Major Clinical Device Companies in 2010

Here’s another great example of why you have to be active on LinkedIn:  it’s a tremendous resource for clinical device industry stats.  I recently asked about what were the major medical device companies by revenue or employees (I love my LinkedIn groups!).  I got some interesting answers and wanted to share them with you.  (Of course, it’s a little different than the list of the Top 10 Medical Device Companies from last year.)

This is from one outstanding contributor:

Using the NAICS code for Clinical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing, Hoover’s lists the following leading Ten in terms of revenue:

United States Surgical Corp.
Boston Scientific
Becton, Dickinson and Co.
Stryker Corp.
CareFusion Corp.
Zimmer Holdings
Synthes Inc.
Medline Industries
C.R. Bard
Biomet

And in terms of employees:

Fresenius Clinical Care Holdings
Becton, Dickinson and Co.
Tyco Healthcare Group
Baxter Healthcare Corp.
CareFusion Corp.
Teleflex Inc.
Guidant Sales Corp.
Mallinckrodt Inc.
C.R. Bard Inc.
Dentsply Intl.

And this is from another, who broke it down into clinical instruments/supplies companies and pharmaceutical appliances/equipment companies:

Here are the top 10 medical laboratory instruments/supplies companies by revenue:

Baxter International Inc. Commo [BAX] $12.6 B
Covidien plc. Ordinary Shares ( [COV] $10.9 B
Boston Scientific Corporation C [BSX] $8.2 B
Becton, Dickinson and Company C [BDX] $7.4 B
Stryker Corporation Common Stoc [SYK] $6.7 B
Alcon Inc Common Shares [ACL] $6.5 B
CareFusion Corporation Common S [CFN] $3.7 B
C.R. Bard, Inc. Common Stock [BCR] $2.5 B
Teleflex Incorporated Common St [TFX] $2.2 B
DENTSPLY International Inc. [XRAY] $2.2 B

And the major 10 clinical appliances/equipment companies:

Medtronic Inc. Common Stock [MDT] $15.1 B
St. Jude Medical, Inc. Common S [STJ] $4.7 B
Zimmer Holdings, Inc. Common St [ZMH] $4.1 B
Smith & Nephew SNATS, Inc. Comm [SNN] $3.8 B
Varian Pharma Systems, Inc. Co [VAR] $2.2 B
Kinetic Concepts, Inc. Common S [KCI] $2.0 B
Invacare Corporation Common Sto [IVC] $1.7 B
Hologic, Inc. [HOLX] $1.6 B
Edwards Lifesciences Corporatio [EW] $1.3 B
STERIS Corporation Common Stock [STE] $1.3 B

Those lists can be great resources when you’re looking for a job in pharmaceutical device sales.  But don’t just choose a company based on sales or size.  Each company has its own advantages/disadvantages.  Bigger companies can be very stable and provide many opportunities to move up the ladder, as well as offer outstanding benefits, but can be too-big bureaucracies that micromanage their sales reps.  Smaller companies can offer more flexibility and independence, but can be regarded as less stable than a big company (but that’s not always so).

Would you like more information?  Check out this free report on the top One hundred medical companies (with a unique section on pharma device companies) from the Pharma Sales Headhunter.  I’ve put together a list based on the numbers, but added my own comments based on years of experience working and recruiting with these companies.  It’s the inside scoop.

Click here to discover out who’s hiring in pharmaceutical device sales.

If you’re trying to transition into clinical device sales, please check out the How to Get Into Medical Sales kit for step-by-step coaching through the process of landing a medical device sales position.

Article courtesy of  Peggy McKee - Owner / Senior Recruiter at the nationally
recognized pharmaceutical and clinical sales recruiting team of PHC Consulting.
© Copyright 2008 PHC Consulting | All rights reserved

Related posts:

1. Pharma Device Industry Position Market Trend for 2010 Hey, clinical device revenue reps: www.orthogate.com says that 55% of…
2. Top 100 Medical and Health Care Companies Are you looking for a job in the clinical laboratory or…
3. How to Get a Position in Clinical Device Sales Pharmaceutical device sales is a hot revenue category.  Because it’s…

Top Medical Device Companies in 2010