Is Edwards Lifesciences a good company to work for?

Edwards Lifesciences has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 2,073 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 70% of employees would recommend working at Edwards Lifesciences to a friend and 66% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Edwards Lifesciences have been left by employees working as Intern , Engineering Intern and Senior Engineer .

Does Edwards Lifesciences pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Edwards Lifesciences employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Edwards Lifesciences. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Edwards Lifesciences?

70% of Edwards Lifesciences employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Edwards Lifesciences 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Edwards Lifesciences?

Engineer (52) , Intern (49) , Manager (25) , Quality Engineer (23) , Clinical Specialist (22) , Director (22) , Production Assembler (20) , Engineer II (19) , Analyst (18) , Engineering Intern (17) , Principal Engineer (17) , Project Manager (17) , Internship (16) , Senior Engineer (15) , Senior Manager (14)

What are the pros of working at Edwards Lifesciences according to real employee reviews?

"Benefits are good and Irvine Campus is nice" ((in 171 reviews)); "Great culture and amenities." ((in 161 reviews)); "Great people to work with and for." ((in 133 reviews)); "great campus with onsite subsidized cafeteria and gym(very small but you can use it);" ((in 113 reviews)); "Good salary compared to other companies" ((in 41 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Edwards Lifesciences according to real employee reviews?

"“Managers” always hide their poor management behind other people back." ((in 92 reviews)); "No work life balance and no worker appreciation" ((in 83 reviews)); "Managers don't know what they are doing and there is no way for them to learn how to improve themselves and develop their employees." ((in 40 reviews)); "Value employees who are the loudest and make drama and have their way with senior leadership" ((in 22 reviews)); "Long hours at the company" ((in 21 reviews))

What are employees saying about Edwards Lifesciences layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Edwards Lifesciences layoffs and their outlook for job security at Edwards Lifesciences in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Edwards Lifesciences locations?

Irvine , Draper , Anasco , Salt Lake City , Los Angeles , San Diego , Dallas , Orange , Sandy , Costa Mesa , Huntington Beach , Tampa , Saint Louis , New York , Lake Forest , American Fork , Midvale , Chicago , Downers Grove , Naperville , Kansas City , Houston , Ponce , Minneapolis , Cincinnati , Cypress , East Irvine , Fullerton , Mission Viejo , Placentia

Edwards Lifesciences reviews

3.8

70% would recommend to a friend

(1,549 total reviews)

Bernard Zovighian

66% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (1,549 reviews)

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Edwards Lifesciences has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,549 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Edwards Lifesciences employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

1.0

Jun 28, 2020

Lip service when it comes to Diversity.

Supply chain manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing, life-saving products. Beautiful campus and amenities.

Cons

Today, we received an email from the CEO emphasizing the benefits of diversity and inclusion - specifically highlighting several initiatives supporting the African-American employees and community. Sadly, African-American representation in our leadership is extremely low. While we may be hiring "more Black graduates", I believe the support system and resultant retention is very poor, limiting African-American ascension within the corporation. Within our Supply Chain organization, it seems African-American representation is virtually non-existent with NO Black leaders. In fact, many of us witnessed one leader drive African-American leaders out of the company through inappropriate public belittling and marginalization. For the rest of us, it is difficult to believe that this leader fully appreciates the 'strength of diversity' or the power of an inclusive culture. I have hope that things will improve, but do not expect much change until I see the CEO and Executive Leadership Team take stronger action.

Edwards Lifesciences Response

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Thank you for your feedback and sharing your experience with us. We are committed to continuing to learn, listen, and act to strengthen our culture of diversity and inclusion. At Edwards, it is of the utmost importance that employees, of all backgrounds, feel valued and safe in the workplace. We take a strong stand against all injustice and racism. Discrimination, of any kind, is NOT tolerated and we highly encourage you to connect with your Human Resource Partner if you experience or observe these actions so appropriate steps can be taken.

2.0

Jun 1, 2018

Critical Care Department

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefit, stable company, CC department has a startup feel, plenty of room to grow to get promotion.

Cons

The CC department is driven by upper management who don't seem to have technical knowledge. To make matter worse, they refuse to listen to the project manager and engineers. Super aggressive and unreasonable deadline was the written in stone, thus people were forced to cut corners, and many problems arose from this.

2.0

Mar 9, 2018

Great products but an unpleasant, non-diverse culture.

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Visionary CEO who is approachable. Excellent, innovative, life-saving products. Many on-campus perks like Fitness Center and Cafeteria.

Cons

The culture (in Critical Care) is unpleasant. The leadership bullies and belittles the staff, teams, and employees. They have driven numerous 'top talent' people to other Business Units or out of the company. The leaders recently celebrated average employee engagement survey results because they "were not as bad as expected". I have never encountered such an unprofessional or uninspiring leadership in my 20 year career. Despite recent attempts to elevate the importance of diversity, the company is still severely lacking in ethnic diversity at leadership positions and encouragement of dissenting perspectives. This is particularly true within Critical Care. The parking situation is challenging.

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