Eli Lilly UK

The UK arm of US medicines company Eli Lilly, with sites in Basingstoke, Bracknell, Windlesham and Speke and 12-month placements.

About Eli Lilly UK

Eli Lilly and Company is a pharmaceutical company. In the UK it does research and development, commercial work such as sales and marketing, and manufacturing and supply.

Its UK student page says it looks for "the next generation of talented, ambitious and committed" people who think differently to develop innovative solutions, with the aim of making a difference to patients' lives. We did not find a separate formal mission line.

The ABPI directory lists UK sites at Windlesham in Surrey (research and development), Basingstoke in Hampshire (research and development and commercial) and Speke in Merseyside (manufacturing and supply). The student page names Basingstoke and Bracknell as placement bases.

The student page describes a mentor from another team and monthly check-ins for placement students, typical 9 to 5 hours with flexibility, and 25 days' holiday. These are the company's own claims.

Entry routes are a 12-month undergraduate placement starting in July with tracks in Technology and data and Science and business, plus 10-week MBA internships. The ABPI directory also lists a graduate training programme and sandwich placements. We did not find apprenticeship details. Salary is described as competitive without a figure.

What they do

• {'desc': 'Develops and makes prescription medicines.', 'title': 'Medicines'}
• {'desc': 'Medicine manufacturing and supply at Speke, Merseyside.', 'title': 'Manufacturing'}
• {'desc': '12-month undergraduate placements in tech and science tracks.', 'title': 'Placements'}

Key facts

• UK sites: Windlesham, Basingstoke, Bracknell, Speke
• 12-month placements start in July, 25 days holiday
• Placement tracks: Technology and data; Science and business
• ABPI lists a graduate training programme

Website: www.lilly.com/uk