Elanco reviews

4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(760 total reviews)
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Jeff Simmons

81% approve of CEO

75% positive business outlook

Elanco has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 760 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Elanco employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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760 reviews
3.0
Jan 12, 2017

Hunger Games played out in real life

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Pros

Growing company (through acquisition rather than organic growth) in a growing industry, animal health, so possibly opportunities for development. Diverse job opportunities: sales and marketing, manufacturing, R&D - something for everybody. Great projects and products.

Cons

Hasn't handled recent large acquisitions well,with seriously negative effects on culture, morale, retention. Despite recent global acquisitions, they remain very US-centric - foreign markets don't get adequate materials or budget to deliver customer needs. They don't "walk the talk" with regards to their corporate values - they say one thing but don't put it into practice. Rolling acquisitions have resulted in rolling retrenchments - poor employment security since 2014. The outlook is for more uncertainty. They handle the retrenchment process poorly. Communication and transparency is appalling. Be warned: you're likely to discover your imminent retrenchment in the industry press rather than from your manager. Very high expectations - the last few years of my job were high stress and long hours for little acknowledgement and inadequate salary.

2.0
Jan 8, 2017

Manager

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good products to be proud of. Passionate leadership from the global head. Great facility (at global headquarters), and some very good people to work with.

Cons

Old boy network is alive and well, especially in the companion business. If you're not in the inner circle, it's a real struggle to get your voice heard. Lots of people came in because of recent acquisitions, and virtually none of their ideas were adopted, and nearly all of their people are gone.

3.0
Dec 27, 2016

Elanco

Recommend
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Pros

people, work life balance, compansation

Cons

business decisions and upper management

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