Quintiles has been recognized as one of the World’s Best Multinational Workplaces by Great Place to Work, ranking 18th on the 2013 list. 

This ranking is the world’s largest annual study of workplace excellence and identifies the top 25 best multinationals in terms of workplace culture. Quintiles has been named to the Best Multinational Workplace list in each of the ranking’s three years of existence.

Qualifying companies must have been selected for at least five national Great Place to Work lists, have at least 5,000 employees worldwide and count at least 40% of their global workforce outside of the company’s home country. Quintiles received individual Great Place to Work awards in 2013 for its operations inCanada, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, the Netherlands, Scotland, Spain and the U.K.

Great Place to Work now recognizes leading workplaces in nearly 50 countries. The World’s Best Multinational Workplace list is based on a pool of data from 2,900 companies that were listed on Great Place to Work country lists. Every year, Great Place to Work analyzes data from surveys taken by more than 5 million employees and workplace culture analytics taken from 7,200 companies, representing more than 16 million employees.

“The companies listed on the third-annual World’s Best Multinational Workplaces list are creating workplaces dedicated to fostering trust, pride and camaraderie amongst their employees,” said China Gorman, CEO of Great Place to Work. “Their inclusion on this list demonstrates their commitment to continually improving the lives of their employees and setting innovative new standards for workplaces of the future.”