Lots of Potential with Poor Leadership - Senior Team Lead AstraZeneca Employee Review

2.0
26 Apr 2024
Recommend
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Pros

* Pay and benefits are fairly competitive; vacation schedule and sick days policy is better than most. * Facilities are trendy (but suffer from a poorly thought out open-concept office layout that gets very loud, and people often have to compete for needed workspace).

Cons

* Culture is highly siloed and clique-based between departments; stems from adherence to old product development processes with everyone “protecting their turf”. * Decisions made at top-heavy executive level often run against professed organizational principles, and often have a severely counter productive effect; ends up creating a highly competitive atmosphere between departments that should be cooperative, and this significantly undercuts morale and productivity. * Myopic focus on short-term results (typically quarter-by-quarter for a single year), and following dictated processes/rules (i.e. no matter how counter productive this is); this hobbles the international cross-functional product initiatives they are trying to develop, with victory being declared when anything is finally released in a semi-working state. * Unwillingness to change from outdated processes creates difficulty recruiting, and inability to retain, top-tier talent; attrition is typically the people the organization needs the most, leaving departments populated with people who focus on doing just enough (i.e looking busy) to keep their jobs.

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5.0
28 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great place to work and good benefits

Cons

There really aren’t any cons

5.0
22 Apr 2026
Recommend
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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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