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Updated May 29, 2023

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Found 3,703 of over 4K reviews
4.1
78% Recommend to a Friend
Eli Lilly and Company Chairman and CEO  David A. Ricks
86% Approve of CEO

Found 3,277 of over 4K reviews

4.1
78%
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86%
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Eli Lilly and Company Chairman and CEO  David A. Ricks
David A. Ricks
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Pros
  • "Benefits are great and good(in 389 reviews)
  • "Lots of great people working there and a decent place to get started in your career.(in 264 reviews)
  • "They truly care for the well being of their employees and strive for a good work / life balance for their employees(in 217 reviews)
  • "Great Culture and very patient centered(in 183 reviews)
  • "Pay and conditions are good(in 128 reviews)
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  1. 5.0
    Former Employee

    Entry Level Pharma Sales

    May 24, 2023 - Sales Representative in Atlanta, GA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Company Car, Company phone, Company Ipad

    Cons

    Micromanagers who are sometimes unrealistic

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  2. 3.0
    Current Employee, more than 5 years

    Good but not great

    May 3, 2023 - Supply Chain Senior Manager in Indianapolis, IN
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Excellent 401k matching at 6% dollar for dollar. Base bonus is below average but the company multiplier has been between 1.1 and 1.5 each year. Small pension starting at 5 year's of service. All in all great benefits. Excellent job security and low risk for employees.

    Cons

    Performance is not measured at all. Raises are weighted based on a bell curve across a team and amounts vary mostly based on where employees fall within the range. Perceived high performers may get 1% more but hardly significant to retain talent. Career development is non-existent. Extremely low accountability. Salary ranges trail the market (even heard some managers say its a good thing to see who's truly dedicated). Golden handcuff retention strategy.

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  4. 2.0
    Current Employee

    No recommended for the dept at LTC N

    May 6, 2023 - Research Scientist 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Big Pharma, corporate heading strong

    Cons

    1. Management wants complete control and fishing for info form everyone 2. Thick politics, friend over technical expertise Too political correct and merely a show than focus on science 3. No free of speech at a department at LTC N 4. Boring and inflexibility on work 5. Back stabbing happen at all time 6. Lack of working integrity 7. It is INDIANA 8. Lots of M3 leverage “political correct” influence from higher up to grab and climb and never care about people below

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  5. 5.0
    Former Employee, more than 10 years

    Great Place to Work

    May 3, 2023 - Manager in Indianapolis, IN
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    There are so many fun and smart people that work here. Great place for development, they are constantly investing in people.

    Cons

    Bureaucracy - In big companies like it can take a lot of people before you can get to an answer and that’s definitely true here.

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  6. 5.0
    Current Employee, more than 5 years

    Great company/job in a boring location

    May 13, 2023 - Senior Advisor in Indianapolis, IN
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Great atmosphere, team members, supervisor and working scope.

    Cons

    location (Indianapolis) is not preferable.

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  7. 5.0
    Current Employee, more than 8 years

    Excellent Company

    Apr 30, 2023 - Executive Sales Representative in Miami, FL
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Eli Lilly is an excellent employer with exceptional benefits and a top notch training program. They also have an excellent product pipeline.

    Cons

    The company did reorgs every few years which may be stressful. Most folks are taken care of though job postings across the company, and these are managed very professionally.

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  8. 4.0
    Current Employee, more than 10 years

    Direct line manager will make or break your experience

    May 12, 2023 - Global Marketing Director in Indianapolis, IN
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Stock is doing fabulously. They pay well for a reasonably priced city.

    Cons

    Highly political. Some leaders are horrible to their people, yet keep getting promoted. I would still be there if it wasn’t for my last manager, who drove at least 6 good people out of the company. Working for her was once described as like having “daily colonoscopies.”

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  9. 5.0
    Current Employee

    Great Company

    May 13, 2023 - Software Engineer in Indianapolis, IN
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Great people and team. Good flexibility

    Cons

    Location and many parts don’t have technical development

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  10. 5.0
    Current Employee, more than 3 years

    Great work environment

    May 1, 2023 - Marketing in Indianapolis, IN
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    - great work environment - very helpful employees - great place to grow a career

    Cons

    - the marketing department is very competitive to get into

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  11. 2.0
    Current Employee, more than 5 years

    Inclusive Practices

    Mar 8, 2023 - Senior Consultant in Indianapolis, IN
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Lilly has fantastic benefits, and many talented, innovative individuals working on important lifesaving and life-improving products.

    Cons

    Brilliant people come into the company but are slotted into roles which do not fit their talents. Management training is inconsistent from team to team, and more than a few are unfamiliar with how to manage individuals more experienced or knowledgeable than themselves. Sadly, I have seen many talented people be discounted, get fed up and leave to work for companies willing to take the best and brightest regardless of their characteristics differing from the norm. Lilly, back up the talk with actions. Stop promoting for 'the right fit' when you mean 'my pal.' Train Management properly BEFORE they develop bad managerial habits. Many of the high performing employees of color I started with at Lilly have left. If things don't change this year, I'll be one of them.

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Eli Lilly and Company has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 4,399 reviews left anonymously by employees. 78% of employees would recommend working at Eli Lilly and Company to a friend and 80% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Eli Lilly and Company employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Eli Lilly and Company. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

78% of Eli Lilly and Company employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Eli Lilly and Company 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Eli Lilly and Company to be career development, culture, benefits and the cons to be workplace, senior leadership, management.

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