Pfizer·Research Scientist

Pfizer Research Scientist interview experience

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Negative

Pearl River, NYPosted Jan 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I was told after my second interview that I came across as passionate and enthusiastic and that I was being moved forward, so I expected something more collaborative and role-focused.

Instead, the panel interview felt closer to an interrogation. The interviewers repeatedly walked through my resume word for word and zeroed in on minor details, while the discussion stayed stuck on extracting information rather than talking through how my skills would actually translate to the role and the team.

I kept waiting for an opening to go deeper technically, but there wasn’t much space for meaningful dialogue. Whenever I tried to steer things toward discussion—how I’d approach the work, what I could contribute, or how I viewed growth and expectations—it stayed narrow and

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