I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Eli Lilly and Company
Interview
It was with two people, one manager and one scientist. Questions were all behavioral, usually having to do with past situations in internships/other technical roles. Somewhat challenging because many of the questions overlapped, make sure to have several stories ready.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Name a time you had to tackle a technical problem you knew nothing about
I applied online. I interviewed at Eli Lilly and Company (Lebanon, IN) in Jun 2025
Interview
I had a phone screen with the recruiter. Then, I scheduled a series of virtual interviews with multiple people. Interviews were conducted on two separate days. There was a technical assessment, HR interview, and STAR questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me to analyze a process flow diagram and a piping and instrumentation diagram.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Eli Lilly and Company (Indianapolis, IN) in Oct 2023
Interview
Quick response time. Applied through recruiters on campus then scheduled first round interview days later. First word interview was with recruiters. A week after first round interview had second round interview with hiring managers. One week after second round interview received offer. All interviews were behavioral based with few technical questions.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Tell us a time you felt like you had the worst day and how you coped with that.
Manufacturing Scientist applicants have rated the interview process at Eli Lilly and Company with 3.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 60% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Manufacturing Scientist roles take an average of 2 days to get hired, when considering 5 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Eli Lilly and Company overall takes an average of 30 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Eli Lilly and Company as a Manufacturing Scientist according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 40%
Skills test: 20%
Phone interview: 20%
Group panel interview: 20%
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