Industrial placement research scientist Review
by AstraZeneca
Rating
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Skills
4.8
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Responsibilities
5.0
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Support & Guidance
5.0
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Culture
3.5
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Your Impressions
5.0
- 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
- 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
- How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
- How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
- How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
- Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
- 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
- Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
- 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
- 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
- How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
- How would you rate the social opportunities?
- How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
- How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
- 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
- Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
- Please rate how your experience met your expectations
- Please rate the future employment prospects at AstraZeneca
- 7. Would you recommend AstraZeneca to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to AstraZeneca
Overview
I was allocated a lab based project to complete over the year. This involved planning and carrying out my own experiments, and then analysing the data and drawing any conclusions. I was given opportunities to present my data to my team, and able to gain experience with many different lab techniques.
Skills
I have been able to develop a variety of different lab based techniques, including gene editing technologies and flow cytometry. Outside of the lab, I was able to improve my organisational skills, and communication whilst collaborating with other scientists and external companies. I have been able to improve my data analysis and presenation.
Responsibilities
I was given lots of responsibility, and able to plan/order reagents for my own experiments and carry these out independently in the lab.
Support & Guidance
I was well supported by my supervisors and line manager throughout my placement, both in and out of the lab. Other colleagues were also very willing to help.
Culture
Collaborative work environment, friendly and positive atmosphere. Colleagues seemed happy to work at the company.
Your Impressions
I thoroughly enjoyed my placement year, it has given me an insight into the pharmaceutical industry and I have decided to apply for a PhD after finishing my final year of university.
Yes
Make sure you align yourself to the values of the company.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Pharmaceutical
East of England
August 2022
