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 19, 2025

Detail Orientated

Executive director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great portfolio, drive to deliver, great facilities

Cons

Decision making only at top level, lack of empowerment, poor work life balance and constant finance and business planning reviews.

3.0

Mar 10, 2025

Great with science, poor HR and benefits

Director, health economics and outcomes research

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Scientific, fascinating projects, great people to work with

Cons

Really poor and petty HR, force people to go back to the office

4.0

Mar 5, 2025

Great pay and benefits, competitive IT culture

Senior data engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Incredible Cambridge ecosystem with multiple offices and an amazing R&D headquarter with social hub building. AstraZeneca really taps into the academic and scientific culture surrounding Cambridge. The compensation within Global IT is very good compared to other life science organisations. The company has been experiencing a strong growth run for the past few years and has ambitious goals for the future.

Cons

There is a competitive culture within IT that results in multiple teams vying for the same work/project and resulting in territorial teams and a distinct lack of collaboration. Many business units set up similar teams resulting in redundancy and frequent layoffs. Company is focusing on IT growth in Spain, Canada, and India; UK IT is effectively frozen hiring.

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