Does AstraZeneca pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, AstraZeneca employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at AstraZeneca. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at AstraZeneca?

79% of AstraZeneca employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated AstraZeneca 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at AstraZeneca?

Senior Scientist (261) , Director (178) , Associate Director (171) , Sales Representative (164) , Scientist (144) , Intern (125) , Project Manager (119) , Business Analyst (96) , Manager (96) , Pharmaceutical Sales Specialist (88) , Medical Science Liaison (MSL) (85) , Consultant (82) , Senior Consultant (82) , Analyst (70) , Engineer (68)

What are the pros of working at AstraZeneca according to real employee reviews?

"Good benefits through a benefit fund including private healthcare and pension" ((in 777 reviews)); "Good work life balance and working hours are flexible" ((in 629 reviews)); "Great work envirnment and people to work with!" ((in 494 reviews)); "There is a great culture in Canada and globally we have an exciting pipeline of products that is coming" ((in 450 reviews)); "Good pay and ambient good" ((in 291 reviews))

What are the cons of working at AstraZeneca according to real employee reviews?

"Direct line management was poor in some cases." ((in 236 reviews)); "This leaves lots of employees adrift while the ones lucky enough to have a good manager thrive." ((in 147 reviews)); "Leadership is poor and not direct." ((in 117 reviews)); "No career progression unless top earner" ((in 69 reviews)); "Not much opportunity to grow , awful upper management" ((in 50 reviews))

What are employees saying about AstraZeneca layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about AstraZeneca layoffs and their outlook for job security at AstraZeneca in 2026.

What are the top reviewed AstraZeneca locations?

Paris , Courbevoie , Dunkerque , Rueil-Malmaison , Puteaux , Marne-la-Vallee , Lyon , Reims , Bordeaux , Grande-Synthe , Dijon , Marseille

AstraZeneca reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(7,957 total reviews)

Pascal Soriot

89% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

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AstraZeneca has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 7,957 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 Pharmaceutique et biotechnologie industry (3.5 stars).

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8K reviews

3.0

Sep 22, 2009

Good Company, great benefits

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Overall, a great company to work for, if you not in IS

Cons

IS/IT departments are a mess, with 3 reorganizations in 3 years - Outsourcing startegy hasn't worked too well, and senior IS leadership is unwilling to acknowledge this.

2.0

Sep 13, 2009

When considering a career in pharma, your manager and teammates are more important than the company you work for.

Pharmaceuticals sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

--good benefits --many resources for employees such as 24 hr. tech support --many managers ignore the ridiculous ideas of the brand team --good products for the most part

Cons

--excessively secretive towards sales force --poor communcation between marketing-compliance-management-field sales --much is promised regarding an emhasis on ethical behavior, yet little or nothing is done when multiple complaints are made from multiple persons regarding managements behavior --sales meetings are long and unproductive --sales force is poorly educated on products compared with competitors

3.0

Aug 11, 2009

THE CURRENT CULTURE -Brown nose or lose...

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

From my own experiences...no micro-management.

Cons

Yearly Reorgs are now the company norm -brown nose or lose your job

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Good Company, great benefits

When considering a career in pharma, your manager and teammates are more important than the company you work for.

THE CURRENT CULTURE -Brown nose or lose...

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