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      AstraZeneca reviews

      4.0

      79% would recommend to a friend

      (7,916 total reviews)
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      Pascal Soriot

      89% approve of CEO

      79% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.1

      Compensation and benefits

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.8

      Work/Life balance

      3.7

      Career opportunities

      3.5

      Senior management

      AstraZeneca has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 7,916 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).

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      8K reviews
      3.0
      Nov 20, 2008

      Far from bad, but not that great either.

      Purchasing manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great products that you feel good about (i.e. not making anything for ED) employees can believe in and be inspired to support. Great benefits even compared to other big-pharma, although declining due to costs.

      Cons

      Diversity initiative was well intentioned, but poorly executed. Felt very forced and could be seen in staffing decisions. Showed how management simply chases the next big thing.

      4.0
      Nov 20, 2008

      Astrazeneca - great compensation/benefits if you can manage a high degree of micromanagement.

      Pharmaceuticals sales representative
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      AstraZeneca provides one of the best compensation/benefits packages I've ever seen. It provides financial assistance with adoption, infertility, matching charitable contributions, etc. You have autonomy in your job with the level of micro-management dependent on your direct manager. AstraZeneca has a strong suite of pharmaceutical products that you can be proud to sell. It has the leading product in many drug classes.

      Cons

      Currently, management is too concerned with monitoring activity and not focused enough on selling. The brand teams are consumed with activity surrounding detailing from the laptop which is not effective for everyone. They are unable to listen to the sales force and understand that this is not a tool for all people and all physicians. Some managers micromanage you to death. Pharma sales in general has become more of a marketing job than a sales job. You are told what to say more than you're able to think for yourself. The opportunity for growth and advancement in your career is limited if you don't want to relocate a lot.

      4.0
      Nov 18, 2008

      Changes for the better

      Manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      New people have come in at a senior level who are bringing better leadership and direction. We are working on a lot of great products and projects that will benefit a lot of patients. The atmosphere is fairly laid back and people are generally very friendly. The California offices are small and it is easy to get to know people.

      Cons

      There are a lot of folks that have been around a long time that are very set in their ways and have no motivation to change som bad behaviors. Luckily some of these folks are starting to move on. The benefits aren't the greatest. Some mangers think it is okay to "rule by fear."

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