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      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

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      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 Farmacéutica y biotecnología industry (3.5 stars).

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      8K reviews
      3.0
      May 16, 2022

      Gaithersburg Site: Too much politics, too little science

      Senior scientist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      The Gaithersburg site is the previous MedImmune, it hosts 2-3 thousand employees here in a beautiful campus.

      Cons

      The Analytical Sciences department has been declining to such a mess where teams/groups are divided and throw dust to each other: *Senior managements (LT) here have been making decisions based on politics, not science. The extent of bureaucracy is higher than ever. *DO NOT expect your voices can be heard, despite they claim or even encourage you to speak up. Because when you do, you are doomed - there are several vengeful managers out here and they will do anything to "stabilize their sovereignty". *There are so many employees in this department yet there are so few who actually stay in labs and do the work - everyone seeks to be some kind of "leader" here which drives others to work for him/her. *SME is a joke, it shouldn't exist. *Talents turnaround is getting faster than ever.

      1.0
      Dec 29, 2021

      Culture needs improvement urgently

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good IT, up-to-date industry software, hardworking colleagues

      Cons

      Work/life balance extremely poor (for certain departments) which results in high turnover; pension contributions possibly the poorest in the Industry; VERY hierarchical company; nepotism and favouritism; non-competitive salaries for UK positions; obsessively asks people to come back to the office when CEO is WFH in Australia; prefers to hire contractors instead of permanent employees and there is a constant need for onboarding and training on top of the excessive day-to-day

      3.0
      Oct 18, 2021

      Great pay and benefits, outdated corporate culture

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great pay and the health insurance is better than I've ever seen. Nice campus and facilities. Middle managers are some of the best I've ever worked with (especially the women--incredibly smart, creative, thoughtful and supportive).

      Cons

      Severely overworked, terrible corporate communication, constant restructuring, nepotism is the only way to move up, and leadership is basically a frat. All men, all white, all the same type of bro-personality (sometimes they even dress the same), and the only way to move up is if you're one of them OR the 1 woman they keep around for appearances. And yes, in case you're wondering, the frat boys do make stereotypical sexist comments towards her.

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