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 months. I interviewed at AstraZeneca (Cambridge, England) in May 2023
Interview
There were three rounds of interview. First one with HR, second one with the hiring manager and the last one with hiring manager and the director of the department. Technical interview was easy but the value interview was a bit tricky. However, many questions can be found in this Glassdoor community. You should use STAR methods and align to AZ value to answer those behaviour questions.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Value interview questions:
1. Why do you want to leave your current job?
2. What are your career goals?
3. Tell us about a time you made a mistake.
4. Tell us about a time you worked well as a team.
5. What are some of the challenges you faced in your career, and how did you overcome them?
6. Describe a time where you expressed an opinion that was different to someone else. (Do the right thing value.)
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.