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    Updated Jul 8, 2019

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    Found 89 reviews

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    29%
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    AstraZeneca CEO Pascal Soriot
    Pascal Soriot
    41 Ratings

    1. "Pharmaceutical Sales Specialist"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Culture & Values
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      • Compensation and Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Pharmaceutical Sales Specialist in Flagstaff, AZ
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at AstraZeneca full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Benefits, Work/Life Balance, Freedom, Trust, Your Ideas are listened to.

      Cons

      Lots of travel depending on territory.

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      AstraZeneca2018-05-02

    2. "AZ ?"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Pharmaceutical Sales Specialist 
      Doesn't Recommend
      Disapproves of CEO

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

      Pros

      Great pipeline in Oncology and Respiratory Biologics

      Cons

      Primary Care future uncertain. Goals setting and attainment is suppose to be transparent but is very confusing and always changing. Collection of interim sales data poor and does not match actual end reports. Don't have an idea either or be prepared to have it shot down

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      AstraZeneca2019-07-08
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    3. "Terrible Senior Leadership"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Pharmaceutical Sales Specialist 
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at AstraZeneca full-time for more than 5 years

      Pros

      Great counterparts and DMs.

      Cons

      Below average salary, dishonest and incompetent leadership, inconsistent and unrealistic goals, not much growth opportunities

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      AstraZeneca2018-12-27

    4. "AstraZeneca Diabetes field sales representative review from a level 4 Executive PSS and 2017 COE winner."

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Executive Pharmaceutical Sales Specialist in Sedona, AZ
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

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

      Pros

      Freedom to work your Territory as you know best. I have a great manager who coaches very well.

      Cons

      The Managed Care environment is very restrictive this year and the physician’s Time is more and more limited in general in my field. I think the IT solutions at AstraZeneca need a serious revamping. We have way too many different sites and platforms. We should be all Apple based. Currently we do some functions on computer and others on iPad and it is a mess. Not effective or efficient.

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      AstraZeneca2018-05-25
    5. Helpful (1)

      "Sales Review"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Current Employee - Pharmaceutical Sales Specialist in Orlando, FL
      Recommends
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at AstraZeneca full-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      The R&D invests in quality products. They are marketing experts. Most generous patient assistance program.

      Cons

      Bad communications between company and field. Disconnected company culture.

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      AstraZeneca2017-09-22
    6. Helpful (3)

      "Hostile enviornment. Checkbox culture."

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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Pharmaceutical Sales Specialist in Wilmington, DE
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at AstraZeneca full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Good pay and benefits right out of college.

      Cons

      The PSS role at AZ quickly becomes mundane and boring. If you are okay with a checkbox culture with few opportunities for creativity or critical thinking then the PSS role at AZ is for you.

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      AstraZeneca2017-08-07
    7. Helpful (4)

      "A "sales job" with very little to do with selling anything"

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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Pharmaceutical Sales Specialist in Carbondale, IL
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at AstraZeneca

      Pros

      The pay is decent and the job is inconceivably easy. A pharma rep that tells you they work hard is either extremely naive about what it means to work or is a very dishonest pharma rep.

      Cons

      Instability of the company and industry is the worst part. I can't imagine going back to an industry where layoff worries are a constant concern. Stay away from this industry.

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      AstraZeneca2017-03-10

    8. "Pharmaceutical Sales Specialist"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Pharmaceutical Sales Specialist 
      Recommends
      Negative Outlook

      I have been working at AstraZeneca full-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      Short hours and no weekends.

      Cons

      No room for movement or advancement for promotions and/or raises.

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      AstraZeneca2017-03-01
    9. Helpful (1)

      "Pharmaceutical Sales Specialist"

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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Pharmaceutical Sales Specialist in Houston, TX
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

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

      Pros

      Very innovative products for patient care

      Cons

      Management did not appreciate consistent years of service

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      AstraZeneca2017-02-01
    10. Helpful (2)

      "Changes in leadership, no confidence in future direction"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Pharmaceutical Sales Specialist in Savannah, GA
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at AstraZeneca full-time for more than 8 years

      Pros

      Work life balance, great benefits, lots of resources for development. A good place to learn about the environment of pharmaceuticals. Work life balance.

      Cons

      Poor recent leadership. There is concern about the direction of current leadership and ability to deliver on lofty goals to back fill loss of crestor and nexium

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      AstraZeneca2017-01-16
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