The drug giant will open a facility in Research Triangle Park, which it plans to invest $474 million in by 2025.
The jobs will be in manufacturing, assembly and packaging and will pay an average minimum wage of $71,756 per year, according to The News & Observer. The average annual salary in Durham is $65,152.
The facility will manufacture Trulicity and Tirzepatide, both designed to treat Type 2 diabetes.
Eli Lilly plans to start hiring a significant number of employees for the facility in 2023, according to The News & Observer.
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