Computational Chemist Review
at AstraZeneca
Placement (10 Months+)
Chemistry, Pharmaceutical
Cambridge
Review Submitted: September 2022
Overall Rating
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
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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
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.
Using methods like MD and FEP to help guide and prioritize the selection of compounds to synthesize. Building up SAR knowledge using computational tools. Early stage and late stage discovery work.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
A lot of responsibilty as early as 1 month in. Work completed had impact on big projects and was considered based on merit and scientific rigor.
Responsibilities increased appropriately with skill level.
Responsibilities increased appropriately with skill level.
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?
A lot. Molecular Dynamics, Linux/Bash, FEP, Schrodinger Suite, MOE, PyMOL, Python (Standard libraries + RDKit + MDAnalysis), Metadynamics (PLMED).
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?
My supervisor was fantastic, and my team was really helpful. It is also to some extent what you make of it. There are loads of extra 'seminars' and 'lectures', and you are of course free to collaborate with other employees and team members. Very smart people and generally very organized company, so there is always someone to ask or docs to be read.
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 good. Science-focused and very interesting work.
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?
Loved it.
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
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend AstraZeneca to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to AstraZeneca
If you're interested in drug discovery then this is about as good as it gets. Very solid fundamentals are established so youare able to work on the cutting edge.
