HR emailed me and arranged a phone call with me the next day. The interviewer was pleasant in her tone and asked me a lot of questions including my expected salary, why I was leaving academia, if I was okay with relocating, who else I was interviewing with, and what stage those interviews were at. I felt that it was a little inappropriate when she tried to get the name of the other place where I was interviewing. When I said I was not comfortable with revealing it, she later tried to get information on whether or not it was a tech company. She also made it clear this was NOT a 9-5 job. I felt that the interviewer was not familiar with the role I was interviewing for. She did not really seem to know what I would be doing day-to-day, examples of research projects, or the managing style of the team leader (she thought for a while and told me that the team leader was "very thoughtful in who she brings onto the team"). An hour or so after the interview, she sent me the 2-hr essay test (in which I wrote a research proposal). I found the task pretty fun and easy, but I did not move onto the next stage. I was told via email that the hiring team thought my skills and experience are a good fit, but other candidates are a better fit. The entire process took only about a week.