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Pascal Soriot
618 Ratings
Pros
"Work life balance and atmosphere" (in 174 reviews)
"great culture, good benefits, and reasonable territory size" (in 95 reviews)
Cons
"Negatively affects work life balance" (in 50 reviews)
"Sometimes decision making is slow and bureaucratic, tendency to revisit decisions; Sometimes discard the old in favor of the new too soon" (in 29 reviews)
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"AZ is a great place to work. Canada has a respectful, fast moving culture that people thrive in."
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at AstraZeneca full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
Large organization but is nimble and runs like a small shop in Canada. I would highly recommend especially for those in the sciences! Great atmosphere, strong leadership team and HR actually knows that they’re doing which is refreshing! Great benefits plan and DC pension plan matching contributions are very competitive.
Cons
Global AZ can really complicate things for the local market but this is common in other multinational organizations. I would also say that the global organization is very sophisticated yet they lack rigour and can lack context for the local markets.
AstraZeneca 2017-11-05 11:55 PST![AstraZeneca Logo]()
"Amazing Company Culture in Canada"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at AstraZeneca full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
Strong focus on development and employee well-being. Amazing pipeline of lifesaving meds - there is something incredible being launched regularly! Warm, friendly and fun culture where you can speak your mind. Incredible people who are smart and care. Good boss. Good leaders.
Cons
Some processes complex and cumbersome. Sometimes overshadowed by other big AZ sites even though performance and work we do is leading. Lots of work to do and sometimes not enough people to do It.
Advice to Management
Keep strong focus on people - both development and fun culture activities. Great job!
AstraZeneca 2018-05-09 16:50 PDT![AstraZeneca Logo]()
"Astrazeneca"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at AstraZeneca full-time
Pros
Great benefits, great culture, astrazeneca days
Cons
Not the most modern work from home policy (1 day per week)
Advice to Management
Increased RRSP match level or stock options for “exceptional” rating would be incredible.
AstraZeneca 2018-05-02 15:15 PDT![AstraZeneca Logo]()
"The Place to Be!"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at AstraZeneca full-time
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-Human employees
-Diversity of projects/opportunities
-Fun culture
-Development opportunities
-Great pipeline and future
-Good work conditions
-Collaborative teamsCons
Include new ideas in projects and think outside the box
Sometimes, old school of thinking (reps = robots that execute)
Integrate ideas of everybody and make everyone an equal participant (not only marketing)
Create more opportunities to meet with the field (sometimes office is stuck in their reality)
There should be 0 tolerance to disrespect and mean employees (bullies)AstraZeneca 2018-03-08 13:41 PST![AstraZeneca Logo]()
"Very good company !"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at AstraZeneca full-time
Pros
Great compensation / highly talented individuals with broad backgrounds / very collaborative environment / exposure to senior management
Cons
Career advancement / risk adverse environment
AstraZeneca 2018-02-22 10:40 PSTHelpful (1)
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"Needs to work harder to become a great place to work in the hearts of the employees"
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Positive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at AstraZeneca full-time
Pros
Established company with crowded pipeline in various therapeutic areas
Cons
Non transparent job interview process. Non- existent or poor post interview feedback that does not match with job requirements.
Advice to Management
Great place to work starts with trust.
AstraZeneca 2018-02-09 07:20 PSTHelpful (1)
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"Great place to work"
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Great pay, benefits, and people
Cons
Balance between local and global priorities
AstraZeneca 2017-12-19 19:21 PST![AstraZeneca Logo]()
"Sales Rep"
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I worked at AstraZeneca full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Good compensation, great team, flexible
Cons
Poor management, middle management needs an update
Advice to Management
You hire great people with great ideas... listen to them.
AstraZeneca 2017-12-09 15:02 PST![AstraZeneca Logo]()
"Diabetes Sales Specialist"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at AstraZeneca full-time
Pros
great product portfolio, great BI/analytics
Cons
limited funds for lunch and learns, relay on the coupons too much
Advice to Management
dont relay on the coupons, more marketing to differieante among the SGLT2
AstraZeneca 2017-09-07 10:46 PDT![AstraZeneca Logo]()
"Great Team Environment"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at AstraZeneca full-time
Pros
Great bennifits, Great pay, great teams to work with, for the most part great managers.
Cons
The Company is changing, some new managers do not "Live the AZ Values". Times are changing and more global services and pressures are being felt. What was once a great company is slipping.
Advice to Management
Retain your good people. Be more careful on your hiring practices especially when it comes to people managers.
AstraZeneca 2017-06-21 07:00 PDT
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