Cochlear
    (73 reviews)

    Company Profile

    Company overview

    Industry

    Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Medical Devices

    Specialities

    Research & Development, Manufacturing, Implantable Hearing Solutions

    Company size

    5,001-10,000

    Primary location

    1 University Avenue, Macquarie University, NSW 2109 Australia
    We help people hear and be heard. We empower people to connect with others and live a full life. We help transform the way people understand and treat hearing loss. We innovate and bring to market a range of implantable hearing solutions that deliver a lifetime of hearing outcomes. A cochlear implant is an established, effective and long-term solution for people with moderate to profound hearing loss. Cochlear pioneered the implant technology and is still the world’s industry leader. Cochlear is a lifelong hearing partner who will support you at every stage of your journey.

    Reviews overview

    3.173 ratings in total
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    14
    81%
    Rate salary as high or average
    51%
    Employees recommend this employer to friends

    What’s it like working at Cochlear?

    AI summary of recent reviews
    Employees value working with a life-changing product that helps people hear, finding the work meaningful and purposeful. Colleagues are friendly and hardworking, creating a supportive team atmosphere. The work environment is beautiful with good facilities, and work/life balance is generally positive with flexible arrangements.

    However, there are some potential challenges, including management practices that can lack clear direction and leadership capability. Career progression may be slower than expected, sometimes appearing to depend on tenure or connections. The workplace culture can feel overly monitored in some areas, workload can be demanding, and the organisational structure is described as top-heavy with long-tenured management.

    Recent reviews

    1.0
    Senior Manager
    Aug 2026
    Macquarie Park NSW 211316 to 17 years in the role, former employee
    One‑sided, visionless leadership with entrenched nepotism where skills go unrewarded.
    The good thingsCompany has a great product to help people with hearing issues.
    The challengesManagement is one sided and have not been changed. Senior management lacks vision which impacts below management. Stick approach. Its all about who you know, Clear nepotism. Senior mangers have very long tenure. your skills are not rewarded.
    1.0
    Manufacturer
    Apr 2026
    Lane Cove NSW 2066Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Best avoided. Full stop.
    The good thingsYou get to work with a truly life-changing product that’s unlike anything else.
    The challengesSome senior leaders are clearly toxic, some staff are routinely mistreated. Nepotism is obvious; nobody even tries to hide it. Rewards go to those with the right connections.
    2.0
    Electronic Assembler
    Jan 2026
    Macquarie Park NSW 21131 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    Not worth the stress
    The good thingsGood products with a good propose
    The challengesBetter leadership and fairer management practices. Team leaders often monitored staff in a micromanaging way (e.g. standing at the clean room door tracking break return times and publicly calling out minutes late). Concerns raised by team leaders were sometimes accepted without hearing the employee’s side. Overtime opportunities also felt inconsistent and not applied equally across the team. Overall, the workplace culture felt overly monitored and report-driven, similar to being treated like school rather than trusted as professionals.
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