Postdoctoral Scientist — Synthetic & Medicinal Chemistry

Eli Lilly and Company; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 58,000 - 123,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus potential

Comprehensive benefits

Occasional travel Boulder–Louisville

Job summary

Eli Lilly and Company in Boulder, CO is seeking a Postdoctoral Scientist in Synthetic & Medicinal Chemistry to advance discovery through novel targets and scalable methods.

The role combines modern synthetic chemistry with enabling technologies, including photochemistry/electrochemistry and flow processing, within a multidisciplinary team and a culture that values scientific publishing and collaboration.

Qualifications

• PhD in synthetic/medicinal chemistry or closely related field.
• Proficiency with analytical purification and characterization methods (NMR, HPLC, LC–MS).
• Experience aligning chemistry with process development and automation may be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Design and synthesize novel compounds; develop new synthetic methodologies.
• Purify materials and characterize compounds using standard techniques.
• Apply single‑electron chemistry approaches and flow processing for scale‑up.
• Collaborate within a multidisciplinary team and communicate results.

Skills

Synthetic chemistry

Analytical techniques

Lab automation

Education

PhD in related field

Tools

NMR

HPLC

LC-MS

Job description

Eli Lilly and Company in Boulder, CO is seeking a Postdoctoral Scientist in Synthetic & Medicinal Chemistry to advance discovery through novel targets and scalable methods.

The role combines modern synthetic chemistry with enabling technologies, including photochemistry/electrochemistry and flow processing, within a multidisciplinary team and a culture that values scientific publishing and collaboration.