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Johnson & Johnson is the largest pharmaceutical company worldwide by number of employees. As of February 2026, the American company, headquartered in New Brunswick, New Jersey, employed over ** people worldwide. Roche, based in Switzerland, has more than ** employees globally.

A view on Johnson & Johnson

The New Jersey-based company is not a pure pharmaceutical company; not all the aforementioned employees are involved in this segment. Johnson & Johnson also has another strong business segment: medical devices and diagnostics. Within Johnson & Johnson’s pharmaceutical segment, oncology and immunology are the strongest therapeutic areas.

Pharmaceutical industry employment

Of the estimated **** million people employed in the pharmaceutical industry globally, around are in Asia alone. Interestingly, even if North America is the strongest and most innovative pharmaceutical market, it is only the fourth-largest world region by pharmaceutical employment. In the United States, pharmaceutical employment is significant, notably in California, New Jersey, North Carolina, Illinois, Pennsylvania, and Indiana.