Senior/Principal Scientist-ADME
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. Organization Overview: The Bioanalytical Research Group (BAR) at the Lilly Corporate Center, Indianapolis, IN is seeking a strong scientist skilled in molecular biology, immunoassays, and automated liquid handling to deliver innovative approaches for the quantitative assessment of biotherapeutic molecules. The team collaborates with toxicology, PK/PD, Biotechnology Discovery Research, and multiple biotherapeutic areas to help discover and characterize optimal biotherapeutic candidates to advance clinical testing, across a wide variety of modalities.
Requirements
- M.S. in biochemistry/molecular biology, bioengineering, biology, pharmacology, or pharmaceutical sciences with at least 1-year of experience working in a pharmaceutical research environment. Candidates with a B.S. in one of the above disciplines with 5+ years of pharmaceutical research experience will be considered.
- Experience developing and utilizing immunoassays to study the ADME properties of biotherapeutic and new modality drugs.
- Experience using Tecan liquid handling automation to streamline molecular biology and immunoassay formats.
- Experience using Watson LIMS for analytical run creation and data analysis
- Experience planning, record keeping, and data analysis skills.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with Hybridization ELISA, qPCR, and tissue preparation techniques is highly desirable.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Responsibilities
- The development, optimization, and execution of molecular biology and ligand binding assays to quantify biotherapeutic and new modality molecules in a wide variety of biological matrices.
- The development and implementation of liquid handling automation, including programming, streamline molecular biology and ligand binding assay formats.
- Documentation, interpretation, and communication of research results to internal leadership and therapeutic area program teams.
- Conduct laboratory research in a relatively independent fashion and with the flexibility to support a highly multifaceted portfolio.
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).
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
