AstraZeneca
    (31 reviews)

    Company Profile

    Company overview

    Industry

    Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Medical Devices

    Company size

    101-1,000

    Primary location

    Level 8, Menara UAC, Jalan PJU 7/5, Mutiara Damansara, 47800 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
    AstraZeneca is a global, innovation-driven biopharmaceutical business that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialization of prescription medicines for some of the world's most serious diseases. But we're more than one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies. At AstraZeneca, we're proud to have a unique workplace culture that inspires innovation and collaboration. Here, employees are empowered to express diverse perspectives - and are made to feel valued, energised and rewarded for their ideas and creativity.Global Financial Operations (GFO) is the largest Finance team and is the at the heart of the Finance function – providing a far-reaching range of transactional finance activities for all entities, worldwide, enabling our customers to focus on AstraZeneca’s (AZ) priorities.Our processes cover record to report, purchase to pay, travel and expenses, contract to cash and data management and we drive AZ’s cash focus through disciplined management of supplier and customer payment terms and practices. GFO provides P2P/T&E process helpdesk services to internal AZ and external end users, including training support to internal AZ users. Plans are in place to extend the scope and internal customer coverage during 2017.GFO operates globally through a combination of in-house and business process outsourcing (BPO). The BPO element has been provided in partnership with our service provider partner Genpact since 2008.AZ Finance is embarking on an ambitious, broad ranging, multi-year transformation programme, called Finance Transformation (FT). Through 2016/2017, FT plans for transactional process and technology improvements that will underpin the next wave of GFO transformation and a step change in service effectiveness and efficiency.GFO continues to develop. In 2016 we adopted a global, process-focused operating model organised between global process towers, stakeholder engagement, helpdesk, cash generation and master data management teams. GFO working as a strategic business partner, directly with teams and stakeholders, to deliver results that help us to achieve our bold ambition.World-class advice and insightRobust dataFinance service desk - exceeds stakeholder expectationsSeamless service with simple, globally aligned processesChange the way we think, invest time in our people and foster a culture of innovation.

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    at AstraZeneca (Malaysia)
    Petaling, Selangor
    As Associate Director, you will leverage deep category/area expertise and advanced sourcing and contracting knowledge to efficiently execute...
    As Associate Director, you will leverage deep category/area expertise and advanced sourcing and contracting knowledge to efficiently execute...
    classification: Manufacturing, Transport & LogisticsManufacturing, Transport & Logistics
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    at AstraZeneca (Malaysia)
    Petaling, Selangor
    This newly created role provides daily leadership and hands‑on support for all procurement activities within our Global Source‑to‑Contract (S2C)...
    This newly created role provides daily leadership and hands‑on support for all procurement activities within our Global Source‑to‑Contract (S2C)...
    classification: Manufacturing, Transport & LogisticsManufacturing, Transport & Logistics
    3d ago
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    What’s it like working at AstraZeneca?

    AI summary of recent reviews

    Employees at AstraZeneca appreciate the positive work environment, friendly colleagues, and opportunities for learning and development. The benefits, including good remuneration packages, flexibility, and work-life balance, are also frequently highlighted as positives. Additionally, working at AstraZeneca allows employees to gain global exposure by collaborating with teams across different countries.

    However, some potential challenges exist, such as a demanding workload with long working hours and tight deadlines in certain roles. There are instances where management decisions or planning could be improved. A few reviewers also note that opportunities for career progression within the company can be limited, depending on the department or role. Furthermore, the onboarding process can be challenging for some employees, particularly in adapting to the fast-paced environment or familiarising themselves with procedures.

    Recent reviews

    2.0
    Intern
    Jun 2023
    Mutiara Damansara SelangorLess than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Not as sweet as the name sounds like
    The good thingsCool office, hotdesk, lockers, free fruits & coffee, kind colleagues, hybrid & flexi
    The challenges1. If you’re young & an intern, they will eat you dry. They could not careless about interns (some departments) 2. Sometimes need to do funny jobs like converting pdf to word doc when they could’ve done themselves 3. Super small room for growth unless you’re curious & find the opportunity yourself 4. Office politics if you’re not one of them, you’re not going to flourish
    5.0
    Associate Analyst
    Dec 2022
    Mutiara Damansara SelangorLess than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Good learning environment
    The good thingsGood office environment, lots of support when you needed help, good management from the top, work-life balance, lots of benefits
    The challengesTask needed sometime to familiarise, different procedures from MO to BO, no restaurant around when OT over 10pm.
    4.0
    Medical sales executive
    Oct 2022
    Progress come with intensive learning
    The good thingsBenefits are good, good learning pathways
    The challengesStressful, challenging, aggressive, high targets
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