AstraZeneca reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(7,921 total reviews)
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Pascal Soriot

89% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

AstraZeneca has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 7,921 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 Farmacéutica y biotecnología industry (3.5 stars).

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1.0
Jun 5, 2018

Not such a great place to work

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good pipeline, number of product launches and a company turning around. Flexible benefits is ok.

Cons

Your experience in AZ will largely depend purely on the department you are in. I have heard some people very positive about the opportunities and development. For me personally, I would say the company talks the talk, but does not walk the walk. I have had managers say to me "You cant apply for a new role in the first 12 months"... What they dont say of course that this is true - until they need you to move earlier, then they will move you in the first few months no problem. The worst experience I have had around career development is when a manager said "It is unrealistic to expect a career development conversation in the first 12 months". Remember that tag line when you come in for interview... AZ want to play to win - but not for yourself. There are also a large number of roles where no career development can be given. There are huge blockers in the organisation for a number of people (unable to be promoted becuase their boss is more than one job grade above them), and the company is not honest with people coming in to work if they are in a role that is "isolated". Finally there are a number of roles - created for the organisation as "individual contributor roles", where no thought has been given to a career beyond the role.

5.0
Sep 28, 2017

Lead Microbiologist

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Culture, cooperation, collaborative efforts, focused goals, great transparency and communication, ability to develop and work cross-functionally for personal and peer development.

Cons

The amazing culture did not begin to maturate until the most recent decade which caused for the facility to became outdated over the years to the point where bringing in new products/technologies was not cost beneficial thus causing the site to close (among other business reasons).

2.0
Mar 26, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Pay is above average, excellent benefits, flexible work schedules

Cons

Highly political environment where senior management cares more about their titles and positions and promoting their own agendas rather than doing things by fairness, meritocracy, and principle. Lots of passive-aggressive game-playing taking place in a subdued, passive culture that masquerades around as being "entrepreneurial" that really translates to people (especially upper management) paying superficial lip service to heavily voiced concerns and not taking REAL accountability. Not the best place for a young woman in the IT fields - younger and older men will constantly talk over you in meetings and bully you in many different, subtle ways, make fun of you, and laugh at you to make you feel like you are less of a person. Lots of negative trash talking about people behind their backs. A very shady place indeed with a lot of smoke and mirrors.

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