Research Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Astex with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 80% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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Initial 30 mins interview with two chemists (director level) typical introduction questions followed by a short technical - molecule disconnection based. Then moved into half-day interview, lots of mini interviews with different managers, presentation to select number of chemists followed by a technical (~1h)