Small Molecule Process Chemist - Scale-Up & Development

100 Eli Lilly and Company; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 169,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Pension

Vacation benefits

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Flexible benefits

Life insurance

Paid time off

Well-being programs

Job summary

Lilly is seeking a chemically skilled professional to help develop processes for pharmaceutical candidate compounds. This lab-based role focuses on minimizing production costs while maximizing manufacturing capacity, with strong emphasis on synthetic organic chemistry and data communication.

Team collaboration across chemists, analysts, and engineers is essential to scale up chemical processes, plan experiments, and document outcomes while adhering to safety standards at the Indianapolis site.

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, or closely related organic chemistry STEM degree.
• Good interpersonal skills and a collaborative mindset; excellent ability to communicate and understand customer expectations
• Demonstrated self-initiative and appropriate risk-taking
• Ability to prioritize multiple activities and manage ambiguity
• An active scientific curiosity and interest for complementary disciplines within the pharmaceutical industry
• Attention to detail and an ability to diagnose problems
• Proficiency in ChemDraw, Excel, and other software for managing and viewing data
• Knowledge of and experience using analytical techniques such as NMR and LC-MS.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to a healthy, supportive work culture and maintain a highly organized laboratory area with a strong focus on all aspects of chemical and occupational safety.
• Plan and execute laboratory experiments, analyze outcomes, optimize conditions, and document and communicate experimental findings.
• Preparing various quantities of materials (milligrams to grams) for use by the program/project team customers, and interfacing with other chemists, analysts, and engineers for the successful scale-up of the chemical process.
• Working knowledge of analytical techniques such as HPLC, GC, and TLC; skilled in purification techniques such as flash chromatography and crystallization.
• Good spectroscopy skills (the ability to operate and interpret results from NMR and mass spectroscopy, for example)

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Self-initiative

Prioritization

Scientific curiosity

Attention to detail

ChemDraw

Excel

Data analysis

NMR

LC-MS

Education

BS/MS in Chemistry/biochemistry/chemical engineering or related organic chemistry STEM degree

Tools

HPLC

GC

TLC

Flash chromatography

Crystallization

NMR

LC-MS

Job description

Lilly is seeking a chemically skilled professional to help develop processes for pharmaceutical candidate compounds. This lab-based role focuses on minimizing production costs while maximizing manufacturing capacity, with strong emphasis on synthetic organic chemistry and data communication.

Team collaboration across chemists, analysts, and engineers is essential to scale up chemical processes, plan experiments, and document outcomes while adhering to safety standards at the Indianapolis site.