Analytical Scientist Review
at AstraZeneca
Placement (10 Months+)
Chemistry
Macclesfield
Review Submitted: June 2024
Overall Rating
4.6 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
5/5
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Overview of Role
4.3/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.8/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
3/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Creating solutions and running them on an analytical machine, alongside processing the data output from them and then writing them up. This is alongside any meetings and responsibilities
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes lots - I have ran point on lots of small parts of the project, as well as running events for internal resource groups. If you want it, you can get it!
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
I have learnt many skills - technical skills in the sense of operating instrument and machines, scientific writing skills to allow others to look at my work.
People skills - interacting with people in order to cohesively work together is important and I have developed that here.
People skills - interacting with people in order to cohesively work together is important and I have developed that here.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
4/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
4/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
4/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Lots of support, not just from official help (supervisor and manager) but from all members in the team and even outside the team.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
5/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
5/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
A very good place to work in, a very strong no blame culture and they understand how much you know. They strive for the best in the best way possible
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
5/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
5/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
4/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
Incredibly!
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at AstraZeneca
3/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend AstraZeneca to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to AstraZeneca
Show yourself off without talking about the vaccine!
