Senior Director applicants have rated the interview process at AstraZeneca with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 60.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Director roles take an average of 90 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at AstraZeneca overall takes an average of 36 days.
Common stages of the interview process at AstraZeneca as a Senior Director according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Background check: 20%
Phone interview: 20%
Drug test: 20%
One on one interview: 20%
Group panel interview: 20%
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at AstraZeneca (Macclesfield, England) in Feb 2025
Interview
Multiple stages for interview and rigorous process. This takes a long time, which can frustrate some people. If you find this is super annoying, you are unlikely to enjoy working here. Culture requires resilience and dedication.
Usually 3 rounds. An initial screening call, then two separate interviews. One of the interviews is values and behaviors and the other one is technical. AZ will provide you a packet to help with the questions. It follows STAR
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They ask about values and behaviors for the company
Three rounds, very professional, including hr screening, hm interview and panel interviews. Panel interview also has different sessions. I learned a lot from the interview process. Hope to have more opportunities in future.