Great opportunities for development in R&D but lack of directions for future - Clinical Development Manager AstraZeneca Employee Review

3.0
Aug 13, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

If you are working in R&D there are plenty opportunities to progress in your carrier. Apart from that I would ass to pros: atmosphere within the local team, fair salaries, understanding from the management that each employee need to maintain work-private life balance

Cons

Constant changes without investigating/confirming whether previously implemented improvement have started to work. Pure communication across functions in R&D. An attitude towards new eployees that everybody needs to gain his/her own experience without sharing information how a particular task can be done effciently; as there are no procedures understood as workflow for required activities to be completed in order to meet any milestone it makes a work of the team unefficient. Rein ytear structurization in R&D causing that in year or two there will be nobody to seek for lessons learnt

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Cons

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Pros

I imagine this is very dependent on line management but I find my team and supervisors to be true champions of a high performing and highly compassionate work culture. I find my work challenging and rewarding, and have had opportunities to learn and grow and be rewarded and recognized for my output. No job is perfect but I’m truly happy to work here and at a time when AZ is truly rising like a rocket.

Cons

Like any massive global corporate entity, things can sometimes move slowly and it can be challenging to navigate a high number of constantly evolving priorities and initiatives. That being said, AZ is very clear about its north stars and values which makes it possible to prioritize work that has the most impact and alignment with the company’s ambition and business prerogatives. 60% office attendance policy is also a bit funny when oftentimes I am on Teams calls with colleagues sitting in other areas of the world.

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