Is AstraZeneca a good company to work for?

AstraZeneca has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 10,292 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 79% of employees would recommend working at AstraZeneca to a friend and 79% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about AstraZeneca have been left by employees working as Intern - Hourly , Intern and Internship .

Does AstraZeneca pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, AstraZeneca employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at AstraZeneca. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at AstraZeneca?

79% of AstraZeneca employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated AstraZeneca 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at AstraZeneca?

Senior Scientist (267) , Director (181) , Associate Director (173) , Sales Representative (165) , Scientist (146) , Intern (128) , Project Manager (119) , Business Analyst (97) , Manager (96) , Pharmaceutical Sales Specialist (88) , Medical Science Liaison (MSL) (85) , Senior Consultant (85) , Consultant (82) , Analyst (70) , Engineer (68)

What are the pros of working at AstraZeneca according to real employee reviews?

"Benefits are good and a diverse pipeline to work on" ((in 747 reviews)); "Good work life balance and working hours are flexible" ((in 635 reviews)); "Great work envirnment and people to work with!" ((in 521 reviews)); "There is a great culture in Canada and globally we have an exciting pipeline of products that is coming" ((in 459 reviews)); "Good pay and ambient good" ((in 290 reviews))

What are the cons of working at AstraZeneca according to real employee reviews?

"Direct line management was poor in some cases." ((in 234 reviews)); "This leaves lots of employees adrift while the ones lucky enough to have a good manager thrive." ((in 151 reviews)); "Leadership is poor and not direct." ((in 121 reviews)); "Slow promotions and career progression" ((in 70 reviews)); "long hours.I had always wanted to work here but the reality did not live up to my dream." ((in 46 reviews))

What are employees saying about AstraZeneca layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about AstraZeneca layoffs and their outlook for job security at AstraZeneca in 2026.

What are the top reviewed AstraZeneca locations?

Gaithersburg , Wilmington , Frederick , Waltham , Boston , New York , Philadelphia , Newark , Washington , West Chester , Los Angeles , Chicago , Mount Vernon , San Francisco , South San Francisco , Baltimore , Rockville , Atlanta , Durham , Cincinnati , Mountain View , Westborough , Houston , Dallas , Indianapolis , Phoenix , Detroit , San Diego , Redwood City , Newark

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AstraZeneca reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(1,121 total reviews)

Pascal Soriot

89% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Culture & values

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.7

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

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4.0

Sep 8, 2022

Fair and honest

Pharmaceutical sales specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Management from DSM and up through directors make great effort to support you. Emphasizing diversity and inclusion. Are looking at the typical access and ways to make calls differently.

Cons

Goals make it difficult to really impact bonus.

4.0

Sep 4, 2022

Overall good culture and benefits

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good company culture Great people to work with Good benefits, private healthcare

Cons

Some departments are lacking good management, and they're not handling the right way to improve the retention of staff by hiring people and paying them double the normal salary range of that job which is causing more of the longer competent people to leave. They should be looking after their own first. Some managers do not know the whereabouts of their staff and so plenty of people take days off or are "sick" for long periods of time without anyone noticing or bothering to do anything about it. Seems to be big pay discrepenancies between people doing the same job and they're not very transparent or open to talking about it. Honesty goes a long a way and sometimes they try to cover it up, it just makes things worse. Generally not a bad company to work for but in some areas the culture is deteriorating and needs a overhaul.

5.0

Aug 31, 2022

great company, great benefits.

Associate scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great company and culture great pay great wl balance

Cons

no complaints at all, nothing to report

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