Scientist applicants have rated the interview process at Astellas with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 46.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Scientist roles take an average of 90 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Astellas overall takes an average of 31 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Astellas as a Scientist according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 29%
One on one interview: 14%
Presentation: 14%
Group panel interview: 14%
Background check: 14%
Skills test: 14%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
1) Phone interview with recruiter 2) Phone interview with hiring manager 3) Video interview with team - one-by-one with each person 5-6 people total in one day All interviews were one virtually. No on-site interview performed
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Previous research experience? Cell culture handling experience
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Astellas (South San Francisco, CA) in Oct 2023
Interview
2 Rounds of interview. The first round is a screening with the hiring manager. The second round is a panel interview with cross-functional team members as well as internal team members.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is your experience with the technologies you have worked with? Be able to describe the troubleshooting steps and explain the development process.
I applied online. I interviewed at Astellas (Seattle, WA) in Jan 2019
Interview
the Hiring Manager asked a bunch of general questions to which she had no interest as such in asking. it seemed she was forced to take an interview to which i answered all the questions correctly but still didnt move forward