Scientist Review

by AstraZeneca

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

7.1/10

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

I am a purification process development scientist in the R&D supporting drug portfolio and pipeline. My role ensures that the processes I develop can meet product quality requirement set by the regulatory body and can be successfully transferred into clinical production providing sufficient medicine for clinical trials.

7/10

2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

I have learnt how to design experiments and gain presentation skills. I am also doing the data analysis apprenticeship to update my skillsets.

7/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

I am enjoying learning new things and adding new skills to my tool box. I have been working for 7 years after graduation and learning from scratch takes more energy than I thought but I am adapting.

7/10

4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

It is very well organised and structured. We constantly get emails from the organiser as reminders and the online tutorials are very interactive. But I would say the hours required to complete the assignment it's longer than what it stated to be, at least for myself.

7/10

5. How much support do you receive from your employer?

Support are accessible with clear guidance. However, sometimes workload is high and it's difficult to balance the time to do my own study.

6/10

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

We have monthly meeting with mentor and he is very approachable. He is polite and good at what he does.

7/10

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

I am at the very beginning of the apprenticeship but I can tell that the coding I am learning can be applied in my role and help streamline a lot of mundane data analysis work.

9/10

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.)

Yes there are a lot of team gathering and yesterday I attended the Science Symposium and presented my poster.

7/10

9a. Would you recommend AstraZeneca to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

Great science and great people.

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

Be genuine