AstraZeneca reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(7,931 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 7,931 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
2.0
Jul 18, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The facilities were set up well, parking, equipment, compensation and benefit packages were competitive, wasn't hard to get supplies, they were up to date on things that mattered technically.

Cons

After 10 years, Medimmunes best days are long gone. High morale has been replaced by frustration and fear of losing ones job. Highly producitve people were often overlooked and very frustrated while average performers who are popular and spent time selling themselves were advanced due to a very outdated evaluation system. Saving money is not rewarded and wasting money is rampant. The pay is great and fear of losing that pay is used way too often as a form of motivation. Medimmune is a company with alot of potential that cannot seem to make it all work in unison. Being loyal to the company was laughed at and considered corny and backwards. Telecommuting was abused.

4.0
Aug 13, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Job security Outstanding science and drug discovery and clinical development teams Diversity Great benefits

Cons

Very pro in office attendance, leading to decreased work life balance and job satisfaction

3.0
Jul 7, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Enormous company comes with typical corporate benefits in the office - Since this is the "best" company in the area, you are working with the smartest people around - The work itself is interesting and engaging in the lab - The portfolio is wide and robust enough to generally avoid major layoffs if a few projects end up failing.

Cons

- Health insurance is BAD. Aetna doesn't cover really basic stuff, like a chickenpox vaccine for adults. Providers that accept Aetna are not good. Dental only covers the basics. If you're anything but a healthy person in their 20's, you're going to be paying for a lot of visits at doctors that other companies would have paid for in their coverage - The company burned out a TON of people during COVID trying to make the vaccine and now they expect employees to work as hard as they did during the pandemic. - The CEO and leadership makes a bold claim to approve 20 drugs by 2030 to satisfy stakeholders and that just makes everyone else in the company work harder while the CEO takes home the highest pharma pay in the EU in 2023? - AZ only RECENTLY approved 3 month maternity leave in the US Clearly they care about women's health and family - They are generally underpaying employees compared to competitors. They say they are "competitive" to market value but if you talk to peers in the industry, AZ pays lower. They have no incentive to fix this because they are generally the best company to work for in Maryland.

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