FILE PHOTO: The logo and ticker for Eli Lilly and Co. are displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., May 18, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

PARIS (Reuters) - Pharmaceutical group Eli Lilly LLY.N said on Tuesday it will cut 250 jobs at its factory located near Strasbourg in Eastern France.

The company said it will reduce its payroll at the plant through a voluntary redundancy plan.

Eli Lilly currently employs 1,400 workers at the plant.