Senior Scientist, Bioprocess Purification Development

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.

Overview:

At Lilly, we serve an extraordinary purpose. We make a difference for people around the globe by discovering, developing and delivering medicines that help them live longer, healthier, more active lives. Not only do we deliver breakthrough medications, but you also can count on us to develop creative solutions to support communities through philanthropy and volunteerism.

Position Summary:

The senior scientist is responsible for downstream purification development activities related to the production of bioproduct active pharmaceutical ingredients including purification process definition and optimization, process robustness studies, process transfers to pilot plant and manufacturing sites and authorship of downstream process development sections of regulatory submissions. The senior scientist will interact closely with other scientists in Bioprocess/Bioproduct Development as well as Discovery, Technical services for Manufacturing, and Manufacturing scientists. They are expected to be an integral participant on multidisciplinary CMC project teams that provide support for bioproduct process and product development activities.

Responsibilities:

• Design, execute and interpret appropriate purification development experiments for generation of bioproduct active pharmaceutical ingredient.

• Participate in cross-functional process development teams and effectively collaborate with other groups in Bioprocess and Bioproduct Development, Discovery, Technical services for Manufacturing and Manufacturing.

• Support transfer of purification processes to pilot plant and manufacturing sites.

• Author technical reports and regulatory documents.

• Work effectively with external parties on development projects, research collaborations and outsourcing efforts.

• Support organizational initiatives, as appropriate

• Keep abreast of relevant scientific literature, new technologies/capabilities and regulatory initiatives/requirements and support their implementation, as appropriate.

• Supervision of personnel and coaching, training and administration of performance management to personnel, where assigned.

• Ensure work is aligned with all relevant Development Quality, Regulatory, HSE, GLP and GMP requirements.

Basic Requirements:

• BS/MS in Chemical Engineering, Biochemistry, Chemistry or related field with 2+ years of direct related industry experience.

• Biochemistry experience with some knowledge of protein chemistry and protein purification

• Qualified applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Lilly will not provide support for or sponsor work authorization or visas for this role, including but not limited to F-1 CPT, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, J-1, H-1B, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, or L-1.

Additional Preferences:

• Capable of independently designing experiments (experience with use of statistical design of experiments (DOE) is desirable), generating data, interpreting results and documenting work in laboratory notebooks and technical reports.

• Effective oral and written communication skills, self-management, task planning and organization.

• Must be able to work productively in a multidisciplinary team environment.

Additional Information:

Physical Demands/Travel:

The physical demands of this job are consistent with a lab environment.  

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Work Environment:

This position’s work environment is in a laboratory environment.  

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*To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the role and responsibilities satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or abil