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      Senior Research Scientist Interview

      Jan 26, 2019
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at AstraZeneca in Jan 2019

      Interview

      A phone interview with two research group members. Quite friendly and much less formal than I expected. No stress at all. All the questions were on my previous experience and skills. No interpersonal questions.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Describe the research that you did during your MRes and PhD
      Answer question

      Other Senior Research Scientist Interview Reviews for AstraZeneca

      Senior Research Scientist Interview

      Nov 30, 2024
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Gothenburg, Västra Götaland
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at AstraZeneca (Gothenburg, Västra Götaland)

      Interview

      Interview with hiring manager, then a whole day of online interviews: experience, technical and value, finally on-site visit. The first call felt stand-offish, the full day was an overkill, the on-site felt like they have already settled on a different candidate but decided to waste my time anyway. Got promised a decision in a couple of days and got ghosted.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Describe situation from your past reflecting on company values using STAR model.
      Answer question

      Senior Research Scientist Interview

      Sep 2, 2022
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Cambridge, England
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at AstraZeneca (Cambridge, England)

      Interview

      I applied online. Firstly I was invited by automatic response to complete a personality test (Pymetrics). Around 2 weeks after, I was invited for a short 20 min video meeting with 2 Hiring Managers to quickly discuss how my background fits the role. The next step was 2 h long interview divided into 3 parts - 20 min presentation about my previous work, 10 min discussion, 45 min behavioural interview and 45 min technical interview. I was assessed by Senior Scientists within the department where I applied. Next was a 5 min call with HR to discuss salary desires and other logistics. 2 weeks later, I received an email to inform me they had decided on another candidate. The very friendly, efficient, structured and straightforward interview process, so far one of the best I had. Though I, sadly, did not get the job, the entire experience was very respectful, meaningful, and pleasant.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Behavioural questions were only several and focused on their core values. They sent me the PDF sheet with those before the interview with instructions on how to structure my responses. Technical questions were related to the basics of the field I interviewed for and more complex small case studies.
      Answer question
      2

      Senior Research Scientist Interview

      Aug 1, 2022
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I interviewed at AstraZeneca

      Interview

      3 interviews. First 30 minutes, second 1 h + home exercise. And 3rd interview was about company values. In the end, I didn't get the position with the explanation that others have better scientific qualifications.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What motivates you for this position?
      Answer question
      4

      AstraZeneca interviews FAQs

      • Senior Research Scientist applicants have rated the interview process at AstraZeneca with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 60.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Senior Research Scientist roles take an average of 150 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at AstraZeneca overall takes an average of 35 days.
      • Common stages of the interview process at AstraZeneca as a Senior Research Scientist according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:

        Presentation:  22%

        Background check:  22%

        Phone interview:  22%

        Personality test:  11%

        One on one interview:  11%

        Skills test:  11%

      • Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -

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        8. Business Analyst(97) ;
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        10. Pharmaceutical Sales Specialist(88) ;
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