Sr./Principle Scientist – TSMS Small Molecule External Manufacturing Full-time

Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient – External Manufacturing Organization (API-EM) Sr. Principle Scientist

Join the energetic and growing Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient – External Manufacturing Organization (API-EM) that delivers a diverse portfolio of medicines essential to our patients around the world. The API EM TS/MS Sr. Principle Scientist will provide technical and scientific expertise within a dynamic external manufacturing environment. The role is focused on ensuring delivery of commercialization efforts including technical transfers, process validations, and process optimization for the Small Molecule portfolio. This position requires comprehensive knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), regulatory requirements, and the essential role scientists play in making medicine and creating real-world solutions.

Key Objectives/Deliverables:

• Provide technical oversight and stewardship for Small Molecule manufacturing processes.
• Leads resolution of technical issues including those related to control strategy and manufacturing.
• Employ excellent communication skills to manage internal and external relationships.
• Build and maintain relationships with development and central technical organizations.
• Ensure proper characterization of processes and products and ensure effective documentation of the process description, measures, acceptable ranges, and specifications (and the justification of these measures, acceptable ranges, and specifications).
• Ensure that processes are compliant, capable, in control, and maintained in a validated or qualified state.
• Optimize and execute site control strategies.
• Successfully deliver on strategic initiatives.
• Influence and implement the network technical agenda and drive continuous improvement.
• Maintaining processes in a state of compliance with US and global regulations
• Understanding the scientific principles required for manufacturing drug substances, including the interaction of chemistry and equipment.
• Operate with 'Team Lilly' in mind – including coaching and mentoring of peers and other scientists.

Basic Requirements:

• Master's Degree in scientific discipline of Chemistry or related fields, and 8 + years of Small Molecule API manufacturing pharma industry experience.
• Demonstrated experience with pharmaceutical manufacturing and working knowledge of regulatory expectations.
• 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 Information

• Occasional travel required 5 – 15%.

LOCATION:

• Onsite in Indianapolis, US

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Actual compensation will depend on a candidate's education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is

$66,000 – $171,600

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, 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). Lilly reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion and Lilly's compensation practices and guidelines will apply regarding the details of any promotion or transfer of Lilly employees.