Senior Director - Injection Physiology & Parenteral Delivery

Initial Therapeutics, Inc.; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 153,000 - 264,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Well-being and ERG programs

Job summary

Lilly is seeking a hands-on, senior technical leader to direct the Injection Physiology & Parenteral Delivery Science portfolio in Indianapolis. You will guide the group’s research direction, mentor junior scientists, and translate mechanistic physiology into device-design decisions across pipelines.

You will collaborate with academia, CROs, and regulatory bodies; champion innovative modeling and data-driven decisions with a focus on higher-concentration and higher-volume delivery.

Qualifications

• PhD in biomedical/mechanical engineering, pharmaceutical sciences, biophysics, or related field.
• 8+ years in injection physiology, subcutaneous/parenteral delivery, or injection biomechanics.
• Bridge preclinical injection-physiology to device-design, formulation, or dose-selection decisions.
• Working knowledge of design controls and quality systems in regulated industry.
• Experience with AI/ML-enabled tools to accelerate research and planning.
• Ability to lead, direct, and develop junior scientists.
• Publication/patent record in injection physiology or parenteral delivery.
• Excellent scientific communication across audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead and direct the injection physiology and parenteral delivery science team; set vision and strategy.
• Serve as Lilly's internal/external technical authority on injection physiology; guide cross-functional teams.
• Build external network of academic collaborators, CROs, and regulatory bodies; represent the work publicly.
• Design and oversee preclinical and clinical injection-physiology study strategy with internal and external partners.
• Coach and develop team members; drive scientific/process improvements across DDCS.

Skills

AI/ML tools

Leadership/mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

Scientific communication

Device/formulation translation

Education

PhD in biomedical/mechanical engineering

Tools

COMSOL

Job description

Lilly is seeking a hands-on, senior technical leader to direct the Injection Physiology & Parenteral Delivery Science portfolio in Indianapolis. You will guide the group’s research direction, mentor junior scientists, and translate mechanistic physiology into device-design decisions across pipelines.

You will collaborate with academia, CROs, and regulatory bodies; champion innovative modeling and data-driven decisions with a focus on higher-concentration and higher-volume delivery.