Data Science Intern Review
by AstraZeneca
Rating
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Skills
4.5
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Responsibilities
4.0
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Support & Guidance
5.0
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Culture
4.8
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Your Impressions
4.7
- 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
Assessing status quo of data management in drug discovery team. Talking to scientists and stakeholders about current data workflows and identifying potential improvements. Implementing short term solution to make project results easy to find (Python coding).
Skills
Yes, communication, strategy and stakeholder involvement.
Responsibilities
Yes, I was allowed to interview stakeholders from different departments and was given a lot of freedom while always having the option to seek advice from my supervisor.
Support & Guidance
A lot! I had a primary and secondary supervisor as well as a buddy who I could ask any questions. My supervisors were guiding me through the initial weeks and helped define my project. I could also reach out to anyone in the company about specific technical questions I had.
Culture
I loved my internship because everyone was extremely supportive and welcoming!
Your Impressions
It was a great opportunity to get some insights into industry as a PhD student who isn't yet sure what to do after finishing the PhD.
Yes
Apply to many roles and don't be discouraged if you get rejected from some.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Research
South East
August 2024
