Dissolution & Biopharm Modeling Scientist

Eli Lilly and Company; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 149,000; Full time

Job summary

Lilly is seeking an analytical scientist on the SMDD team in Indianapolis, IN to develop analytical methods, support formulation development, and drive drug product performance decisions.

You will collaborate with formulation scientists, analytical chemists, and engineers to identify optimal drug forms, ensure compliance with GLP/GMP, and author regulatory documents for clinical trials and commercialization.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Pharmaceutical Science, or related discipline (e.g., Material Science).
• Understanding analytical techniques and methods for characterizing physicochemical properties of drug molecules and performance of drug products (e.g., HPLC, UV, NIR, dissolution).
• Strong leadership, supervisor, teamwork, communication and writing skills.
• Authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis; Lilly will not sponsor visas for this role.

Responsibilities

• Develop analytical methods and conduct experiments to aid early clinical formulation development to enable drug delivery of a broad range of synthetic drug molecules.
• Collaborate with formulation scientists to design experiments and guide selection and characterization of formulations for pre-clinical and early clinical drug candidates.
• Partner with biopharmaceutical modeling scientists, analytical chemists, pharmaceutical scientists, and engineers to identify the appropriate drug form, formulation, and process characteristics that provide the desired drug product performance.
• Identify and mitigate technical risks for the performance and production of clinical and commercial drug products.
• Execute with attention to safety, quality, regulatory, GLP/GMP, and legal requirements for all activities.
• Author key regulatory documents, demonstrating understanding of product performance control strategy, and biopharmaceutics risk mitigation for clinical trials and product commercialization.
• Embrace diverse thought, background, and experience to deliver innovative solutions.
• Possess strong communication (oral, written), organizational, and leadership skills.
• Engage and influence the external scientific community to foster collaborations for innovation and to advance Lilly’s internal portfolio.

Skills

Analytical techniques

Leadership

Communication

Teamwork

Writing skills

Education

B.S. in Chemistry / Biochemistry / Pharmaceutical Science

Tools

HPLC

UV

NIR

Dissolution

Job description

Lilly is seeking an analytical scientist on the SMDD team in Indianapolis, IN to develop analytical methods, support formulation development, and drive drug product performance decisions.

You will collaborate with formulation scientists, analytical chemists, and engineers to identify optimal drug forms, ensure compliance with GLP/GMP, and author regulatory documents for clinical trials and commercialization.