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4.21/5

Out of 24 Eli Lilly and Company reviews, 75% were positive.

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Overall rating
4.2
Diversity and inclusion
4.5
Career opportunities
3.8
Salary and benefits
4.4
Work environment
4.4
Management
4.5
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5.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Sep 2025
Pros of working at Eli Lilly and Company

Great community and people. Wonderful environment, amenities, benefits, and work-life balance

Cons of working at Eli Lilly and Company

Pockets of siloed work areas and hard-to-navigate professional development

Eli Lilly and Company benefits

Bonus, pension, all the benefits, and continued education and info sharing.

How did you prepare for the Eli Lilly and Company interview?

Embraced my true self and focused on my strengths and capabilities and learning agility.

How would you improve Eli Lilly and Company's culture?

Great - but could use better middle management and empowerment at those levels. It can only get better with great people continuing to spearhead the business.

What do you like best about Eli Lilly and Company's CEO and the leadership team?

Great senior leaders with great inspirational visions.

How does your compensation at Eli Lilly and Company compare to the industry average?

Meets expectations.

What's the diversity at Eli Lilly and Company like?

Think we are headed in the right direction, though more intentional focus would be made to close the gaps in senior management, C-suite levels.

What brings you the most joy at Eli Lilly and Company?

The people, the purpose of what we are trying to accomplish, and the community of champions who excel at their fields.

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4.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Mar 2019
Pros of working at Eli Lilly and Company

Salary was exceptional compared to COL in Indianapolis. It is great working with so many bright, talented colleagues. The company is very, very employee focused and treats them exceptionally well-this is shown by the many benefits given to employees and how they treat retirees and those that they encourage to leave because of business climate.

Cons of working at Eli Lilly and Company

The company is very hierarchical, conservative, and clique-ish. W.r.t. Science jobs they tend to hire from top notch universities which tend to lead to a lack of diversity In Terms of how to approach problems. In addition, there's a tendency to have too many meetings where, rather than discussing “data”, the primary focus is to foster support for an already decided course of action.

Eli Lilly and Company benefits

Ability to work from home (dependant on job area)

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2.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Jul 2018
Pros of working at Eli Lilly and Company

I get left relatively alone. I've been there long enough to have a bit of unwritten seniority. There are some good people that work here.

Cons of working at Eli Lilly and Company

The pay sucks, the management is horrible, and benefits are pretty much non-existant. There is very little ability to move up.

Eli Lilly and Company benefits

They're pretty flexible with work schedules and days off.

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5.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Nov 2020
Pros of working at Eli Lilly and Company

Great people, good environment, big campus with lots or perks...

Cons of working at Eli Lilly and Company

Work life balance can be tough sometimes.................................................

Eli Lilly and Company benefits

Campus/Food options and Bonus Multiplier based on Company stock price

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4.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Nov 2021
Pros of working at Eli Lilly and Company

great benefits, many opportunities to advance and grow.

Cons of working at Eli Lilly and Company

This was years ago-it is a very large company and the wheels turned slowly in terms of making changes, moving personnel, responding to market/product changes

Eli Lilly and Company benefits

healthcare benefits

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5.0
A zippia user wrote a review on May 2023
Eli Lilly and Company benefits

Benefits medical and work life company rates in best 10 place to work in Indiana.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Jun 2022
Pros of working at Eli Lilly and Company

There are opportunities to do many different kinds of work. Easy to move between projects so you don't get bored.

Cons of working at Eli Lilly and Company

They are really hoping on the WOKE train very hard and fast

Eli Lilly and Company benefits

Work Life Balance.

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4.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Jan 2022
Pros of working at Eli Lilly and Company

Pay, benefits, opportunity, purpose

Cons of working at Eli Lilly and Company

Politics

Eli Lilly and Company benefits

Insurance, vacation, pay, social integrity

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4.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Nov 2021
Pros of working at Eli Lilly and Company

great benefits, many opportunities to advance and grow.

Cons of working at Eli Lilly and Company

This was years ago-it is a very large company and the wheels turned slowly in terms of making changes, moving personnel, responding to market/product changes

Eli Lilly and Company benefits

healthcare benefits

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5.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Jan 2021
Pros of working at Eli Lilly and Company

High ethical standards, company culture, diversity and strong pipeline to make life better

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5.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Nov 2020
Pros of working at Eli Lilly and Company

Great job where helping others was very uplifting

Cons of working at Eli Lilly and Company

That it wasn’t a permanent position

Eli Lilly and Company benefits

Overtime

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5.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Nov 2020
Pros of working at Eli Lilly and Company

Great people, good environment, big campus with lots or perks...

Cons of working at Eli Lilly and Company

Work life balance can be tough sometimes.................................................

Eli Lilly and Company benefits

Campus/Food options and Bonus Multiplier based on Company stock price

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3.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Sep 2019
Pros of working at Eli Lilly and Company

Great people, legacy of solid science and delivering solutions to patients, benefits

Cons of working at Eli Lilly and Company

Disease areas like oncology are basically rudderless. Significant bureaucracy in every process.

Eli Lilly and Company benefits

Annual bonus

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4.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Mar 2019
Pros of working at Eli Lilly and Company

Salary was exceptional compared to COL in Indianapolis. It is great working with so many bright, talented colleagues. The company is very, very employee focused and treats them exceptionally well-this is shown by the many benefits given to employees and how they treat retirees and those that they encourage to leave because of business climate.

Cons of working at Eli Lilly and Company

The company is very hierarchical, conservative, and clique-ish. W.r.t. Science jobs they tend to hire from top notch universities which tend to lead to a lack of diversity In Terms of how to approach problems. In addition, there's a tendency to have too many meetings where, rather than discussing “data”, the primary focus is to foster support for an already decided course of action.

Eli Lilly and Company benefits

Ability to work from home (dependant on job area)

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2.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Jul 2018
Pros of working at Eli Lilly and Company

I get left relatively alone. I've been there long enough to have a bit of unwritten seniority. There are some good people that work here.

Cons of working at Eli Lilly and Company

The pay sucks, the management is horrible, and benefits are pretty much non-existant. There is very little ability to move up.

Eli Lilly and Company benefits

They're pretty flexible with work schedules and days off.

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Eli Lilly and Company salaries

9.8
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The national average salary for an Eli Lilly and Company employee in the United States is $100,905 per year or $49 per hour. Employees in the top 10 percent can make over $161,000 per year, while employees at the bottom 10 percent earn less than $62,000 per year.

Eli Lilly and Company demographics summary

9.8
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Eli Lilly and Company financial performance

10.0
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