Is AstraZeneca a good company to work for?

AstraZeneca has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 10,291 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 (172) , 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 if manager is behind you then it’s ok" ((in 785 reviews)); "Good work life balance and working hours are flexible" ((in 633 reviews)); "Money and people are great" ((in 508 reviews)); "There is a great culture in Canada and globally we have an exciting pipeline of products that is coming" ((in 441 reviews)); "Good pay and treated great" ((in 305 reviews))

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

"Direct line management was poor in some cases." ((in 238 reviews)); "This leaves lots of employees adrift while the ones lucky enough to have a good manager thrive." ((in 149 reviews)); "Leadership is poor and not direct." ((in 123 reviews)); "slow career progression based on the structure of the company" ((in 71 reviews)); "long hours.I had always wanted to work here but the reality did not live up to my dream." ((in 51 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

(7,998 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

AstraZeneca has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 7,998 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The AstraZeneca employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

8K reviews

5.0

Aug 6, 2018

Excellent place to make your mark and make a mark on society

It director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Lots of smart people. Plenty of opportunity - Company is going place - Executive leadership and strategy is confident and compelling. Execution is delivering results - huge turnaround from 5 years ago - Suits entrepreneurial, pro-active people. I've never seen anyone told to stop progressing what seems like a decent idea...

Cons

- People say that decision making is slow compared to some other pharmas - not sure I entirely agree. - There are still levels of complexity associated with the legacy of not integrating acquisitions from 5+ years ago, and allowing business areas too much indepdence

2.0

Aug 6, 2018

Company is fine as long as you stay away from IT.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company to work for. Great benefits and work-life balance. If you're IT and looking to join and are genuinely interested in the science, apply for the Science functions doing IT rather than IT itself and you'll enjoy what you do.

Cons

Too many reorgs and redundancies. Gloomy atmosphere. Science IT got absorbed into 'Enabling IT' (HR, finance, procurement) and is slowly disappearing. Many IT folks who want to do anything useful are getting head hunted by the actual science part of the business, or, are applying for roles there. Too many 'shadow IT' functions coming up lately. You will just end up watching the science functions do better IT than you do.

4.0

Aug 4, 2018

Controller

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great ideas, great people and great future.

Cons

It is in a new market and you have to do a lot of work change the market

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