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    3.9
    80%
    Recommend to a Friend
    94%
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    AstraZeneca Executive Director, CEO Pascal Soriot
    Pascal Soriot
    986 Ratings
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    1. "Marketing Executive"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Dublin, Dublin

      I worked at AstraZeneca full-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      Great opportunities to develop. Worked with fantastic mentors.

      Cons

      None I can think off

      AstraZeneca2019-02-10

    2. "Culture difficult"

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      Current Employee - Sales in Dublin, Dublin
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I have been working at AstraZeneca full-time for more than 10 years

      Pros

      Good overall package, benefits etc

      Cons

      Flat structure, culture damaged, fear to speak up

      Advice to Management

      Respect those with proven track record and enable development to all who demonstrate ambition and achievement

      AstraZeneca2019-08-20
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    3. "Amazing company with strong culture"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee 
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at AstraZeneca full-time for more than 10 years

      Pros

      Great people, passionate leaders, good heart.

      Cons

      Work/ life balance, slow to make changes

      AstraZeneca2019-05-28

    4. "A great company gone bad"

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      Current Employee - IT Manager 
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I have been working at AstraZeneca full-time for more than 10 years

      Pros

      The legacy of being people-centric still prevails, although for how long is questionable

      Cons

      IT is being heavily centrered on India now and core competencies are being moved away from the hub countries. The new organisation is struggling to understand the new operating model

      Advice to Management

      work life balance is being seriuosly eroded. A stressed workforce does not give positive outcomes !

      AstraZeneca2014-06-29

    5. "Good company"

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      Current Employee - Technical Support Engineer in Macclesfield, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at AstraZeneca full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Great work life balance, interesting and work to be proud of

      Cons

      Pension isn’t very good

      AstraZeneca2020-01-17

    6. "Yo"

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      Former Employee - MSL 

      I worked at AstraZeneca full-time

      Pros

      Very upbeat work place and pleasure to work with internal people

      Cons

      Salary was pretty low compared to other MSL salary

      AstraZeneca2020-01-16

    7. "Consultant"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee 

      I have been working at AstraZeneca full-time

      Pros

      Good Company for career growth

      Cons

      No Cons. You will enjoy working here

      AstraZeneca2020-01-15

    8. "Awesome place to work"

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      Current Employee - Senior Manager in Chennai
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at AstraZeneca full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Work life balance and diverse

      Cons

      Slightly political, but thats how the world is today

      AstraZeneca2020-01-13

    9. "Get place to get experience"

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      Former Employee - Industrial Placement Student 

      I worked at AstraZeneca full-time

      Pros

      Lots of training , great atmosphere, nuturing environment and very social.

      Cons

      Some of the interim buildings are very out of the way and hard to get to

      AstraZeneca2020-01-13

    10. "Great company: a truly global environment"

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      Former Employee - Senior Manager 
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at AstraZeneca full-time for more than 10 years

      Pros

      1. Lots of challenging assignments, both regular business & projects related. 2. High calibre team,. Lots of collaboration & sharing of ideas!

      Cons

      Need to constantly keep up to speed with all the activities, as will be expected in any organization of this size & global presence.

      AstraZeneca2020-01-09
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