Bioinformatics Scientist Review

by AstraZeneca

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

8.8/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

    • Helping to develop software for scientists.

    8/10
  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

    • Developed coding skills starting from virtually nothing. Better equipped for statistical analysis too

    9/10
  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

    • It's been fun, quite a steep learning curve.

    8/10
  • 4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

    • I'm the first on this programme so things could have been a lot worse. I always have work to do, and it ties in well with the things I'm learning at uni.

    9/10
  • 5. How much support do you receive from your employer?

    • Loads of support, help is always there if you need it

    10/10
  • 6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

    • Monthly meetings to discuss my targets for the apprenticeship and how both my work and uni training/learning can achieve these targets.

    9/10
  • 7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

    • Difficult to say, I feel it has equipped me but I haven't fully utilised all the skills I've learned at uni yet.

    7/10
  • 8. Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)

    • Loads, there's always networking events, apprenticeship events and socials. Football on Monday nights. Apprenticeship charity commity

    10/10
  • 9a. Would you recommend AstraZeneca to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 9b. Why?

    • Great place to work, very innovative and inspiring. Great support from everyone that I work with.

  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to AstraZeneca?

    • Research the company! AZ deals with some really cool science so it's always good to know what's going on.

Details

Level 3 Apprenticeship

Science

Cambridge

May 2020

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