Senior Associate Scientist Review

by Pfizer

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

7.2/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

    • Quality control and stability determination for medicines.

    9/10
  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

    • Learned lots of specialised techniques as well as personal skills.

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

    • I love the work side of it, the university programme has lacked communication and support.

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

    • The university course is structured but not well organised.

    7/10
  • 5. How much support do you receive from your employer?

    • A great deal of support from my manager and from my colleagues.

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

    • Not much at all, with very little response to e-mails

    2/10
  • 7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

    • I feel it's the other way around, the things I have learned in my role help with the qualification.

    5/10
  • 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.)

    • There are networking events, events to celebrate work achievements and lots of team building activities.

    8/10
  • 9a. Would you recommend Pfizer to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 9b. Why?

    • The support and training I have received has been world class!

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

    • Make the most of every opportunity!

Details

Higher Level Apprenticeship

Science

Sandwich

May 2021

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