Drug Discovery Apprentice Review

Item: Drug Discovery Apprentice at AstraZeneca
Rating: 4
Author: Anonymous

at AstraZeneca

Degree Apprenticeship

Science

Cam

Review Submitted: February 2025

Overall Rating

4 /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 - Overview of Role

4/5 - Skills Development

3.6/5 - Structure and Support

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

4/5

Working with my team on real-life projects, balancing this with uni work as well as personal development opportunities within the apprenticeship programme

To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

4/5

I really enjoy my programme especially the programme within AZ and and also the breadth and depth of work I have been able to do

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

4/5

I have developed my soft skills alot, including my confidence and presenting skills.
I have also developed my lab skills and and professional opinion within my specific science sector

Structure and Support

How well organised/structured is your programme?

2/5

How much support do you receive from your employer?

5/5

How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

3/5

How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

3/5

Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)

5/5

Yes, there are a lot of ERGs within the company you can join as well as Apprentice specific ones

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend AstraZeneca to a friend?

Yes

Why?

I think if you are put in the right team and you are put into a sector you find interesting you can really excel in your role and learn alot, something that would be harder to do when just doing a uni course