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

1.0

Mar 28, 2016

HR driven politics

It manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Say, you know the HR , you are the king here

Cons

Waste of time. They won't improve even if I write 100 lines here

1.0

Feb 19, 2016

MedImmune sucks!

Qa specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are no pros at MedImmune. All the things you look for in a job (respect from coworkers, work life balance, career progession) are non-existent at MedImmune

Cons

The people here act very childish and immature. The management sucks, three people will teach you something three different ways. The work/life balance sucked. My direct manager was terrible, she was always in peoples business, she loved to gossip and micromanage.

3.0

Oct 15, 2015

Being average

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

MedImmune is being funded significantly by AZ and is still growing. It's an exciting place to work for a big company. Almost small company like with priorities changing quickly and frequently and LOTS to do.

Cons

Unfortunately MedImmune's well placed intentions of focusing and creating more efficiency have created an environment where junior-mid level people are bored with what they're doing, too sheltered from the big picture but yet absolutely crushed by a large volume of work. The desired flat structure that they seek seems to rob people of career growth - not just because they can't have direct reports but because it's no longer an environment where challenging opportunities are afforded.

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