Sr. Advisor/Director – Peptide Analytical Scientist

Eli Lilly and Company; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Lilly’s Manufacturing and Quality Technical Hub Hyderabad is hiring a PhD-level scientist to lead analytical development for peptide synthesis and process chemistry. You will design experiments, develop methods, and guide a high-performing team in a fast-moving pharmaceutical environment.

Domestic/international travel <5% may be required. The role emphasizes scientific leadership, rigorous quality, and collaboration across functions to ensure robust manufacturing processes and successful technology transfer.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry with 12+ years.
• Experience in process chemistry and peptide synthesis.
• Knowledge of LC, GC, titration, and MS instrumentation.
• Strong leadership and team development skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead a high-performing team of process chemists.
• Develop analytical methods for peptide synthesis steps.
• Design, conduct, and analyze experiments to optimize conditions.
• Ensure safety, compliance, and Lilly culture.

Skills

Analytical chemistry

Process chemistry

Team leadership

Technology transfer

Education

Ph.D. in Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry with 12+ years

Tools

LC

GC

Mass spectrometry

Titration

Job description

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.

Company Overview

Lilly, a leading innovation-drivencorporationis developing a growing portfolio of pharmaceutical products by applying the latest research from its own worldwide laboratories and from collaborations with eminent scientific organizations.Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, Lilly makes life better – through medicines and information – for some of the world’s most urgent medical needs.Founded over 145 years ago, the company has sustained a culture that values excellence,integrityand respect for people. This has resulted in Lillyfrequentlybeing ranked as one of the best companies in the world at which to work.Lilly knows its business has prospered because of its employees – people with a talent for innovation and a passion for making a difference by finding treatments for the most stubborn diseases; people whose talent is matched by their generosity, and people with strong values and a determination to prevail, regardless of the challenges. Join our team – and make a difference in improving health for people all over the world!

Manufacturing and Quality Technical Hub Hyderabad

Lilly has made a strategic investment of more than $1B dollars to establish a Manufacturing and Quality technical hub. This hub will oversee the significant investment in contract manufacturing of starting materials and intermediates for API manufacturing in India and the technical services responsible for managing the scientific agenda for manufacturing and quality. The hub will be recruiting top talent in the areas of process engineering, chemistry, analytical and data sciences to build a cutting-edge scientific organization supporting the exciting manufacturing portfolio of Lilly.

Job Description

Role Overviewand Key Responsibilities:

Provides technical support and performs analytical development work for protein synthesis lab process development through design and execution of experiments and development of analytical methods

Key Responsibilities

Safety culturelab management:

• To ensure that appropriate personal protective equipment’s in the laboratory premises are available and follow the safety precautions.

• Ensure the good administration and housekeeping of the PRD department work area.

People Leadership

• Build, lead, and develop a high-performing team of process chemists aligned with Lilly culture.

• Set clear objectives, provide coaching, conduct performance reviews, and support career development.

• Promote a culture of scientific excellence, collaboration, safety, and compliance.

• Work as a team and take responsibility with accountability.

Scientific & Technical Leadership

• Understand the scientific principles required for analytical and semi-preparative scale separation of manufacturing intermediates and drug substances in peptide

• Understand the chemistry and stability of peptides

• Develop analytical methods for key process steps in synthesis of peptides

• Design, conduct, and analyze experiments to deepen process understanding and optimize reaction conditions

• Understand analytical instrumentation including LC, GC, titration, and mass spectrometry

• Provide technical support to process development areas if needed

• Participate in technology transfer of analytical methods

• Document all work in an appropriate manner

Education Requirement

• Ph.D. inscientificdisciplines of ChemistryandAnalytical chemistry/Ph.D+ Post Doc in Chemistry (focusing moreprocesschemistry)with12+ years

Other Information

• Some travel (domestic and international) less than 5% may be required.

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