Great Colleagues, disconnected management - Associate Principal Scientist AstraZeneca Employee Review

4.0
27 Jul 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great salary, perks, colleagues, work environment, location. My line and departmental managers are keen to listen to problems, and are overall supportive

Cons

The senior management team have their head in the clouds, demanding faster and faster deliveries without any knowledge of what they are asking for. This is leading to less and less work being done on each project to get it into clinical trials and using resources in a very inefficient way to deliver bad chemistry and bad control strategy to set up a project to either fail or make the rest of development a stressful series of firefighting to fix what we should have been given time to develop before a candidate reaches the clinic. Its stupid and is being driven by the desire to satisfy shareholders rather than science

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5.0
22 Apr 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I imagine this is very dependent on line management but I find my team and supervisors to be true champions of a high performing and highly compassionate work culture. I find my work challenging and rewarding, and have had opportunities to learn and grow and be rewarded and recognized for my output. No job is perfect but I’m truly happy to work here and at a time when AZ is truly rising like a rocket.

Cons

Like any massive global corporate entity, things can sometimes move slowly and it can be challenging to navigate a high number of constantly evolving priorities and initiatives. That being said, AZ is very clear about its north stars and values which makes it possible to prioritize work that has the most impact and alignment with the company’s ambition and business prerogatives. 60% office attendance policy is also a bit funny when oftentimes I am on Teams calls with colleagues sitting in other areas of the world.

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