AstraZeneca Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"This company does not attract the best and brightest."

What do you like about working at AstraZeneca?

"The territory was very manageable geographically."

What don't you like about working at AstraZeneca?

"Too many layers of management and too much like big pharma."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get back to focusing on the people and not the numbers."

"Great company with unforeseen results leading to restructuring of my division."

What do you like about working at AstraZeneca?

"Great products and great reputation in the industry. Gives their reps the tools to be successful."

What don't you like about working at AstraZeneca?

"Too many reps. Current products losing patent."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"More emphasis on building relationships with customers."

"Adequate at best"

What do you like about working at AstraZeneca?

"Excellent training"

What don't you like about working at AstraZeneca?

"Limited resources"

What do you like about working at AstraZeneca?

"The ability to interface my interpersonal skills, charmisma, intelligent, and past medical experience."

What don't you like about working at AstraZeneca?

"No upward mobility in the corporate hierarchy. Inability to engage is off-label intellectual discussions with doctors becuase against sales guidelines. It stumped my ability to flex mental muscle and become an asset to MD's."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Reward and promote the movers and shakers who get the job done, regardless of corporate politics."

"Nice work if you can get it."

What do you like about working at AstraZeneca?

"My former Directors and I loved my job."

What don't you like about working at AstraZeneca?

"Lots of pressure due to diminishing pipeline."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Relax once in awhile."

"Solid company."

What do you like about working at AstraZeneca?

"Meeting and interacting with customers and coworkers. Relationships developed over time."

What don't you like about working at AstraZeneca?

"Restructured in February of 2009."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"More concentration on end results (marketshare and sales figures)."

"This is a good company with good products and plenty of opportunity."

"Good place to work."

What do you like about working at AstraZeneca?

"Sales and products."

What don't you like about working at AstraZeneca?

"Promotion from outside the company."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Promote from within."

What do you like about working at AstraZeneca?

"Large company with a strong pipeline."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Good luck!"

What don't you like about working at AstraZeneca?

"Limited opportunities, has become a marketing machine and not a sales organization."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Give more autonomy to the field and allow them to shine."

What do you like about working at AstraZeneca?

"Excellent Benefits, excellent training, great place to start a career in pharmaceuticals."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"If you like to sell independently, this is not for you."

What don't you like about working at AstraZeneca?

"Opportunity for advancement was slim to none due to large sales force."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Micromanagement at its best."

What do you like about working at AstraZeneca?

"Compensation, territory."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Do your job."

What don't you like about working at AstraZeneca?

"Watch dog management."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Let the people work."

"Nice opportunity to see pharmaceutical sales from the inside."

What do you like about working at AstraZeneca?

"Lots of opportunity."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Know their product line and what you intend to bring to the job."

What don't you like about working at AstraZeneca?

"I did not like office based position. I am a field rep at heart."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Try for more roles where field reps can come inside for experience but not totally shut the door on the outside."

What do you like about working at AstraZeneca?

"Good solid company with good products."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be ready."

What don't you like about working at AstraZeneca?

"A little too big and corporate."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be more personal."

"concise and targeted assessment"

What do you like about working at AstraZeneca?

"The flexibility and autonomy of the position."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Work hard."

What don't you like about working at AstraZeneca?

"The lack of upward mobility."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Encourage growth by all employees."