Careers @Zentiva
For us, Zentiva is a great place to work. Have you ever thought about how many hours per day you spend in your job? So why not making this a great experience? We want you to enjoy what you do, every moment in your professional life. At Zentiva we are on an exciting growth journey and it brings new opportunities for our people. We help you discover your talents and unlock your potential. We are united in our ambition to ensure open access to the medicines people depend on every day. We know that we can make the difference if we come together as a Winning Team. This commitment to excellence has earned us the proud recognition as the Top Employer in the Czech Republic and Romania for the third consecutive year, and for the first time, in Bulgaria.
Talent Marketplace
At Zentiva, we aim to place the right talents at the right time at the right place. We want to turn your talents into our performance.
As we have an open culture in terms of talent and career development we have a governance in place to ensure a constant dialogue between the employee, the manager and the People Partner.
Open jobs are transparent in our Talent Marketplace. We want our internal team to think about their career and discuss their thoughts with us. We want to attract you to join us!
How to join us
You are one click away from starting a new life! You are convinced that Zentiva is the place to be? You share the same ambition as we have? You want to enjoy what you do and have found a role that fits your expectations?
We are selecting our future team members based on their ambition and qualifications no matter at what stage in life or in your career you are, which abilities you have, where you come from, which beliefs you are following, or which gender you belong to.
Discover Zentiva
At Zentiva, we are proud of….
… our roots reaching back 530 years to the Black Eagle pharmacy, a small business that served the people of Prague. This heritage not only strengthens our resolve to remain customer focused, it also drives our priorities to ensure sustainable healthcare and a healthy business for future generations.
… our healthy gender balance: Ratio of 54:46 (female:male) across the company and 45:55 (female:male) for managerial roles. As gender balance continues to be our key dimension within Diversity, Equity & Inclusion strategy, we aim to anchor it into the purpose and culture of the company and ensure healthy gender balance at all levels.
… that the remuneration of women and men in Zentiva is well balanced. When summarizing all salaries in Zentiva, women are n being paid, on average, 0.4% higher than men at Zentiva. This trend remains consistent with our 2022 report, where women were, on average, paid 2.5% higher than men. In 2023, no employee of Zentiva has received below adequate wages.
… our team that represents 4 different generations. Our aim is to learn from each other by offering platforms to exchange and to co-create solutions. At Zentiva, people at different stages of their careers work with the same passion to deliver our commitment. We welcome the fresh perspective of young people and, at the same time, build our success with the support of those with great life experience.
… that our team consists of talents from more than 50 nationalities and different ethnical backgrounds. Irrespective of geographic boundaries and cultural differences, we learn from each other and build our success by sharing the best of all worlds. When attracting people to join Zentiva, we are following the talent wherever it is located and engage through our new FlexWork policy.
… learning is a key element for growth and realization of our mission to serve people in their healthcare needs. Zentiva describes itself as a learning organization. We set our strategy around the pillars of Invest – Engage – Deliver – Celebrate. Structured Learning is complemented by on-the-job experience and platforms to connect and exchange. In 2023 we continued for a full year Zentiva Academy, a learning programme started in 2021.
… that while performing our work, we approach Vision Zero and take safety as highest priority and long-term continuous obligation. In 2023, we experienced 2 Lost-Time-Incidents (LTI), which is an improvement in comparison to 3 we had reported in 2022. To deliver that we provide regular HSE trainings, building a strong HSE culture where everyone is aware of their responsibilities in preventing accidents, avoiding health risks, and reducing environmental impacts.
… the trust and dialogue between Zentiva and its employees are strong, we focus on shaping our culture, so that everyone feels comfortable speaking up. We build our relations on strong foundations, like our commitment to Human Rights and Anti-Modern Slavery. Our employees have the right to choose whether to be part of a labour union, a working council, or another framework for collective bargaining. We work side by side with the representatives to achieve the best outcome for our people and our company.
… at Zentiva, Learning – Caring – Winning comes to life through our #WeHelpOthers program. Launched in 2020, this initiative embodies our commitment to supporting those in need within our communities. Through volunteering, NGO partnerships, sponsorships, donations and more, we extend a helping hand to those around us. This engagement program is a cornerstone of our dedication to being a responsible Corporate Citizen. In 2023, we supported others through 105 initiatives, including 64 local and team efforts across 18 countries, and 41 donations totaling EUR 642,000.
… Zentiva was recognized as a “Great Place to Work” across 6 countries: Croatia, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Serbia and Slovakia. In the Czech Republic, we were also particularly honored to be chosen by students as the most prestigious employer in the pharmaceutical industry and healthcare sector for the eighth consecutive year. This recognition fuels our pride and commitment to investing in programs that support young, ambitious talents at the start of their careers.
We regularly measure the “Heartbeat” of our workforce, with the most recent iteration being the 4th edition of our engagement survey conducted in September 2023. With an impressive 96% participation rate from our team members, we achieved an engagement index of 84, a further improvement from the previous Heartbeat survey. Leadership reviewed a total of 12,400 open comments and suggestions provided by participants, leading to the implementation of action plans aimed at continuous improvement.
