Postdoctoral Research Scientist - Biomarker Discovery-FDE

Eli Lilly and Company • Us, IN

1d • $58,000 - $123,200

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. We are seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral scientist to join the Laboratory for Experimental Medicine (LEM). This role is a part of a multi-disciplinary group of scientists collaborating on innovative research, immunogenicity, and biomarker studies.

Requirements

• Ph.D. in a scientific field (biology, biochemistry, immunology, or similar)

Nice To Haves

• Strong initiative and proactive approach to learning, innovation, and problem-solving.
• Desire to work in a highly collaborative and team-oriented environment.
• Ability to formulate hypotheses and perform hypothesis driven research.
• Knowledge and experience with diseases and therapeutic areas that align with company interests.
• Good lab techniques (for instance, cell-based assays, enzymatic activity assays, IP/Western blotting, and ligand binding immunoassays) and ability to generate high quality data.
• Strong graduate student and publication record.
• Ability to present data and clearly summarize conclusions in written and oral forms.
• Ability to positively influence and mentor other individuals.
• Strong interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Drive innovation and perform hypothesis driven research to investigate novel biomarkers and biological pathways that are aligned with company therapeutic areas.
• Stay current on scientific literature and design and implement novel approaches to expand our knowledge and improve our understanding of biology relevant to areas of interest.
• In collaboration with the Reagent, Assay Development, Mass Spectrometry, and Antibody Engineering groups, evaluate or supply to the evaluation of new technologies, techniques, methods, software, and/or equipment that can add value to our laboratory.
• Contribute to scientific community through publication of high-quality peer-reviewed scientific articles and conference presentations.

Benefits

• Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance).
• Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k); pension; vacation benefits; eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts); life insurance and death benefits; certain time off and leave of absence benefits; and well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees