Head of Spatial Biology & Long-Read Genomics

Eli Lilly and Company; New York (NY); On-site; USD 138,000 - 224,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

401(k) and pension eligibility

Employee assistance programs

Job summary

Eli Lilly and Company in New York is seeking a Scientific Lead responsible for advancing spatial biology and genomics. This role involves leading the development of spatial transcriptomics platforms to support oncology drug discovery.

The successful candidate will collaborate closely with project teams, requiring a PhD in molecular biology and expertise in relevant technologies. A competitive compensation package is offered, along with a collaborative work environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of research or platform development experience.
• Hands-on expertise in tissue optimization and sample handling.
• Experience with spatial analysis tools like Seurat or Scanpy.

Responsibilities

• Develop spatial transcriptomics and multimodal workflows.
• Establish tissue processing standards for oncology.
• Scale long-read sequencing workflows for variant detection.

Skills

Spatial transcriptomics expertise

Long-read sequencing knowledge

Automation of NGS workflows

Data analysis with Python/R

Scientific communication skills

Education

PhD in molecular biology or related field

Tools

Visium HD

CosMx

PacBio

Oxford Nanopore

QuPath

Job description

Eli Lilly and Company in New York is seeking a Scientific Lead responsible for advancing spatial biology and genomics. This role involves leading the development of spatial transcriptomics platforms to support oncology drug discovery.

The successful candidate will collaborate closely with project teams, requiring a PhD in molecular biology and expertise in relevant technologies. A competitive compensation package is offered, along with a collaborative work environment.