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 improved by 1% over the last 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 (259) , Director (176) , Associate Director (171) , Sales Representative (163) , Scientist (143) , Intern (125) , Project Manager (119) , Business Analyst (95) , Manager (95) , Pharmaceutical Sales Specialist (88) , Medical Science Liaison (MSL) (85) , Consultant (82) , Senior Consultant (80) , 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 736 reviews)); "Good work life balance and inclusivity" ((in 623 reviews)); "Money and people are great" ((in 529 reviews)); "There is a great culture in Canada and globally we have an exciting pipeline of products that is coming" ((in 434 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 145 reviews)); "Leadership is poor and not direct." ((in 118 reviews)); "slow career progression based on the structure of the company" ((in 73 reviews)); "Not much opportunity to grow , awful upper management" ((in 48 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?

Buenos Aires , Haedo , Astica , Córdoba

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AstraZeneca reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(7,935 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 7,935 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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Reviews by job title

8K reviews

2.0

Oct 10, 2019

Transformation for the worse

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay and benefits are great although a little extreme eg visiting hair salon.

Cons

The recent transformation effort was poorly thought through in order to rush it to completion. As a result we lost some of our truly great leaders, gained a raft of new mid ranking managers lacking vision and leadership capability, and now have an organization that feels incomplete, disjointed and directionless.

2.0

Dec 18, 2018

Disappointing - lost potential

Principal scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible working hours Opportunity to work cross-functionally on projects Opportunity to work globally

Cons

Incompetent middle management Appalling support for employees (HR, OT, benefits system instead of higher pay and pension contributions) Lots of unnecessary governance and committees leading to slow development Slow progress in non-scientific respects Presentee-ism culture leads to poor work/life balance Disparate team across sites, no sense of centre or belonging

2.0

Jun 12, 2018

Purification Sciences- BPD

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Ability to telework, benefits and aesthetics of company space in Gaithersburg

Cons

Only 10% of workers get promoted per year and the rest of the qualified people already working at the next level get put on a waiting list for next year. Each manager only gets to put a certain number of people up, so in a year when more of their direct reports are ready, they have to choose the "top" performers. People work in silos and there's a lot of waste in the company, change can't be implemented with managers who want to keep the status quo. Not much opportunities for growth. No trust or faith among group members. No transparency in leadership operations. No leadership.

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