Company Profile
Sysmex America, Inc.
Company Overview
Explore our legacy of excellence
and your future with Sysmex.
What we do at Sysmex sounds rather complex: we’re a top-ten global leader in the design and development of high-quality, reliable and innovative clinical diagnostic hematology, coagulation and urinalysis equipment and information systems. But the impact we make is easy to see: we help to save lives around the world.
With a global network encompassing marketing, production, research and development at 30 sites in 22 countries and more than 5,000 associates, we pursue leading-edge technologies that create value-added products. We help labs to work smarter by providing scalable, automated IVD-IT equipment and LIS technology. By integrating advanced instrument technology into customized laboratory systems, we enhance the ability to provide clinical information, optimize workflow, maximize resources, and improve turnaround times.
Using our experience, creativity and knowledge, we integrate diverse technologies into life sciences to create synergies in new fields such as DNA testing for cancer, and functional analysis of cellular proteins. And we’ve found new uses for our best-in-class diagnostics technologies in fields that include sports medicine and industrial image processing.
While most companies focus on strategy and execution separately, we combine them to create unlimited opportunities for our company, our clients, our end-users, and our associates. We leverage our global resources to emphasize research and development, resulting in a line of unsurpassed products and services. Believing in the power of people, we take pride in providing better service than anyone else, and encourage our entire team to find a better way: The Sysmex Way.
Company History
Sysmex has been finding a better way for decades. Our legacy of excellence has its roots in Japanese electronics manufacturer TOA Electric Company (now known as TOA Corporation). In 1959, the company made plans to apply its core expertise in electronics to the medical industry. They released their first product, a blood-cell counter, to the Japanese market in 1963. Building upon the success of this first product, TOA became one of the world’s leading in-vitro diagnostic companies, and in 1968, changed its name to TOA Medical Electronics, Ltd.
The current brand name, “Sysmex,” was created and adopted in 1978 for the diagnostic product line. Combining the words “system” and “medical,” it includes the letter “x” because it represents the concept of infinite possibilities. In 1998, we changed our name to “Sysmex Corporation” in recognition of our global renown for developing leading-edge technologies and creating value-added products that make the world a healthier place.
Throughout our history, we have maintained our leadership position in the field of in vitro diagnostics (IVD) by continually bringing key innovations to the market, including these:
• The first fully integrated hematology system: the HS system with fully automated CBC and reticuloycyte analysis and slide-making.
• The first cyanide-free hemoglobin reagent: Sulfolyser™.
• The first fully automated reticulocyte analyzer using fluorescent flow cytometry: the R-1000™.
• The first random-access discrete five-part differential hematology analyzer: the SE-9000™.
• The first unattended urine analyzer utilizing fluorescent flow cytometry: the Sysmex UF-100™.
• The first fluorescent five-part differential: the Sysmex XE-2100™.
Since our founding, Sysmex has implemented many important changes to better serve our clients and their patients. In order to supply products that meet market needs in different areas of the world, Sysmex has developed a global network of alliances for sales and service.
Benefits
Considering our positive influence on the state of the world’s healthcare, we at Sysmex feel that it’s important to focus on the health and well-being of our associates as well. Which is why we offer competitive benefit options and work/life advantages designed to promote physical and mental well-being. Those who work at least 30 hours per week are eligible for the following:
• A PPO medical plan with the largest national network of participating providers and hospitals
• A comprehensive vision plan
• A dental plan with a large network of preferred providers throughout the nation
• Health and dependent-care flexible spending accounts
• Ability to purchase supplemental life insurance for our associates and their eligible dependents
• Ability to participate in supplemental benefit programs, including personal accident, personal cancer, and specified health event
In addition, we offer our associates the following benefits at no cost:
• Up to 12 weeks of short-term disability coverage
• Long-term disability coverage
• Life insurance
• Dependent life insurance
• Accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance
• Life and AD&D insurance for eligible dependents
• 401 K retirement plan with company match
• Confidential employee assistance program (EAP)
• Paid time off for vacations and illnesses/injuries
• Nine paid holidays annually
• Flextime
• Business-casual dress code
• A full array of wellness programs, including on-site health screenings, and gym and fitness-class reimbursement
• On-site dry cleaning service at Mundelein, IL location
• Nationwide discount program for tickets to sports events, amusement parks and more
Training and Development
Sysmex encourages associates to grow professionally, enhance their skills and provide quality service to our clients as well as to each team member. Viewing career development as a shared responsibility, we provide learning opportunities to our associates on a year-‘round basis through e-learning, virtual and live classroom training. Through these methods, our associates have the opportunity to earn a Sysmex MBA and learn key business skills.
We also believe in the power of associate development through global ex-patriot assignments, corporate internships, lunch-and-learns, and cross-functional task forces. In addition, Sysmex offers recognition, service and mentoring programs to support our associates in pursuit of their career goals.
Internal Mobility and Advancement
The continued success of our organization depends upon the continued growth of our associates, which is why Sysmex encourages upward mobility. We want our people to learn, grow and develop new skills that will keep them focused on their success—and ours.