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%
Drug test: 1%
IQ intelligence test: 1%
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I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at AstraZeneca (Waltham, MA) in Feb 2024
Interview
Exhausting and disorganized! 5 rounds of interview that lasted a month an a half. Hiring manager, Director, Recruiter!, Panel interview, Executive director. Since the recruiter's interview came third, I only learned about the mismatch in my salary expectation and the suggested compensation. The panel interview was 45 min of virtual talk and questions. The process didn't include a one to one interviews with the team to learn more about their culture and leadership style. After all these interviews, I got a generic rejection from the company's workday email, not even the recruiter's. Overall all, disappointing, exhausting and time wasting experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about your background. Why do you want to leave your current job?
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.