Scientist – Development Pilot Line Full-time

Scientist – Development Pilot Line

This role is part of the Upstream Pilot Line, which operates within the Bioprocess Research & Development (BR&D) organization. The BR&D Development Pilot Line executes pilot scale material generation campaigns and provides comprehensive technical and operations support to various development teams across the organization. The Pilot Line Scientist collaborates closely with BR&D scientists and the Pilot Line operations team to deliver essential assistance in multifaceted laboratory settings, contributing to the advancement and characterization of fermentation and cell culture-based bioprocesses. Additionally, this position includes laboratory administrative responsibilities such as inventory management, lab organization, procurement of supplies, materials information tracking, data entry, and other related tasks.

Responsibilities include:

• Work with upstream and downstream development scientists in Discovery and BioProcess Development on technical and material transfer in support of cell culture, fermentation, and primary recovery platforms.
• Document studies in lab notebooks, create process batch records, and ensure campaign execution records are representative and complete.
• Build strong relationships with development scientists and supporting organizations to coordinate preparation and maintenance of bench and Ambr bioreactor studies.
• Organize and track lab supplies; maintain inventory systems, forecast supply needs, and reorder as needed.
• Manage equipment and consumable ordering, maintenance, and vendor relations.
• Present functional overviews and communicate key learning in interdisciplinary forums and collaborations
• Authors, reviews and follow procedures associated w/ development quality system
• Ensure work is aligned will all relevant Development Quality, Regulatory, HSE, and GLP requirements
• Evaluate emerging fermentation technologies to support the continued advancement of scalable cell-culture based processes

Minimum Requirements:

• BS or MS in Chemical Engineering, Biological Engineering, Biochemistry, Biology, Biotechnology or related discipline.
• Ability to work well in a team environment incorporating a variety of functional relationships and desire to be a point of accountability.
• Strong oral and written communication skills for a diverse audience.
• Strong self-management, task planning and organization skills.

Additional Skills/Preferences:

• Previous experience in lab setup, lab management, procurement, and inventory management are preferred.
• Experience equipment sets used in Biotechnology environment
• Demonstrated aseptic technic, cell culture handling
• Willingness to interact with laboratory personnel, contractors, vendors and management.
• Ability to identify and implement operational and organizational improvements

Other Information:

• Standard business hours Monday through Friday
• Occasional extended-hour, after-hour, and shutdown support may be required
• This position is based in Indianapolis, IN and requires on-site support
• Minimal to no travel required

Lilly is dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities to actively engage in the workforce, ensuring equal opportunities when vying for positions. If you require accommodation to submit a resume for a position at Lilly, please complete the accommodation request form for further assistance.

Lilly is proud to be an EEO Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

Our employee resource groups (ERGs) offer strong support networks for their members and are open to all employees. Our current groups include: Africa, Middle East, Central Asia Network, Black Employees at Lilly, Chinese Culture Network, Japanese International Leadership Network (JILN), Lilly India Network, Organization of Latinx at Lilly (OLA), PRIDE (LGBTQ+ Allies), Veterans Leadership Network (VLN), Women's Initiative for Leading at Lilly (WILL), enAble (for people with disabilities). Learn more about all of our groups.

Actual compensation will depend on a candidate's education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is $65,250 – $169,400. Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees.