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Sustainability

Investing in people

At QIAGEN, our people are the cornerstone of success. The knowledge, skills, and passion of our employees fuel our long-term growth and sustainability. By investing in our workforce, we not only drive our economic performance but also significantly enhance the sustainability of our operations.
Our focus remains on being recognized as an employer of choice, which enables us to attract, develop and retain top talents that are critical for long term success.

Diversity & inclusion

Our commitment

We champion diversity and inclusion because we firmly believe that diverse teams are the cornerstone of our success. Our commitment to diversity and inclusion is steadfast, as we strive to cultivate an environment where all employees feel valued and empowered to contribute their unique talents and experiences. Our strategic consideration of workplace diversity and inclusion makes QIAGEN a better place to work. We currently have ~6000 QIAGENers of over 70+ nationalities, across 35 countries making improvements in life possible.

We are committed to providing an environment where all individuals have the equal opportunity to grow and contribute to our progress; regardless of age, educational background, sex (including gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation), nationality, citizenship status, military/veteran status, physical or mental disabilities, neurotype, race/ancestry, ethnicity, religion, or any other status protected by applicable law.

Stephany Foster
"The passion, skills, dedication and diversity of our employees from around the world is what continues to drive our company vision of making improvements in life a reality."
Stephany Foster, Senior Vice President and Head of Human Resources

Our initiatives and progress
DEI, best place to work for disability inclusion
Bloomberg Gender Equality Index

Employee attraction & development

Our commitment

QIAGEN aspires to be the industry employer of choice by attracting, developing and retaining diverse top talent. Enabling a fair, respectful and inclusive work environment is embedded in our culture. We believe that excellent diverse teams with remarkable talents are the key drivers of our economic performance and ability to create value in society.

Our initiatives

Winning new talents

We’re dedicated to inspiring and nurturing talent right from the start of their careers and offer a range of opportunities including paid internships, student programs, and trainee programs.

To keep attracting the best talent, we've recently optimized our Talent Acquisition Policy. This revised policy encompasses improved internal application procedures, strengthened partnerships with hiring agencies, and strict adherence to official regulations— ensuring that we sustain a vibrant, inclusive work environment for everyone at QIAGEN.

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Employee training and development

Employee development is vital for building capabilities and addressing current and future gaps. Our focus is on inspiring growth with innovative tools and activities to develop the right mindset, behaviors, and skills.

We provide a diverse portfolio of internal and external learning & development solutions, fostering technical, professional and behavioral competence, preparing employees for future roles. We strive to create a work environment that empowers, connects and involves employees at all levels through our EMPOWER change initiative and our Mentorship Exchange program, which pairs employees to advance each other's career goals through guided sessions.

Our goal is to foster a learning culture that allows our employees to develop unique career paths while collectively enhancing our ability to achieve our business objectives and securing a robust talent pipeline to deliver our long-term strategies.
Employee satisfaction and retention

Employees join QIAGEN and stay because they can see their work impact lives worldwide. Our passionate employees are the key to our success, and we strive to maintain a dynamic and excellent work environment.

We foster an open-door workplace culture where employees can communicate openly with management about their working conditions without fear of reprisal. We actively encourage continuous feedback through several channels, including our Pulse Check employee surveys, which help leaders assess decision-making and focus on specific engagement topics.

We also support work-life balance with in-house childcare, sabbatical programs, flexible working hours, our global remote working policy QIAFlex, and more. 

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Occupational health & safety

Our commitment

The health and safety of our employees is a top priority at QIAGEN. We take responsibility for protecting our employees against accidents and work-related illness and are constantly working to strengthen our health and safety culture.

Our initiatives

Monitoring health & safety performance indicators

We monitor our health and safety performance using safety indicators calculated from reported, documented and investigated safety incidents. At our key manufacturing sites, we champion QIAttention Campaigns to promote awareness of the importance of reporting near misses and safety observations. These dedicated awareness campaigns supported an increase in the number of near misses and safety observations reported. This enabled us to successfully introduce measures to keep our employees safe, leading to a reduction of lost working cases by 63% in 2023 compared to 2022.

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Promotion of employees‘ health

Our Global Employee Assistance Program is available to all QIAGENers and their immediate families worldwide at no cost. Through this program, employees and their immediate families can access confidential, anonymous counseling for any topic related to mental health and find support related to child and family care, health and lifestyle, legal and financial advice.

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