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      Principal Scientist Interview

      Mar 24, 2023
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Pfizer in Oct 2019

      Interview

      Submit resume and was offered a phone interview a couple of weeks later. Nice chat for about 30 minutes about the position and expectations. Offered in person interview with meetings from 9-3 including a 1 hour job talk. Heard I was accepted for the position after about 2.5 weeks and officially got the offer a few days after that.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Asked further questions about my talk and how they pertained to this position.
      Answer question

      Other Principal Scientist Interview Reviews for Pfizer

      Principal Scientist Interview

      Oct 21, 2024
      Anonymous employee
      Groton, CT
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Pfizer (Groton, CT)

      Interview

      HR interview was for 20 minutes and was yes/no questions. Technical interview was straight forward but challenging. They were fast in getting back after the interview. Sometimes they do on-site interview. In general the interview process is so similar to other companies.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Are you willing to relocate?
      Answer question

      Principal Scientist Interview

      May 2, 2025
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Pearl River, NY
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied in-person. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Pfizer (Pearl River, NY) in Aug 2024

      Interview

      I spent full one day for onsite interviews. Seminar presentations and meeting with hiring manager, 2 of her bosses. The big boss was very rude and bully. One of the interviewer was rude, combative and was attacking me through out the interview. I was seated in very small room with up to 6 people which was even too small for 2 person. Everyone was repeating the same questions I was asked by previous panel. And the process was very tiresome and challenging.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      How do you function in fast paced environments?
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      Principal Scientist Interview

      Aug 24, 2023
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Pfizer

      Interview

      First, they follow up application with a HR phone screen followed by Hiring Manager phone interview followed by panel interview with presentation. Takes 4 to 6 weeks for the whole process to complete.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      How do you handle conflict?
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      Pfizer interviews FAQs

      • Principal Scientist applicants have rated the interview process at Pfizer with 3.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Principal Scientist roles take an average of 43 days to get hired, when considering 9 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Pfizer overall takes an average of 35 days.
      • Common stages of the interview process at Pfizer as a Principal Scientist according to 9 Glassdoor interviews include:

        Phone interview:  21%

        One on one interview:  18%

        Presentation:  18%

        Group panel interview:  15%

        Background check:  9%

        Skills test:  9%

        Drug test:  6%

        Personality test:  6%

      • Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -

        1. Director(239) ;
        2. Intern(208) ;
        3. Manager(202) ;
        4. Scientist(177) ;
        5. Sales Representative(163) ;
        6. Senior Scientist(163) ;
        7. Senior Manager(138) ;
        8. Associate Scientist(114) ;
        9. Senior Associate Scientist(111) ;
        10. Project Manager(96) ;
        11. Principal Scientist(84) ;
        12. Process Technician(84) ;
        13. Process Engineer(75) ;
        14. Internship(69) ;
        15. Engineer(63) .


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