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      AstraZeneca reviews

      4.0

      79% would recommend to a friend

      (7,931 total reviews)
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      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 7,931 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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      8K reviews
      4.0
      Feb 24, 2021

      Great science, great people, little opportunity for development

      Principal scientist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Salary a bit lower than industry, target bonus considerably higher. Very science driven, from the top down. Industry-standard benefits.

      Cons

      It's a very lean organization: they have exactly the people they need to support the portfolio they have. That means there's very little "slack" for things like personal development (because your manager needs you to keep doing your job). Also, it appears there's a preference in some groups not to promote internal candidates. Long-term effect is that people stay long enough to get good... and then leave because they can't get experience doing anything other than what they were hired to do.

      3.0
      Oct 9, 2020

      Think Twice

      Associate scientist ii
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Always push and support new ideas Try it and present your results Don't be afraid to order your reagents, as long as they will be used for your work "Apparent social work " is very supported by the Senior Leadership

      Cons

      Think twice if you are ready to join AZ. The managers (Lab) manage to be very powerful . They (managers) realize AZ is first a Lab company. Without their work - results- products , AZ will probably not exist. Lab managers in fact are not managers. They are first Scientists turn in to managers. THIS IS ONE Of THE REAL PROBLEM of AZ especially for the lab. HR of AZ don't have a say - HR is there to support the lab managers not the EMPLOYEES who in reality is working hard to make the data available and for future key decisions.. Last -Management ALWAYS PROMOTE the same people over and over (same names every other 3 years). You end up create unnecessary tension and destroy the work environment you and the Leadership are trying and working HARD to promote. This is one on the biggest weakness of AZ - Unfortunately the Senior Leadership faint to not see.

      1.0
      Feb 10, 2020

      AZ-Medi reorg a mess. Waltham is fading.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Benefits are ok - average for a global pharma working in Massachusetts.

      Cons

      Waltham site is increasingly leased out. Center-of-mass in US is Gaithersburg, especially post-Medi integration (which has been going for a year now). Career progression is very slow. Management promises change then slow walks everything like they are saving money.

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