespread Use
Every 10 seconds, 14,000 people worldwide use a Perrigo product. That’s 120,960,000 people every day. How many lives have you improved today?
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Competitive Wages
Our employees are important to us, and we’ll pay you that way. We offer compensation and benefit packages that are competitive.
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West Michigan
The lifestyle West Michigan offers is like none other we’ve ever experienced. Allegan is less than an hour from Holland, Grand Haven, and Grand Rapids—all of which have been recognized time and again for their unique atmospheres and incredible quality of life. http://bit.ly/aqGXQZ
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Upward Mobility
We invest a lot in our employees, and we recognize the investment you make in us when you choose to come to work for us. Perrigo has a long history of offering promotions and new opportunities to its employees.
