| Chat transcript from SRM 396 |
| Handle |
Comment |
| nitdgp | hatred: hi |
| Octavarium | Hi Lilly :) |
| nitdgp | Lilly_Andy: hi |
| nitdgp | Lilly_Andy: Do you have opportunities in India? |
| Lilly_Andy | Hi - welcome to the Eli Lilly Chat session - we have people from different parts of our Discovery IT business, that is the area of IT which supports Drug Discovery and Development, we are happy to try |
| Lilly_Andy | and answer any questions you may have |
| nitdgp | Lilly_Andy: hii |
| Lilly_Andy | hi , regarding India we do not have any open positions in India |
| nitdgp | Lilly_Andy: what about internship opportunities? |
| togi_ | never heard of lilly |
| Lilly_Andy | Internship programs are generally focused on select US Universities |
| anderswc | Lilly_Andy: is Lilly interested in students from Rose-Hulman? |
| Aam | hi |
| mad_potty_head | What about the oppurtunities for egyptien computer science post graduates? |
| Lilly_Andy | Yes - we have a number of people he have joined Lilly agfter graduation from Rose-Hulman |
| connect4 | Do you accept students whose diplomas are written on a roll of toilet paper? |
| anderswc | do you often have internships available for students? |
| Lilly_Andy | mostly we are using C# for production solutions |
| jbnpaul | connect4: where is it done that way? |
| Lilly_Andy | but we do have... other technologies, as well, we have some legacy Java, and coldfusion as well. |
| anderswc | are you planning to transfer the legacy Java to C#? |
| Lilly_Patrick | connect4: What kind of question is that? |
| anderswc | or are you still planing to use it? |
| Lilly_Andy | connect4: No - thats not the kind of Diploma we usually accept |
| connect4 | jbnpaul: ummm.... the university of connect4? :) |
| connect4 | Lilly_Andy: awwww that sucks... then are you in need of any chemists? :) |
| jbnpaul | Lilly_Andy: Why is the choice of C# |
| d000hg | Lilly_Andy: Are you just here to talk about full-time onsite opportunities? |
| Lilly_Andy | connect4: however - if your diploma is based on a scientific investigations it may be different |
| live8dog | Hamed: Hamed chand salete? |
| yvs | Hi. I'd like to ask you about how you choose candidates. Is it primary for EliLilly CO to employe candidates with strong algorithm skills, or maybe it is not really primary feature of the successful candidate. |
| Lilly_Patrick | connect4: We use C# .Net due to all of the components available for it, we can purchase a lot of what we need |
| Lilly_Andy | d000hg: Primarily - however we are also here to help you understand a little about Lily as a company |
| d000hg | Lilly_Andy: I meant, is there anyone I could talk to about remote work... I am a remote contract programmer/designer/architect. |
| mad_potty_head | Lilly_Andy: what are the requirements do you need for C# developpers? |
| Lilly_Andy | yvs: regarding candidate selection - there are many technical qualities and also personal qualities which we look for when hiring |
| Aam | what type of application are you currently developing? |
| Lilly_Andy | d000hg: currently we do not look for people whose primary job junction is a remote worker - we really valkue the personal interactions and relationships gained with our scientific partners |
| mrtempo | oa12gb: entering?? |
| mrtempo | oa12gb: hatnaffad lel dars?? :D:D:D |
| Lilly_Jaroslav | Aam: There is large variety of applications we develop. Mostly helping scientists doing their work.... |
| d000hg | Lilly_Andy: OK, thanks. |
| connect4 | So what type of science-y stuff are you guys working on? :) (And is there any convenient work interfacing instruments?) |
| Lilly_Jaroslav | Aam: Regarding the architectural bit of apps - it's web apps, desktop apps and mixture of these two... |
| Lilly_Mark | OK... lots of science stuff. examples Interface to scales, balances, lab instruments |
| Lilly_Patrick | Integration of different scientific data, proteomics, gene expression, in vivo imaging, etc |
| Lilly_Mark | data processing, of scientifc data |
| Aam | Lilly_Jaroslav: currently I am developing a web base DNA editor... |
| Lilly_Jaroslav | connect4: Some of the applications do interface scientific hardware like scales etc... |
| ingeniousman | what is eli lilly. |
| Lilly_Mark | automation of machinery and lab instumentation |
| Aam | Lilly_Jaroslav: Currently I am working a web base DNA editor... |
| Lilly_Jaroslav | Aam: Sounds interesting... |
| anderswc | ingeniousman: eli lilly is www.lilly.com ;) |
| Lilly_Andy | anderswc: yep - thats us |
| connect4 | Lilly_Jaroslav: Very cool. And where in the US are your current opportunities available? |
| anderswc | :) |
| Lilly_Jaroslav | Aam: Indianapolis |
| Aam | Lilly_Jaroslav: do you think my experience can be helpful for any of your product which are currently developing? |
| ahm.kam_92 | mrtempo: hey tempo |
| Lilly_Jaroslav | Aam: Maybe. There's quite large variety of projects going on... |
| katie | Aam: hello. if you would like to have your credentials sent to Eli Lilly, please feel free to email me at kkittle@topcoder.com |
| d000hg | If a TC member applies, is their achievement in TC contests taken into consideration? Or would your application process be the same for anyone? |
| StevieT | katie: Does TC still have a sponsor openings page on the website? I can't seem to find one any more. |
| Aam | Lilly_Jaroslav: thanks I will send. |
| Lilly_Andy | d000hg: your contributions to TopCoder will demonstrate your technical competancies and assist in getting an interview, but the application itself would be |
| Lilly_Jaroslav | d000hg: TC expresses your technical skills. It will definetely help you to get the interview. But in the end you would need to go through the rest of the process like other people would. |
| Lilly_Andy | d000hg: processed in the same way as any other candidate |
| mrtempo | ahm.kam_92: hi basha |
| agarwal_kunal19 | do you provide employment in india.? |
| jmpld40 | StevieT: Here is the link. |
| Aam | Lilly_Jaroslav: I am from Bangladesh. Can I apply from here? |
| ahm.kam_92 | mrtempo: brb |
| StevieT | jmpld40: Thanks. |
| agarwal_kunal19 | what technologies or languages you are expecting from us..? |
| Lilly_Andy | Aam: you can apply from anywhere via Lilly.com or through Kattie at TopCoder, we do not currently have positions based in India though |
| ahm.kam_92 | mrtempo: welcome |
| Lilly_Jaroslav | agarwal_kunal19: English, c# .net |
| StevieT | Lilly_Jaroslav: Where are you based and what sort of stuff do you do? |
| Lilly_Patrick | We look for individuals with good Object Oriented Analysis and Design (OOAD) |
| Lilly_Jaroslav | StevieT: There are quite few places over the globe where we hire to. Currently it is Poland, US (Indy), Singapour. |
| Lilly_Jaroslav | StevieT: I am based in Czech Republic. |
| Aam | Lilly_Jaroslav: okay |
| agarwal_kunal19 | i am doing my graduation in Bio-informatics..will it add any extra credit for me..? |
| Lilly_Jaroslav | agarwal_kunal19: I think yes. |
| ingeniousman | tell me career opporunity at eli lilly |
| Lilly_Patrick | Bioinformatics degree will certainly help |
| ingeniousman | i am undergraduate student in IT. |
| agarwal_kunal19 | what sort of field experience i am supposed to have..?? |
| anderswc | Do you positions for web developers (C#, VS, ISS, etc.)? |
| anderswc | *IIS |
| agarwal_kunal19 | as example i got my hands dirty with molecular dynamics...will it be usefull..?? |
| Lilly_Andy | ingeniousman: We have a range of IT people in the Software Developers, Support, and business analysts scientific consultants (all the top people... just like at TopCoder) |
| Lilly_Jaroslav | anderswc: Yes, as well. Quite a few of our project are web based. |
| StevieT | Lilly_Jaroslav: And what sort of stuff do you do? What's the most interesting project you've worked on at Lilly? |
| agarwal_kunal19 | do you offer any internsip program..?? |
| Lilly_Andy | agarwal_kunal19: Internship programs are generally focused on select US Universities |
| anderswc | and is one of those select universities Rose-Hulman? :) |
| Aam | Lilly_Jaroslav: what types of technologies do you used to develop softwares? |
| Lilly_Jaroslav | Lilly_Jaroslav: My first project included inventory management - digital scales, barcode readers/printers and integration of ASP.NET and Winforms. |
| Lilly_Andy | anderswc: it depands on the role - but we usually look for people with CS degree, plus experience - for new gradutes we look for extra development areas to help them be successful in our organisation |
| Lilly_Jaroslav | StevieT: The last answer was for you... |
| Lilly_Andy | anderswc: Scientific background/knowledge is also useful |
| anderswc | Lilly_Andy: would work at RH Ventures be a good prerequisite? |
| Lilly_Jaroslav | Aam: c#, .net, oracle - the main ones. |
| Lilly_Jaroslav | Aam: For web and forms development... |
| firehell | International guys, relax, April 7 is the last day for submitting applications for H1-B visa for this year. The game is over. Nobody will be able to start working until October, 2009 |
| Lilly_Jaroslav | firehell: This is not only for US applicants. We currently hire for Poland and Singapour as well. |
| Lilly_Andy | anderswc: I'm not familiars with Ventures (i'm in the UK) but i suspect it would not be detremental to an application |
| Hamed | firehell: I believe that only applies to the United States |
| StevieT | Lilly_Jaroslav: Are there many openings for technical computing? Or is it mostly working on IT systems? |
| firehell | Lilly_Jaroslav: Waw, good for Poland and Singapour:) |
| agarwal_kunal19 | Lilly_Andy: will it be usefull to get some certification for new ones..?? |
| firehell | Hamed: That's right:) |
| Lilly_Jaroslav | StevieT: What do you mean with technical computing? |
| Lilly_Jaroslav | StevieT: Like HW stuff? |
| StevieT | Lilly_Jaroslav: For example developing technical codes used in drug development |
| StevieT | Lilly_Jaroslav: Protein folding simulation is big at the moment I understand. |
| agarwal_kunal19 | Lilly_Jaroslav: or molecular modelling.. |
| Lilly_Andy | agarwal_kunal19: Okay - yes, we do develop bespoke software for this, it takes many different forms, we also use commercial software where it make sense |
| Lilly_Andy | agarwal_kunal19: You have all gone very quite - anything else on your minds? |
| StevieT | Lilly_Andy: Are there specific areas (geographically) where such development goes on? |
| Lilly_Andy | that was meant for everyone - not just agarwal ;) |
| agarwal_kunal19 | Lilly_Jaroslav: yes...i asked about getting certifications..?? |
| srik_sama | are you specifically looking for or prefer to have people with statistical knowledge? |
| Lilly_Andy | StevieT: Our Discovery and development sites are based in US, UK, Spain, Singapore |
| Lilly_Jaroslav | agarwal_kunal19: We value more the real knowledge. But the certifications are good sign in the first place. |
| Lilly_Patrick | We do like individuals with statistical knowledge |
| abhicool | Lilly_Andy: any opportunities for Indian candidates? |
| d000hg | Lilly_Andy: Where abouts in the UK? |
| Lilly_Patrick | it is relevent in most of our studies |
| Lilly_Andy | abhicool: AS i mentioned earlier - we do not have current opportunities in India, but you can apply through TC/Lilly.com |
| Lilly_Andy | d000hg: Surrey |
| agarwal_kunal19 | Lilly_Jaroslav: as specified by you there is no work going on in your organisation in JAVA platform..?? |
| Lilly_Andy | abhicool: opportiuities in Singapore though |
| Lilly_Jaroslav | agarwal_kunal19: There is actually. But preffered language-set for the new systems is .net. |
| abhicool | Lilly_Andy: so can we apply for singapore location? |
| srik_sama | apart from looking into acedemic background what other details you look to gauge statistical knowledge. more specifically, is there any certifications on statistics that might help? |
| Lilly_Andy | abhicool: Yes - definitely |
| katie | abhicool: hello, you can email me at kkittle@topcoder.com |
| StevieT | Lilly_Andy: Do you tend to have a recruitment cycle, or do you recruit all year round? |
| abhicool | Lilly_Andy: should we mention with our application about the location of interest as well? |
| abhicool | katie: okies sure... thanks |
| Lilly_Patrick | www.lscdd.lilly.com.sg |
| katie | abhicool: my pleasure |
| Lilly_Patrick | for opportunities in Singapore |
| rasto6sk | eli lilly: do you have also some summer opportunities in Czech republic or UK? |
| Lilly_Andy | StevieT: REcruitment takes place throughout the year - we do have existing partnerships with a number of UK universities were the course sconsists of a placement year, this has a cycle built around the academic year |
| 5steve | do Lilly offer any opportunity for student intership program? |
| Lilly_Andy | rasto6sk: no - we do not tend to have short-term jobs during the summer |
| Lilly_Andy | 5steve: Internship programs are generally focused on select US Universities |
| 5steve | um...not just for summer, how about co-op program |
| Kunde21 | Lilly_andy: which Universities? |
| Lilly_Andy | Kunde21: Lilly recruiting is conducted at major midwestern universities (eg. Purdue, IU, Iowa, Florida State Rose Hulmanetc) and internships arise from those interviews |
| Kunde21 | Lilly_andy: Thank you |
| Lilly_Andy | Kunde21: your welcome |
| Lilly_Andy | 5steve: not much i'm afraid - certainly not in our Discovery/development area |
| EssL | hello |
| chtomek | are there any particular frameworks you use and how important is strong math background? |
| dark_eye | hi EssL |
| Lilly_Andy | EssL: hi |
| Kunde21 | Lilly_andy: Are new applications developed very often, or are updates relied upon |
| Lilly_Patrick | Lots of new application development |
| Lilly_Andy | Kunde21: WE tend to do more work for new applications, although there is obviusly rewrite/revision work |
| Lilly_Andy | Kunde21: probably about 2 thirds 1 third in favour of new |
| Lilly_Jaroslav | chtomek: It really depends on the application. Generally we would use .net framework but for specific needs we purchase specialized components. |
| Lilly_Jaroslav | chtomek: Mathematical background can be definetely bonus. |
| 5steve | as far as i know, Lilly has something to do with medical.. but I dont really see the clear relationship between between comp sci and medical |
| tibix | what about a Chemical background? |
| achyuthan | hi all |
| vietp | hi |
| Kunde21 | 5steve: research requires a lot of data analysis |
| Lilly_Patrick | Computational science helps drive our biomarker development and personalized medicine |
| Lilly_Patrick | it is closely related |
| Lilly_Jaroslav | tibix: Quite a few of our project interact with chemists so any knowledge that would help you understand what was going on is really helpful. |
| Lilly_Andy | 5steve: Lilly is an innovative pharma company, we run assays and tests on many different |
| Lilly_Andy | 5steve: compounds and techniques, these generate huge quantities of data which require |
| agarwal_kunal19 | Lilly_Jaroslav: can i send my project report to you on molecular dynamics..?? |
| 5steve | oh..icic thanks~ |
| Lilly_Andy | 5steve: efficient analysis and visualisation - this is where much of the Comp science piece comes in |
| Lilly_Andy | 5steve: we probably don't have enough time to go into all the details - but the Comp science is vital to us |
| jbnpaul | how many employees does Lilly have and how many of them work on CS related work exclusively |
| Lilly_Andy | jbnpaul: Lilly has approx 4200 employees |
| Lilly_Jaroslav | agarwal_kunal19: You can include the reference in your CV. Contact katie about details. |
| Lilly_Patrick | about 40,000 employees world wide, around 1,800 in cs |
| ahmedsaad | newasmar: hey |
| 5steve | do you mind briefly describing the project you are currently working on? |
| newasmar | ahmedsaad: basha |
| myprasanna | is today a money match? |
| newasmar | ahmedsaad: 3nd el coach |
| Lilly_Andy | jbnpaul: these are divided up into various focus areas - manufacturing, sales etc. |
| Chmel_Tolstiy | myprasanna: not |
| newasmar | ahmedsaad: asl ana lessa wasel |
| kemo | myprasanna: no |
| myprasanna | Chmel_Tolstiy: oh ok thanks |
| Lilly_Andy | jbnpaul: in discovery we have approx 250 people dedicated to the IT components |
| agarwal_kunal19 | Lilly_Jaroslav: thank u... |
| newasmar | ahmedsaad: ha7'ls el SRM w agy |
| jbnpaul | Lilly_Andy: thanks |
| Lilly_Andy | jbnpaul: i mistyped earlier - we have approx 42000 employees - not 4200 - i missed a '0' ! |
| _M_M_M_ | hi |
| Lilly_Jaroslav | 5steve: Yea - currently we develop an application that helps our scientific colleagues to plan course of a development of a drug. |
| aditya3414 | do you hire in India also |
| jbnpaul | Ha ha ... zero the most powerful digit isn't it ... |
| Lilly_Jaroslav | 5steve: This one is actually pure ASP.NET application.... |
| 5steve | wow interesting |
| idineshn87 | hi |
| _M_M_M_ | is it some thing related to bioinformatics |
| Lilly_Andy | jbnpaul: yes - it certainly is ! |
| dilse | Petr is the problem setter for todays match |
| xhl_kogitsune | (=w=.)/ |
| Lilly_Andy | aditya3414: we do not have any opportunities based in India - but we have in Singapore |
| hatred | dilse: then no point competing :P |
| agarwal_kunal19 | Lilly_Jaroslav: any example for java application..?? |
| jbnpaul | Does Lilly asist visa processing for international candidates or is interested in only candidates with work permit and all |
| aditya3414 | so what is the process of recruitment |
| idineshn87 | hi |
| _M_M_M_ | Lilly |
| JongMan | oops, missed registration |
| JongMan | good luck, people |
| cromero | me too |
| lewha0 | JongMan: thx |
| cromero | :S |
| Lilly_Patrick | Yes we do assist Visa processing |
| Lilly_Jaroslav | agarwal_kunal19: Basically the same application could be written in java. But as I said we focus more on .NET dev. |
| _M_M_M_ | good luck every one |
| Lilly_Patrick | it is different in each country |
| swarnaprakash | santhanam: hi da |
| Lilly_Patrick | but we do help |
| Lilly_Andy | good luck with th eARM ! |
| swarnaprakash | santhanam: all the best |
| fountainhead | nice of you ! |
| shadowFast | Hi my |
| Lilly_Andy | thanks for all your questions - i hope you found it interesting |
| shadowFast | hi myprasanna |
| tibix | gl ppl |
| tibix | :) |
| katie | hello all. good luck in today's match. if anyone is interested in knowing more about lilly, please email me at kkittle@topcoder.com |
| Lilly_Andy | and remember katie is our recruitment contact at TC |
| jmpld40 | Thanks Lilly for chatting! |
| santhanam | same to u |
| myprasanna | shadowFast: hey |
| jmpld40 | good luck everyone |
| 5steve | um..last q, what kinda quality are Liily looking for when hiring? |
| gogokefakefa | Lilly_Andy: what is elly lilly |
| zstream | Lilly_Jaroslav: hello |
| VivekPemawat | best of lk to all |
| jbnpaul | Lilly_Patrick: Thanks ... nice talking to you guys. Moving onto SRM now |
| jmpld40 | any other questions post them in the Lilly Forum. |
| Lilly_Jaroslav | zstream: Hello |
| Lilly_Patrick | good luck in the competitions everyone, thank you for chatting!!! |
| Lilly_Andy | 5steve: we are always looking to top quality developers - thats why we wourk with TC ! |
| jbnpaul | Lilly_Patrick: Good luck all ... |
| VivekPemawat | best of lk to all guys |
| 5steve | Thanks ~ :) |
| Lilly_Andy | gogokefakefa: Eli Lilly and Company is a leading, innovation-driven corporation committed to developing a growing portfolio of best-in-class and first-in-class pharmaceutical products that help people live longer, healthier and more active lives. |
| 5steve | nice chating with you! , goin to the contest now |
| Lilly_Andy | 5steve: your welcome |
