Masters Manufacturing Science Full Time

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.

Functional Overview & 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 

The positions are entry level scientist positions in the Tech Services Manufacturing Sciences (TSMS) or Quality organizations and will be in areas including science and technology, direct process support as well as analytical laboratory support. The positions expose employees to the technology, science, and regulatory requirements for making commercialized life-saving medicine in therapeutic areas including but not limited to: diabetes, oncology, and endocrinology. 

Scientists actively contribute to the TSMS and Quality organizations, building a comprehensive understanding of the pharmaceutical industry, and the role scientists play in creating solutions for Eli Lilly and Company. Scientists interact with other engineering, manufacturing, development, and other science professionals. 

Quality Assurance: Develops and audits systems to ensure quality of medicine is achieved every time. Expert on production science and compliance to solve manufacturing challenges and support technological improvements. 

Quality Control: Performs critical analytical testing to confirm consistent product quality.  Evaluates and investigates testing results, as well as develops expertise to improve testing methods. 

Technical Services Manufacturing Science: Oversees and develops scientific knowledge of the processes for making medicine. Analyzes data and performs routine data monitoring to lead process improvements and identify trends. 

Project opportunities are available in, but not limited to, the following areas: 

• Dry Products (tablets) 

• Parenteral Products 

• Bulk processing (small and large molecule) 

• Small Molecule Design & Development 

Key Objectives/Deliverables 

• 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 of the chemistry and 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 <