Manufacturing Science - Intern to Intern

Eli Lilly and Company•Indianapolis, IN

23h•Onsite

About The Position

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world. This Manufacturing Science internship offers temporary summer positions, each lasting for 12 continuous weeks, beginning in May or June 2027. Interns will be assigned a project within the Tech Services Manufacturing Sciences (TSMS) or Quality organizations, gaining a comprehensive understanding of the pharmaceutical industry and the role scientists play in creating solutions for Eli Lilly and Company. These roles encompass science and technology, direct process support, and analytical laboratory support. The internship provides exposure to the technology, science, and regulatory requirements for manufacturing commercialized life-saving medicines in therapeutic areas such as diabetes, oncology, and endocrinology. Interns will collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, and science professionals, including Lilly senior management. Professional development and social events are organized throughout the summer. At the conclusion of the internship, each intern will present their project highlights, findings, and accomplishments to science and manufacturing professionals. Project opportunities include areas like Parenteral Products (injectable), Bulk Processing (small and large molecule), and Global Delivery Devices. The functional overview includes ensuring reliability of manufacturing and utility systems, searching for and implementing continuous improvements, maintaining facilities and processes in compliance with US and global regulations, managing capital projects, and designing and developing drug delivery systems. Specific areas within the internship may include Quality Assurance (developing and auditing systems for medicine quality, expertise in production science and compliance), Quality Control (performing critical analytical testing, evaluating results, improving testing methods), and Technical Services Manufacturing Science (overseeing and developing scientific knowledge of medicine manufacturing processes, analyzing data for process improvements).

Requirements

Currently attending college and completion of a BS or MS scientific discipline degree by August 2028
Successful completion of a previous Lilly internship
Qualified applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis
Lilly will not provide support for or sponsor the following work authorization or visas for this role: F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, J-1, H-1B, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, or L-1
Analysis/problem assessment skills
Communication (oral and written) skills
Information/data monitoring skills
Quality orientation
Teamwork/interpersonal skills

Nice To Haves

Previous internship experience within the pharmaceutical industry

Responsibilities

Ensuring reliability of our manufacturing and utility systems
Searching for and implementing continuous improvements
Maintaining our facilities and processes in a state of compliance with US and global regulations
Managing capital projects
Designing and developing drug delivery systems
Provide a practical real-life solution to a manufacturing business-related technical project
Understand the scientific principles required for manufacturing pharmaceutical substances, including the interaction with equipment
Provide technical support to non-routine (e.g. deviation) investigations
Be capable of preparing relevant technical documents, such as Reports, Change Controls, Regulatory submissions, Deviations, Protocols, etc.
Utilize the principles of Good Laboratory Practices/Good Manufacturing Practices and principles to analyze process intermediates, active pharma ingredients, and drug product in a Quality Control Lab (QCL) using analytical techniques such as wet chemistry, HPLC, ICP, AA, Titration, and/or Microbiological Assays
Actively run a technical improvement agenda within the area of responsibility to drive process improvement
Monitor and appropriately react to established statistically based metrics in real time to assess process variability and capability
Work within cross-functional teams in a positive fashion to implement TSMS or Quality objectives and deliver business plans and quality objectives
Work individually and with a supervisor to determine and achieve project goals driving process productivity through the implementation and execution of the project
Document and present project accomplishments and progress

Benefits

1 week of paid time off during the Lilly summer shutdown
Competitive salary
Free parking at their work site
Access to Lilly’s onsite facilities
Subsidized housing (if the intern's job position requires a move from another location)
Company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance) for full-time equivalent employees
Company-sponsored 401(k) for eligible employees
Pension for eligible employees
Vacation benefits for eligible employees
Medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits for eligible employees
Flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts) for eligible employees
Life insurance and death benefits for eligible employees
Certain time off and leave of absence benefits for eligible employees
Well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities) for eligible employees