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      AstraZeneca reviews

      4.0

      79% would recommend to a friend

      (7,962 total reviews)
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      Pascal Soriot

      89% approve of CEO

      79% positive business outlook

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      AstraZeneca has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 7,962 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
      Oct 28, 2012

      Initially challenging and invigorating, then all about keeping your manager happy.

      Global medical affairs manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Nice facilities and benefits. There are many systems in place so coming up to speed can be like following a template. Also, marketing budgets are adequate. They have a very customer oriented approach to marketing.

      Cons

      Sometimes the systems can smother you and they are always coming up with a new way of doing a certain aspect of marketing (branding, positioning, etc) that takes on a life of it's own. The biggest con is that people are in constant fear of their jobs and can't speak freely. The company culture changed greatly (in a negative direction) in the 5 years that I was there.

      3.0
      Jul 31, 2012

      Unaccountable Middle Management/Company in Decline

      Project management
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Salary and benefits are competitive; senior executive team tries to be transparent about company progress, goals and future direction; senior executive team tries to implement new policies based on yearly surveys that benefit employees

      Cons

      Middle management lacks accountability and does not live up to the company's mission or the promises of the senior executive team; poor decision making at the top, poor and sometimes total lack of planning which means that employees are always scrambling to accomplish goals with little time to spare; due to economic climate, company is choosing to outsource a lot of core functions which will mean less quality

      1.0
      May 8, 2012

      Need the money and can't move

      Manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      -Nice cafeteria; expensive food -Nice facilities; temp control an issue in some buildings -Nice Fitness center -work at home allowed for some positions

      Cons

      --Employees stressed with multiple projects -They give out lots of 2's in evaluations (needs improvement ) so they don';t have to pay out bonuses.Many employees shafted this year -HR is not effective and slow to respond to basic HR issues. Who ever heard of an HR that does not review job descriptions. Why let managers hire people who do not have qualifications for the position -hiring freeze in place -no travel allowed, people cannot take external training anymore and they also balk at paying tuition reimbursement -many people I know are looking for another job but feel stuck in Maryland with few career options/companies in the area -inxperienced managers; bad behavior bullying tolerated -AZ collaboration not working out

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