Site Analytical Steward - QC

Eli Lilly and Company; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Eli Lilly and Company in Houston, TX is building a new greenfield API manufacturing site and seeks a Site Analytical Steward to provide day-to-day analytical support as testing capabilities come online.

You will work under the mentorship of the Analytical Molecule Steward, perform hands-on laboratory problem solving, support investigations into aberrant data, and help grow site analytical readiness across multiple modalities as equipment, methods, and staff come online.

Qualifications

• The Site Analytical Steward provides day-to-day analytical technical support.
• Under mentorship, grows technical depth and independence over time.

Responsibilities

• Perform hands-on laboratory problem solving and support investigations of aberrant data and results.
• Help build site analytical readiness across modalities as equipment, methods and staff come online.

Job description

• Support protocol-driven studies (e.g., method validations, investigational studies, method transfers) under guidance.

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.

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our 40,000 employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We're looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.

Lilly is currently constructing an advanced manufacturing facility for production of API molecules located in Houston, TX. This facility is intended to provide APIs for current and future products, including new modalities. This is a unique opportunity to be a part of the startup team for a greenfield manufacturing site, and the successful candidate will help to build the processes and facility to enable a successful startup into GMP manufacturing operations.

Position Overview

The Site Analytical Steward provides day-to-day analytical technical support for the Lilly Houston site as it stands up small molecule and oligonucleotide Drug Substance (DS) testing capability. Working under the technical mentorship of the Analytical Molecule Steward, this role performs hands-on laboratory problem solving, supports investigations of aberrant data and results, and helps build site analytical readiness across both modalities as equipment, methods, and staff come online.

This is a developmental role: the Site Analytical Steward is expected to grow technical depth and independence over time, with the Analytical Molecule Steward providing structured mentorship, training, and oversight. As capability and experience develop, the Site Analytical Steward takes on increasing ownership of routine