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 improved by 1% over the last 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 (257) , Director (175) , Associate Director (170) , Sales Representative (163) , Scientist (143) , Intern (124) , Project Manager (119) , Business Analyst (95) , Manager (95) , Pharmaceutical Sales Specialist (88) , Medical Science Liaison (MSL) (85) , Consultant (82) , Senior Consultant (80) , 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 756 reviews)); "Good work life balance and working hours are flexible" ((in 638 reviews)); "Money and people are great" ((in 509 reviews)); "There is a great culture in Canada and globally we have an exciting pipeline of products that is coming" ((in 441 reviews)); "Good pay and ambient good" ((in 290 reviews))

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

"Direct line management was poor in some cases." ((in 238 reviews)); "This leaves lots of employees adrift while the ones lucky enough to have a good manager thrive." ((in 146 reviews)); "Leadership is poor and not direct." ((in 118 reviews)); "No career progression unless top earner" ((in 70 reviews)); "long hours.I had always wanted to work here but the reality did not live up to my dream." ((in 48 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.

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AstraZeneca reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(7,923 total reviews)

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 7,923 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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Reviews by job title

8K reviews

3.0

Mar 8, 2023

Good and Bad

Scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of opportunity to learn new things.

Cons

This place is a big high school. Decisions are made based on favoritism.

3.0

May 16, 2022

Gaithersburg Site: Too much politics, too little science

Senior scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The Gaithersburg site is the previous MedImmune, it hosts 2-3 thousand employees here in a beautiful campus.

Cons

The Analytical Sciences department has been declining to such a mess where teams/groups are divided and throw dust to each other: *Senior managements (LT) here have been making decisions based on politics, not science. The extent of bureaucracy is higher than ever. *DO NOT expect your voices can be heard, despite they claim or even encourage you to speak up. Because when you do, you are doomed - there are several vengeful managers out here and they will do anything to "stabilize their sovereignty". *There are so many employees in this department yet there are so few who actually stay in labs and do the work - everyone seeks to be some kind of "leader" here which drives others to work for him/her. *SME is a joke, it shouldn't exist. *Talents turnaround is getting faster than ever.

1.0

Dec 29, 2021

Culture needs improvement urgently

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good IT, up-to-date industry software, hardworking colleagues

Cons

Work/life balance extremely poor (for certain departments) which results in high turnover; pension contributions possibly the poorest in the Industry; VERY hierarchical company; nepotism and favouritism; non-competitive salaries for UK positions; obsessively asks people to come back to the office when CEO is WFH in Australia; prefers to hire contractors instead of permanent employees and there is a constant need for onboarding and training on top of the excessive day-to-day

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