AstraZeneca reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(7,927 total reviews)
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Pascal Soriot

89% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

AstraZeneca has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 7,927 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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2.0
Jul 30, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good pay, benefits, and not much else.

Cons

Poor management practices and lack of communication. Management is closed doors and little communication allowed for employee issues. Things get pushed back and you fear your job security. Trusting your coworkers looks to be questionable here.

2.0
May 3, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good salary and benefits with flexible working arrangements to work around commuting and personal commitments

Cons

Antiquated systems with inadequate infrastructure. Difficult to find help when new to the organization and had questions.

1.0
Mar 14, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great salary, onsite hair salon, store & gym--that's about it.

Cons

Pretty much all else; a once great workplace brought to its knees by the ill-fated merger with Astra; continuous reorganization, Byzantine layers of bureaucracy, nonsensical cost-cutting (to the point of workers' having to scrounge for basic office supplies, no $ for professional development of any kind, virtually all business travel cut for anyone outside of upper, upper management), leaders who are blatant in their disregard for employees, promotions doled out to the undeserving, constant shuffling of employees from building to building (8 different offices/cubes in 10 years), the worst IT department in the business, outsourcing of major functions, an essentially worthless HR department, no pipeline to speak of (and horrible mishandling of existing products by ineffective marketing staff), no opportunity for advancement, a pervasively toxic culture with fearful, unhappy employees, a horrible cafeteria with surly staff, bad food, and cheesy cutlery and napkins

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