BioStatistician Review
at AstraZeneca
Placement (10 Months+)
Pharmaceutical, Data Analysis
Macclesfield
Review Submitted: June 2025
Overall Rating
3.9 /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!
4/5
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Overview of Role
3.8/5
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Skills Development
4.5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.3/5
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Company Culture
3.5/5
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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.
Within the payer team, I gained experience of the drug development process, developed my R and SAS programming skills, and learnt how to produce detailed statistical outputs to aid health economic decision making. Using a range of statistical techniques such as network meta-analysis, time-to-event models and logistic regression models, I produced daily reports consisting of tables and graphs to showcase treatment effects and made informed decisions as a result.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I was given small responsibility, with requests coming in for me to fulfil and send off for validation though I was not expected to make any decisions and my involvement in the discussion of results and next steps was minimal.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
4/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
R and SAS coding languages, communication skills, time management, survival analysis
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
3/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
4/5
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?
Members of my team were very supportive and helpful, always happy to offer guidance. I felt comfortable to reach out with any questions.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
4/5
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?
The atmosphere is very relaxed and the people very friendly.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
4/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
4/5
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?
I have enjoyed the placement here at AZ- particularly liking the work-life balance. The work became slightly repetitive towards the end but that was the nature of the role.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
3/5
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 your enthusiasm and willingness to learn.
