Research Informatics Platform Engineer

BioSpace; Indianapolis (IN); Hybrid; USD 132,000 - 244,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Pension

Health, dental, vision benefits

Vacation benefits

Well-being benefits

Job summary

Lilly in Indianapolis seeks a Research Informatics Platform Engineer to build AI and informatics tools for accelerating drug discovery. You will design architecture, deploy scalable services, and develop software to harness ML and computational tooling to assist researchers daily.

Role requires strong programming in Go/Rust/Java/C++, scripting (Python/JavaScript), and experience with containers, Kubernetes, RESTful APIs, TDD, and CI/CD.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering.
• Minimum 4 years of experience in architecture and software engineering.
• Experience designing and delivering scalable software platforms.

Responsibilities

• Build cutting edge AI & informatics tools to accelerate Lilly's drug discovery.
• Design architecture, deploy scalable services and integrations.
• Develop software to harness ML and computational tooling for researchers.

Skills

Go

Rust

Java

C++

Python

JavaScript

Containers

Serverless

Kubernetes

HTTP APIs

Test driven development

CI/CD

Distributed systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/SE

Minimum 4 years experience in architecture and software engineering

Tools

AWS/GCP/Azure or cloud tooling

Job description

At Lilly, the work is demanding because patients are waiting. We unite caring with discovery to help make life better for people around the world, knowing that every decision, every detail, and every day matters. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, our over 50,000 employees around the globe take on complex challenges to discover and deliver life-changing medicines, strengthen how health is understood and managed, and support the communities we serve. This is hard, urgent, selfless work—but it’s work worth doing. If you’re driven by purpose and ready to bring your best to work that truly matters for patients, we invite you to join us.

As a Lilly Research Informatics Platform Engineer, you will build cutting edge AI & Informatics tools with a team of passionate engineers to accelerate & enhance Lilly’s drug discovery process. You will be hands-on designing architecture, deploying scalable services/integrations, and developing novel software to harness the power of ML & computational tooling to assist researchers in their day-to-day work. You will collaborate closely with partners from Lilly Research Labs, AI, Software Engineering, and industry leading partners outside Lilly to accelerate medicine discovery for Lilly.

What You Should Bring

• Go, Rust, Java, C++ or other OOP
• Experience with scripting languages such as Python/Javascript
• Worked with Containers, Serverless, Kubernetes and other hosting targets
• Understanding of HTTP and restful based APIs.
• Experience applying test driven development methodologies to catch bugs early & prevent feature reversion.
• Experience using CI tools to automatically test & CD tools to automatically deploy code updates.
• Experience applying systems engineering concepts to distributed systems with high throughput & availability requirements.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor\'s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering
• Minimum 4 years of experience in architecture and software engineering

Preferences

• Master\'s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering
• Proven track record of delivering complex, cross-functional IT solutions.

Location & Work Flexibility

This role is based at our Corporate Center in Indianapolis. We offer a flexible hybrid work model, with three days onsite and two days working remotely each week, supporting both collaboration and work‑life balance.

Remote employees will be considered for those not based near Indianapolis, IN.

Lilly is dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities to actively engage in the workforce, ensuring equal opportunities when vying for positions. If you require accommodation to submit a resume for a position at Lilly, please complete the accommodation request form (https://careers.lilly.com/us/en/workplace-accommodation) for further assistance. Please note this is for individuals to request an accommodation as part of the application process and any other correspondence will not receive a response.

Lilly is proud to be an EEO Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

Our employee resource groups (ERGs) offer strong support networks for their members and are open to all employees. Our current groups include: Africa, Middle East, Central Asia (AMECA), Black Employees at Lilly (BE@Lilly), Chinese Culture Network (CCN), EnAble, Evolve, Lilly Indian Network (LIN), Organization of Latinx at Lilly (OLA), Pride (LGBTQ+ Allies), Veterans Leadership Network (VLN) and Women’s Initiative for Leading at Lilly (WILL).

Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is

$132,000 - $244,200

Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k); pension; vacation benefits; eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts); life insurance and death benefits; certain time off and leave of absence benefits; and well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities).Lilly reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion and Lilly’s compensation practices and guidelines will apply regarding the details of any promotion or transfer of Lilly employees.