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AstraZeneca

Data Scientist Review

at AstraZeneca

Placement (10 Months+)

Computer Science

Macclesfield

Review Submitted: July 2022

Overall Rating

4.5 /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 - Overview of Role
4.8/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
4.5/5 - Company Culture
3.5/5 - Overall Experience
4/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Writing code to produce analyses of a variety of chemistry-related subjects. Also upskilling colleagues in code and Power BI and other data tools.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I was given a lot of responsibilities and one of those was to redesign and run out the tier-board process in which people update people on their projects to the team.
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?
Python, Power BI, Communication skills, Presenting skills, soft skills like talking to stakeholders.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
5/5
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?
5/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
5/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
I met up with my supervisor every week and she was very approachable and made it very easy to ask any questions which has definitely helped my development
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?
Very social atmosphere and everyone felt very welcoming but people seem to be very stretched in their work and overworked
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?
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?
I enjoyed every part of working on my placement year and I have grown and found out a lot about myself through this year
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
4/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend AstraZeneca to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to AstraZeneca
Be yourself
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