Lilly to cut 3,500 jobs, take a $1.2B hit as it aims for $500M in savings

Fierce Pharma -------- Under mounting pressure in diabetes, Eli Lilly has just become the latest drugmaker to undergo a major shakeup. The pharma giant on Thursday announced plans to cut 3,500 employees by the end of the year as it shoots to achieve $500 million in annual savings. The company said it expects most of the cuts to come from an early retirement program in the U.S. in which participants will receive “enhanced retirement benefits.” Lilly disclosed the program to eligible employees today and expects the retirements to be done mostly done by the end of the year. Altogether, the announcement is the first major restructuring effort by new Lilly CEO David Ricks since taking the helm this year. To learn more click on the picture below to read the article.