AstraZeneca reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(7,991 total reviews)
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Pascal Soriot

89% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

AstraZeneca has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 7,991 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The AstraZeneca employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.7 stars).

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8K reviews
4.0
Aug 8, 2015

Executive Director

Recommend
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Pros

People Products Pipeline are the reasons that people come to AstraZeneca

Cons

Process is what slows down AstraZeneca and inhibits progress, speed of execution, and risk taking

3.0
Aug 7, 2015

Brief

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Professional, stimulating, collegial, ethical, dynamic, developmental. Top shelf pharmaceutical company that although owned overseas still has the autonomy to make local decisions.

Cons

Very competitive atmosphere that encourages regular culling of bottom tier performers regardless of whether the yard meeting minimal performance standards or not.

1.0
Aug 5, 2015

White-collar sweatshop

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Annual bonus 401k match up to ~5%

Cons

New Forced ranking, more 2 ratings, fewer 3 to 5 ratings, 5 = walk on water Open plan tiny workspaces Unreasonable and constantly increasing expectations and workloads No budget for internal paid trainings or outside conferences/trainings No off-cycle promotions, only once a year Taken for granted Too many performance goals Too many meetings Understaffed Matrix organization Surveillance cameras

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