University Industrial Placement Student - Statistics Review
at AstraZeneca
Placement (10 Months+)
Pharmaceutical
Macclesfield
Review Submitted: July 2025
Overall Rating
4.9 /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!
5/5
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
5/5
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Company Culture
4.5/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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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.
Attending meetings and shadowing study statistician.
Quality checking statistical outputs.
Carrying out ad hoc programming tasks.
Quality checking statistical outputs.
Carrying out ad hoc programming tasks.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes. I was gradually given responsibility of certain tasks with plenty of support.
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 developed my programming skills and also learnt more about survival analysis. I've gained experience in communicating in a professional environment in a verbal as well as a written setting.
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?
5/5
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?
Support and guidance was amazing. Everyone is very friendly, open to questions and ready to help.
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 friendly, welcoming, inclusive and diverse. Different events and activities were conducted throughout the year.
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?
5/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I enjoyed the placement a lot and I believe choosing to work at AstraZeneca was one of the best decisions I have made.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at AstraZeneca
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend AstraZeneca to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to AstraZeneca
Be familiar with the AstraZeneca values.
