Senior Scientist applicants have rated the interview process at AstraZeneca with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 59% positive. To compare, the company-average is 60.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Scientist roles take an average of 40 days to get hired, when considering 32 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at AstraZeneca overall takes an average of 36 days.
Common stages of the interview process at AstraZeneca as a Senior Scientist according to 32 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 24%
Phone interview: 23%
Skills test: 15%
Group panel interview: 14%
Presentation: 10%
Background check: 6%
Personality test: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 1%
Drug test: 1%
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I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at AstraZeneca in Nov 2020
Interview
A very nice interview process, with about a month from my initial application to offer. Everyone was very friendly and kept regularly in contact to keep me updated.
Began with a 15 minute phone screen (nothing to worry about, they are just checking you are eligible to work/able to relocate if needed etc).
Then had the interview. It was a panel interview lasting 2.5 hours. The first step was a 30 minute presentation, followed by a 45 minute technical interview (this was quite challenging!) and finally 45 minute values interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
One question on each of the 5 AstraZeneca Values
-When have you had to make a difficult decision where you were met with resistance?
Technical questions going deep into the science and ability to analyse data (they presented me with data and asked me to analyse it/design experiments etc)
I applied through other source. I interviewed at AstraZeneca (Maryland City, MD)
Interview
Recruiter screen, then manager interview. Manager was looking for specific skills. There was a list of skills that were not listed in the job posting but were important for the position.
I interviewed at AstraZeneca (Macclesfield, England)
Interview
After the recruiter approach, they gave the final round interview directly, lasting four hours. Two of them are technical, and one of them is behaviour. Please make sure you have prepared a story for each of their core values
First round: virtual interview, you get 2 questions and you need to record your answers and submit. Feels impersonal.
Final round: values interview with the team leads, followed by technical interview (short presentation, standard questions). Meet the team session was nice.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time when you worked on a project and embraced all the company values, provide examples.