Undergraduate QCL

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.

Eli Lilly Kinsale Undergraduate 2026  

Undergraduate - QCL  

Desired Start Date: March/April 2026  

Desired End date: August/September 2026  

This is a full time on site position based in Kinsale. 

Eli Lilly and Company is a world-leading medicine company that unites caring with  

discovery to create medicines for millions of people around the world. 

The Kinsale manufacturing campus, located in Dunderrow, near Kinsale, Co. Cork is home to over 1,250 employees, and every year, we welcome undergraduates from third level institutions across the country to Learn by Experience, to Advance your Potential  

– LEAP @ Lilly. 

We offer Undergraduate placement opportunities across multiple functions within the business, to give university students real life experience of their chosen course. 

LEAP @ Lilly is our Undergraduate Development Programme to support you along the way. 

Purpose of team and role  

The QCL Undergraduate (Student Placement) will provide support for Eli Lilly Kinsale quality control laboratory operations and project work within the chemistry and bioanalytical laboratories. 

This position is part of the Quality Control Laboratory (QCL) and involves supporting GMP operations according to established quality control procedures. Responsibilities also include evaluating novel raw materials and alternative sources for existing materials. The QCL Undergraduate may support and/or conduct testing and assays on samples submitted by Technical Services and Manufacturing Science (TSMS). Additional support is given for stability studies, the site clearance air monitoring program, as well as utility and environmental monitoring programs. The QCL Undergraduate analyst will assist with analytical testing required for new product introduction, such as method transfer and validation. The laboratory may also provide analytical support for other groups within Eli Lilly, including reference standard characterization, investigative testing, and further stability studies. The role includes assistance in installing and maintaining equipment, managing associated SOPs, and maintaining required quality systems. QCL Undergraduate may also perform additional routine or non-routine assays as requested by different areas of the plant. 

Responsibilities:   

• The QCL Undergraduate is responsible for supporting and conducting various analytical procedures in accordance with current corporate specifications and cGMP’s and for maintaining these SOP’s. 

• The QCL Undergraduate will be responsible for tabulating and consolidating assay results, lead times and other performance indicators and be capable of presenting informal reports of results to immediate supervision.