Director, Early-Phase Process Chemistry & Tech Transfer

Eli Lilly and Company; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 149,000 - 257,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus eligibility

Job summary

Eli Lilly and Company is seeking an experienced leader to drive synthetic route commercialization and process optimization for drug candidates at Lilly Technology Center-North in Indianapolis. The role requires guiding teams across chemists, formulation scientists, and engineers toward robust, scalable processes.

Responsibilities include designing experiments, enabling tech transfer, and applying PAT and modeling to accelerate development while ensuring regulatory readiness for clinical and

Qualifications

• PhD in organic chemistry or related field with 10+ years pharma process development experience.
• MS in Organic Chemistry or related field with 15+ years experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead synthetic molecule route commercialization and process optimization.
• Oversee tech transfer to CRO/CMO and Lilly manufacturing nodes.
• Provide technical leadership for scale-up and new chemical processes.

Skills

Process chemistry

Team leadership

Regulatory knowledge

PAT knowledge

Education

PhD in Chemistry

Tools

Process modeling

PAT tools

Job description

Eli Lilly and Company is seeking an experienced leader to drive synthetic route commercialization and process optimization for drug candidates at Lilly Technology Center-North in Indianapolis. The role requires guiding teams across chemists, formulation scientists, and engineers toward robust, scalable processes.

Responsibilities include designing experiments, enabling tech transfer, and applying PAT and modeling to accelerate development while ensuring regulatory readiness for clinical and