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Hologic Costa Rica has more than 1,000 employees.
Shingo Prize: A World-Class Culture of Excellence
Hologic Costa Rica earned the prestigious Shingo Prize, an assessment of how a company's culture drives world-class results and the guiding principles of the Shingo Model™:
- Respect every individual.
- Lead with humility.
- Seek perfection.
- Embrace scientific thinking.
- Focus on process.
- Assure quality at the source.
- Think systematically.
- Create consistency of purpose.
- Create value for the customer.

The Shingo Prize represents the culmination of Hologic Costa Rica’s employee-centered culture, which emphasizes empowerment and commitment in every job function and at every job level.
Continuous Improvement:
An estimated 6,385 ideas have been implemented in the past four years.
Continuous Community:
Provide on-site health services, host science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education programs for children and distribute care packages for workers’ families during the year-end holiday season.
Continuous Development:
More than 75% of openings are filled with internal promotions.
Continuous Stewardship:
Multiple projects help the environment and reduce expenses.