Kilo Lab Technician - Foundry Startup & GMP Ops

BioSpace; Lebanon (IN); On-site; USD 25,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Lilly Medicine Foundry in Indianapolis, IN, seeks a Kilo Lab Technician to support startup activities and bring manufacturing equipment into service. The Technician becomes an expert in their area and collaborates with sites that produce APIs, ensuring a safety-first, quality-always approach as production scales to kilo quantities.

This role requires domestic/international travel and hands-on experience in GMP environments, supporting diverse unit operations from small molecules to high-potent

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• 3+ years of direct manufacturing experience; GMP and/or chemical processing strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated learning agility to operate a variety of new equipment and systems.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and experience working with solvents and large equipment.
• Demonstrated experience in manufacturing, cGMP, or a regulated environment.
• Authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Lilly does not anticipate providing sponsorship for employment visa status.

Responsibilities

• Adhering to safety, quality, and environmental requirements and escalating adverse events.
• Operate processes and equipment per batch records and SOPs to meet production schedules.
• Conduct lab or pilot plant experiments and maintain notebooks or records.
• Dispense materials accurately and execute written/verbal directions, including testing and scale-up.
• Ensure daily monitoring, testing, and cleaning to keep equipment in good condition.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Solvents handling

Documentation skills

Teamwork

Learning agility

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Delta V

Pi

Glass reactor systems

Filtration equipment

Rotary evaporators

Pumping systems

Job description

Lilly Medicine Foundry in Indianapolis, IN, seeks a Kilo Lab Technician to support startup activities and bring manufacturing equipment into service. The Technician becomes an expert in their area and collaborates with sites that produce APIs, ensuring a safety-first, quality-always approach as production scales to kilo quantities.

This role requires domestic/international travel and hands-on experience in GMP environments, supporting diverse unit operations from small molecules to high-potent