St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Updated August 2019.

87%

Employees say this is a great place to work

Company Overview

About The Company

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital leverages state of the art science innovations to find cures for pediatric cancer and other catastrophic diseases. Here, scientists and physicians work side-by-side to ensure unparalleled care for patients while tirelessly searching for cures.

COMPANY SIZE

4,785 U.S.-based Employees
(Large)

INDUSTRY

Health Care

HQ Location

Memphis, TN, US

Employee Demographics

Generation

Tenure

Company Culture at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

The employee experience below at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, compared to a typical company.

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87% of employees at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital say it is a great place to work compared to 57% of employees at a typical U.S.-based company.

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

87%

Typical Company

57%

Source: Great Place to Work® 2021 Global Employee Engagement Study.

95%

I'm proud to tell others I work here.

94%

I feel good about the ways we contribute to the community.

93%

When I look at what we accomplish, I feel a sense of pride.

93%

Our customers would rate the service we deliver as "excellent."

92%

We have special and unique benefits here.

Why Work at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital?

See what employees say about what makes St. Jude Children's Research Hospital a great workplace. These words are drawn from employee comments on the Trust Index™ survey.

Life at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Employees get silly at the selfie station during Judestock—an on-campus lunchtime concert series for employees to enjoy Memphis music and some fun, relaxed social time with colleagues.

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St. Jude has won the Downtown Memphis Bike-to-Work Day competition ten years in a row and was named a Bicycle Friendly Business by The League of American Bicyclists.

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Employees showed their hospital and Memphis pride for 901 Day (September 1) atop a St. Jude parking garage with a great view of the city. 901 is Memphis’ area code, and employees love to don the numbers in a show of civic pride.

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St. Jude Executive Chef Rick Farmer demonstrates chopping techniques as part of the new St. Jude 5-Star Culinary Academy designed to help staff members enhance their culinary skills and knowledge.

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St. Jude staff members show off their fashionable sweaters—and suit—as part of the annual Employee Holiday Sweater contest.

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Twice in a row the National Cancer Institute awarded St. Jude the highest possible rank of “exceptional” during renewal of the hospital’s Comprehensive Cancer Center grant. St. Jude has the only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center devoted solely to children.

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On Halloween, St. Jude patients can forget about the radiation, the chemo, the surgeries—and just be kids—thanks to the hundreds of employees who go all out to dress up, decorate and dole out tons of candy.

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