Great pay and benefits, competitive IT culture - Senior Data Engineer AstraZeneca Employee Review

4.0
Mar 5, 2025
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Pros

Incredible Cambridge ecosystem with multiple offices and an amazing R&D headquarter with social hub building. AstraZeneca really taps into the academic and scientific culture surrounding Cambridge. The compensation within Global IT is very good compared to other life science organisations. The company has been experiencing a strong growth run for the past few years and has ambitious goals for the future.

Cons

There is a competitive culture within IT that results in multiple teams vying for the same work/project and resulting in territorial teams and a distinct lack of collaboration. Many business units set up similar teams resulting in redundancy and frequent layoffs. Company is focusing on IT growth in Spain, Canada, and India; UK IT is effectively frozen hiring.

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5.0
May 28, 2026
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Pros

Great place to work and good benefits

Cons

There really aren’t any cons

5.0
Apr 22, 2026
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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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