Director, Synthetic Molecule Process Development

BioSpace; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 152,000 - 264,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel 0-10%

Job summary

Lilly, headquartered in Indianapolis, IN, seeks a senior leader to drive unit operation development and process optimization for synthetic drug candidates. You will guide teams of chemists, analysts, and engineers to deliver scalable processes for clinical trials and commercialization.

The role emphasizes collaboration with Product Delivery, Quality, Manufacturing, and Regulatory scientists, with strong leadership, communication, and strategic planning required.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in chemical engineering or closely related field with 8+ years of experience; or MS with 15+ years of experience.
• Experience developing chemical processes from mid‑development to product commercialization.
• Experience with technical transfer of processes into manufacturing operations.
• Experience in the pharmaceutical sector preferred; other relevant experience acceptable.

Responsibilities

• Lead unit operation development and process optimization for synthetic drug candidates.
• Supervise cross‑disciplinary teams of chemists, engineers, and formulation scientists.
• Drive continuous processing, automated reaction screening, PAT, and modeling to scale up
• Collaborate with manufacturing partners for robust process transfer to production.

Skills

Unit operation design

Process modeling

Cross-functional leadership

Communication

Leadership

Education

Ph.D. in chemical engineering

MS in chemical engineering

Tools

PAT

Modeling & simulation tools

Analytical techniques

Job description

Lilly, headquartered in Indianapolis, IN, seeks a senior leader to drive unit operation development and process optimization for synthetic drug candidates. You will guide teams of chemists, analysts, and engineers to deliver scalable processes for clinical trials and commercialization.

The role emphasizes collaboration with Product Delivery, Quality, Manufacturing, and Regulatory scientists, with strong leadership, communication, and strategic planning required.