Senior Computational Statistician applicants have rated the interview process at Eli Lilly and Company with 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 25% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Computational Statistician roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 4 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 Senior Computational Statistician according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 27%
One on one interview: 27%
Skills test: 27%
Background check: 9%
Drug test: 9%
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Initial 30-min interview on technical questions. Then 6 45-min interviews all in one day which was grueling. Mix of technical and behavioral questions but mostly technical. Asked some questions about my resume and some questions about regression techniques and survival analysis and mixed models
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Whats the difference between spearman and Pearson correlation
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Eli Lilly and Company in Apr 2025
Interview
HM reached out >>> 30-min phone screen with 2 directors >>> panel interview with 6 ppl in turn >>> HR email >>> HR Offer Call
The whole process was quick and smooth. A lot of statistical details, SAS, and R technical stuff were asked.
I applied online. I interviewed at Eli Lilly and Company in Feb 2024
Interview
The first round was a 30 min phone screen (mainly technical questions related to courses taken and experiences shown on the resume), and the second round includes 6 interviews with different people (45 min each), asking about behavioral and technical questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Strengths and weaknesses.
Statistical and SAS questions