Eli Lilly Employer Reviews

Had reduction in staff. Took early retirement, since future was uncertain with the company. Co workers pretty great on the whole. Had decent wage and vacation time after 30 years. Stress was sometimes high..but worth dealing with.

My day could start off any number of ways but typically was seeing what building I was going to be at for the day and what machines I would be installing.

Day-to-day, I ride around the city to meet with doctors and discuss the stability and progress of their patients' pharmaceutical treatment plans. I speak with staff and nurses as well, forming a relationship with the whole office.

This position has encouraged growth in my broad skill set, particularly in sales, customer service, interpersonal interaction – more... and management, data analysis, excel, time-management and administrative organization.

I enjoy what I do and the people I work with; every day is an adventure! – less

good company, really depends on the manager you get. they can really make or break your career with lilly. overall good company values though

Calling on cardiologists, primary care physicians. Learned about disease states and medications to treat them. The hardest part is access to the Doctors.

Eli Lilly is a great company to work for with incredbile advancement opportunities. The sales rep position is one of the best positions in the entire company. The primary objective of a pharmaceutical representative is to build strong relationships with health care providers and to provide the HCP and their staff with ongoing education and relevant – more... informaton, including solutions and resources that help the HCP reach their patient's treatment goal. If you're looking to advance your success as a rep is largely contingent upon your ability to influence prescribing habits, how quickly you can connect and build relationships as well as how adept your District Sales Manager is at developing and leading people, how well they are able to help you establish and make connections with key managers within your district as well as with management inside corporate. – less

I am delighted to have worked for such a great company. It's values of people, integrity and Excellence are spot on!

Respect for people and drive for excellence in pursuit of helping patients and physicians.

Sales has a lot to offer, as each day is different from the other, I learnt a great deal from my peers, my clients, etc.

I greatly enjoy working for my current company. I have been employed here for almost 7 years. The skill set and knowledge that I have gained has been invaluable. I look forward to taking all that I have learned into my next career choice.

Great place to work, but difficult to advance. Here I learned the SAP software in great detail and enhanced my purchasing knowledge. Management and co-workers were pretty good. Not very diverse there and the company has a lot of contract employees.

I spend the majority of the day driving, covering a large territory. Access is extremely difficult where I live. You must be OK with long days with little human interaction.

I try to see eight decision makers a day (not always possible in today's environment but I like to set goals for myself.) Since I have been in my territory for so long and have built strong relationships, it is a little easier to do than for others in my industry. There are 6 reps in my territory but, of the 3 products I market, I only share 1 product – more... with 3 other people. My "team" is fantastic. We work tremendously well together as we have worked hard on creating that open/honest relationship where feedback is given and appreciated.

The best part of my job is actually the "job" itself: sales. I enjoy working with people and helping them identify their specific needs; then working with them to find the solutions. It's a very comfortable and natural process for me. Unfortunately, my current position with my company, does not offer growth potential without relocating; which is currently is not something I can do.

While growth opportunities are important to me, I am not willing to sacrifice my integrity to achieve my goals. And, it is important to me to work for a company that shares my values; I want to succeed but I must do it honestly. I can not "win" by deceiving my customers/clients. Trust and loyalty are key. Working for a company, such as I do, gives me a sense of pride. – less

Great company to work for. People with great culture and values.

Sell a variety of medications to physicians in your territory on a daily basis. Good commision if you perfrom well with a good work/life balance.

Lilly has been an outstanding company to work for. The people are outstanding and the work is rewarding.

A typical day consists of

- Aligning with Leadership to identify, establish, manage and pull through Area priorities to consistently achieve National and Area goals.
- Building and implementing fluid business plans by conducting analysis of customer opportunities, payers, product and market trends, as well as, sales and marketing strategies.
- Leveraging – more... a deep understanding of the Pharmaceutical business, customers, competitive environment and scientific knowledge, then shared these learnings within the Area to deliver business results. – less

Lilly is a wonderful company to work for with a great culture and respect for it's employees. I have learned alot and have had the opportunity to experience many different levels of the pharmaceutical industry.

Responsible for increasing market share and driving sales growth for various products among targeted physicians. Currently promote Cymbalta, Cialis and Axiron. Promoted Zyprexa, Strattera and Symbyax from 2006-2011. Duties include effectively communicating Neuroscience and Men’s Health disease states, market and product information, implementing educational – more... programs, as well as working with Managed Care and Marketing resources – less

Eli Lilly truly keeps the customers and their patients at the center of every decision. Eli Lilly's respect for its employees is one of their greatest attributes.