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    Eli Lilly and Company Reviews

    Updated July 18, 2018
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    Eli Lilly and Company Chairman and CEO David A. Ricks
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    1. "Academic contractor"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      Pros

      nice circumstance, had a great time at Lilly

      Cons

      the work load for contractor is not good

    2. "Sales"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Eli Lilly and Company full-time

      Pros

      Pay, people, fun, rewarding, exciting

      Cons

      None really. A great company.

      Advice to Management

      You're doing great.

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    3. "Great Place to Work"

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      Current Employee - Regulatory Specialist in Indianapolis, IN
      Current Employee - Regulatory Specialist in Indianapolis, IN
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Eli Lilly and Company full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Great Benefits: health insurance, clinics on site, parking garages

      Cons

      Not a modern "fun" place to work

    4. "Great company"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Eli Lilly and Company full-time

      Pros

      Great company with great people.

      Cons

      Lot of lay offs and restructuring, but that is just the pharma world

    5. "Executive Sales Representative"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Eli Lilly and Company full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Great people across all divisions

      Cons

      Actively getting rid of older reps
      Unable to please FDA with data from new molecules

    6. "Sr. Food Animal Global Brand Manager and Sr. Launch Leader – Global Marketing"

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      Former Employee - Business Unit Director in Fishers, IN
      Former Employee - Business Unit Director in Fishers, IN
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Eli Lilly and Company full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Benefits, organization, Marketing, planning, cares for the customer

      Cons

      Burocracy, focus in fast growth without considering considering long term consequences

      Advice to Management

      Focus in less meetings, made processes simpler to take decisions faster that can improve the success and reach results faster

    7. "'Sort of' fun while it lasted, but glad to be out of there"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Eli Lilly and Company full-time

      Pros

      Decent benefits and pay for Indiana - not as competitive though outside the state.

      Cons

      Too many stressed out, anxious, perfectionists running around trying to justify their worth to the company. The most passive -aggressive culture I've experienced.

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      "Data Sciences"

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      Current Employee - CDA in Indianapolis, IN
      Current Employee - CDA in Indianapolis, IN
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at Eli Lilly and Company full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Very hard working group. Entire study team is nice to work with. Benefits are very good. Can work from home to accommodate appointments, etc. Nice to get the last week of the year off via company shut down. Free gym benefits are nice if you can find the time to go.

      Cons

      Pay is a bit lower than industry average. Recent forced retirements has led an already depleted workforce to a breaking point. Work/Life balance is just lip service. 50-55 hrs/week avg for months on end gets old. Training should be improved. Need to hire more qualified employees.

      Advice to Management

      Stop forcing veteran talent out the door. Training needs to be revamped. More face to face training is needed. Work needs to be reviewed by colleagues before being approved especially for newer employees in order to catch errors beforehand and not after the fact. Need to create a position where the person does nothing but review other people's work and approves documents. More people are needed. 40-50 hours of OT every month is ridiculous. People are not robots and quality will eventually suffer.

    9. "Outstanding Culture, Fiercely Dedicated to Excellence"

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      Current Employee - Research Scientist in Indianapolis, IN
      Current Employee - Research Scientist in Indianapolis, IN
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Eli Lilly and Company full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Focused on excellence in research, revenue, relationships. The experience and expertise in unmatched in this part of the US. Able to remain focused on core initiatives and yet dynamic enough to adjust to market forces in a manner that it not inconsistent with the company's heritage.

      Cons

      Challenge to always recruit top talent to Indianapolis.

      Advice to Management

      Keep the heritage of the company and its values top of mind as you navigate the ever-changing business environment.

    10. "Great Benefits"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Eli Lilly and Company full-time

      Pros

      Great benefits, good brands, car replaced frequently, culture overall ok, better than other pharma companies.

      Cons

      Low bonus structure, teammates kiss up to district manager, questionable culture, as a tenured employee you get penalized for raises and they gave raises to the newer people. Performance does not matter one you ake more than 90K they slow down on the raises, It's very unfair.

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