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 2 months. I interviewed at AstraZeneca (Melrose, MA) in Feb 2025
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I applied for a same title position in the same group under a different requisition number in October 2024 and heard nothing for nearly 3 months. At the end of January 2025, I had a Zoom interview with an AZ recruiter regarding the position. Note, I did not have access to the job description to this position and so did not know if it was notably different from the original I applied to.
The hiring manager was interested enough with me to schedule a follow-on 1:1 Zoom call in February. At the end she told me to expect at least 2 weeks for her to interview others and then make a decision about who would continue. 2 weeks elapsed, and I checked the job portal (Workday) and saw I was listed as being interviewed but under yet another requisition number. Nearly a month and a half elapsed before I received the rejection email- oddly the req. # was different once again! (WTF?) I was told, "Following careful consideration, we won’t be taking your application any further on this occasion." As expected THESE days, I got no reply to my request for detailed feedback as to why I was dropped from consideration even though the recruiter provided her email at the end of the message.
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I was asked to describe my relevant experience in biotech.
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.
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Question 1
Describe a time when you worked on a project and embraced all the company values, provide examples.