For the fifth year in a row, the Top Employers Institute has recognised Boehringer Ingelheim as a “Global Top Employer”. Boehringer is one of 17 companies worldwide to earn this award. The 2025 certification underscores the company’s commitment to an exceptional work environment that prioritizes career development and employee wellbeing. Comprehensive leadership training offers play a significant part in this.
Boehringer’s employer offerings continue to score high, particularly in the categories “Steer” and “Develop”. The company’s internal Leadership Academy recognizes the value of leadership development for a positive and thriving work environment. It is one example how Boehringer supports its employees – whether in a leadership role or not – to steer their own development. The Academy helps create a shared understanding of leadership and offers targeted training for different leadership roles. Whether stepping into a leadership role for the first time or being a senior executive, tailored training will be available to all leaders.
“We are a company with a strong human-centric culture. We know that leaders can have a major influence on experience and performance at an individual level as well as when it comes to the objectives of teams or our overall organization. Our offerings provide guidance to be a leader, mentor, and professional one aspires to be and that helps all of us to thrive,” says Sven Sommerlatte, Chief Human Resources Officer at Boehringer Ingelheim. “Good leadership means encouraging employees to develop their own career paths and find the balance that supports their goals and wellbeing.”
Develop your own path – at work and in private life
Boehringer’s learning offerings show how the company puts its people promise to “develop your own path” into practice. The internal Boehringer Ingelheim University makes a state-of-the-art virtual campus accessible to all 53,500 employees worldwide. The Leadership Academy is part of the University and offers in-person and virtual training. Their focus ranges from self-awareness to successfully driving teamwork. The modules help build skills in areas like stress and resilience, giving feedback, empowerment, problem-solving, and diversity, equity and inclusion.
The leadership offerings also cover Boehringer’s holistic employee wellbeing program which includes mental, physical, social, and financial health. The company’s flexible working models are another contributor to the wellbeing approach. A recent example is the opportunity to temporarily work abroad, allowing employees to spend more time with family and friends who live elsewhere. Overall, Boehringer takes an integrated approach to build an attractive work environment with an equitable, competitive, and transparent rewards and benefits program. It caters to the employee needs at every career stage with offerings that matter to their personal situation.
Certifications across the globe
Boehringer has been listed among the top employers in multiple countries and regions for the past 11 years. This year, it will receive the award in 30 countries. In South Korea, Boehringer is ranked among the top 3 employers and in Germany among the top 20. The company also received regional recognitions in Europe, Asia Pacific, and Latin America, and in the Middle East.
