I applied through an employee referral. The process took 10 months. I interviewed at Pfizer (Groton, CT)
Interview
three step process- two on site meetings with several rounds of colleagues, lunch meetings snd visit to the labs and one phone confirmation. overall, it was a good experience and learnt a lot from the visits and the roles that would be applicable to me
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Pfizer (Cambridge, MA) in Jul 2022
Interview
Firstly, the hire manager introduced the team structure and members. Then, I gave a 45-minute presentation + 15 minutes for Q&A, followed by multiple 1:1 meetings with all team members and leaders.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is your goal in 5 years?
Why do you want to leave your current position?
What are your thoughts about developing trends in the future?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Pfizer (Cambridge, MA) in Feb 2019
Interview
Interview process seemed to go smoothy. Phone interview went well, and I got an invitation for an on-site interview. Everything went smoothly and I received positive feedback about my seminar. The problem i could not overcome was my age. A couple of months after interviewing I looked up the job title on Pfizer's LinkedIn page and could easily figure out who was offered the job. He was a candidate with only a couple of years of industry experience compared to my two decades of experience, but he was about 20 years younger than me. Ageism is alive and well in biopharma, as I have learned. I have read elsewhere that Pfizer is notorious for age discrimination, and my experience seems to verify that. By necessity I have switched to working in an area hospital that does not discriminate against older candidates.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions were fair and mostly centered around my technical and managerial experience.
