AstraZeneca Reviews

Pros

flexibility, benefits, majority of co workers are great, but under-appreciated.

Cons

not sales oriented. More about metrics,

Advice to Senior Management

Too disconnected from reality

Pros

Good flexible work arrangements are available.

Cons

The company is very sensitive to the needs of stockholders and responds accordingly; namely workforce reduction.

Pros

Great benefits, great communication between mgmt & employees

Cons

Some senior roles take their job for granted

Advice to Senior Management

Have more one on ones with the employees

Pros

Great company with solid brands that make a difference in patient life

Cons

Diversity plays a role when interviewing within the company. This limits great candidates opportunity to grow.

Advice to Senior Management

Create additional regional opportunities for your field sales team that cannot move to Wilmington

Pros

Very good management team; good warefare comparing with local compaies; hamoneous relationship among colleagues; always be respeted.

Cons

the company may not offer very competitive salary, while the payment package is good, comaring with local companies.
supporting functions are not well paid.

Advice to Senior Management

The high level mangement team is really good, but the junior managers are so so...
Generally speaking, it's a good place to work.

Pros

Strong training programs, great pipeline for the future stability of the company.

Cons

A great deal of waisted time in justifing one's job. Sales numbers aren't all that is important to mangement a gret deal of big brother watching.

Advice to Senior Management

Discussions from the field up needs to be encouraged by mangement allowing stratagies to be changed meeting the needs of the physician and not a marketing manager.

Pros

work with you to suceed

Cons

I needed a larger territory

Advice to Senior Management

none

Pros

A full bag of products. Managers seemed to genuinely care. The sales training program was robust for the pharma industry

Cons

Overall, I did not like the pharma sales process irregardless of the company. Not much room for advancement within AZ.

Advice to Senior Management

It may be prudent to look at another means of accessing physicians. The old model of waiting for the physician does not work anymore.

Pros

good training that is ongoing
good work life balance
excellent products

Cons

Nothing ever seems good enough
arrogant culture
dont like people with different opinions to their own
boys club

Advice to Senior Management

break the mould.one glove does not fit all

Pros

Everyone was very helpful in making me feel comfortable and helping me get used to the new work environment. It also seems like most of the people are pretty happy to come in to work and there is a sense of pride for working for AstraZeneca. The company's growth and market share in China is also very strong.

Cons

It seems that there are some time of the year that are much more busy than others. Employees are often expected to stay and work much later hours without too much incentive to do so.

Advice to Senior Management

I had a good experience with the company and I think that it is a good company to work for that has a lot of room to grow, especially in China.