Does AstraZeneca pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, AstraZeneca employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at AstraZeneca. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at AstraZeneca?

79% of AstraZeneca employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated AstraZeneca 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at AstraZeneca?

Senior Scientist (261) , Director (180) , Associate Director (171) , Sales Representative (164) , Scientist (144) , Intern (125) , Project Manager (119) , Business Analyst (96) , Manager (96) , Pharmaceutical Sales Specialist (88) , Medical Science Liaison (MSL) (85) , Consultant (82) , Senior Consultant (82) , Analyst (70) , Engineer (68)

What are the pros of working at AstraZeneca according to real employee reviews?

"Benefits are good and a diverse pipeline to work on" ((in 749 reviews)); "Good work life balance and working hours are flexible" ((in 626 reviews)); "Great work envirnment and people to work with!" ((in 536 reviews)); "There is a great culture in Canada and globally we have an exciting pipeline of products that is coming" ((in 446 reviews)); "Good pay and ambient good" ((in 296 reviews))

What are the cons of working at AstraZeneca according to real employee reviews?

"Direct line management was poor in some cases." ((in 231 reviews)); "This leaves lots of employees adrift while the ones lucky enough to have a good manager thrive." ((in 151 reviews)); "Leadership is poor and not direct." ((in 118 reviews)); "Slow career progression in selected groups" ((in 66 reviews)); "Not much opportunity to grow , awful upper management" ((in 49 reviews))

What are employees saying about AstraZeneca layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about AstraZeneca layoffs and their outlook for job security at AstraZeneca in 2026.

AstraZeneca reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(7,962 total reviews)

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 Pharmazeutika & Biotechnologie industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

8K reviews

2.0

Mar 31, 2025

Sell your soul for nothing

Process engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

...good health insurance? Some good people there.. until they leave

Cons

Leadership doesn't practice what they preach, and don't hold themselves accountable. Everything is "1st Priority" from leadership, so really, there isn't a direction. The turnover rate is crazy, and training is horrible, so good luck trying to figure out your job. (And they just mark most people that leave as "early retirement" or "non-regretable loss" so their metric stays green). Everything in F&E department goes by tribal knowledge, so you have to run around trying to catch all the different people that know how to do different parts of what you need to know / do. Over worked and under paid (at least to salary folk) ...shall I go on? Just bad.

2.0

Mar 25, 2025

Don’t do it

Quality assurance

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good people Good products Good benefits

Cons

Extremely disorganized Very political and hierarchical More dedicated to appearances than to the patients we serve or their employees People stay forever and don’t gain an understanding of how other companies operate so they believe that their way is the only way. They also hire friends who aren’t as qualified as they should be, but management supports them.

3.0

Mar 19, 2025

Great place to work

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Front footers in tech Life science domain

Cons

Work life balance Delivery Frequently changing org

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