Elanco · 3 hours ago
Principal Research Scientist
Indianapolis, IN
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
5+ years expElanco is a global leader in animal health dedicated to innovation and delivering products to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets. The Principal Research Scientist will conduct groundbreaking clinical research to develop novel animal health products and manage multiple research projects while ensuring adherence to company standards and best practices.
ManufacturingPetSupply Chain Management
Responsibilities
Responsible for conducting groundbreaking clinical research, all with the goal of developing novel, effective animal health products
Conceptualize, design, construct, and validate cell based in vivo and in vitro bioassays to screen activity and potency of Elanco’s proprietary biotherapeutic and vaccine molecules
Conceptualize, design, construct, and validate cell based in vitro anti-drug antibody assays
Develop pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic biomarker assay reagents and assays, including providing subject matter expertise on the development of biopharmaceutical pre-clinical and clinical pharmacology flow schemes
Keep abreast of scientific developments in the field and integrate these novel developments into our research and development projects
Provide expertise and specialized knowledge in the evaluation of new platform technologies; determine which technologies and processes are best suited to meet Elanco’s unique needs
Proactively search for novel technologies or product opportunities; use specialized knowledge to establish collaborations and research programs to deliver innovative technical solutions
Transfer knowledge and information from research to development, from development to registration, and from registration to launch, including the preparation of internal and external publications; ensure each step follows Elanco’s company-wide standards and best practices
Analyze Elanco’s current product offerings and identify areas for further research and development
Manage and oversee multiple research projects, ensuring that each project adheres to Elanco’s standards, protocols, and best practices
Supervises 8 subordinates: Consultants and Senior Research Scientists
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Veterinary Science, Veterinary Medicine, Animal Science, a related field, or a foreign equivalent plus 5 years of progressively responsible post-baccalaureate experience in job offered or any research scientist related job titles
At least 5 years of experience in clinical product development including experience with regulatory requirements for drug, vaccine, and parasitology
Conducting GCP and GLP studies
Obtaining approval for parasitology, small molecule drug, as well as vaccine projects
Team management
Technical writing experience (writing papers for submission to regulatory agencies / publications)
Developing clinical regulatory strategy
Parasitology technologies for farm animals
25% domestic and international travel required for internal meetings for project planning and external meetings with external business partners for planning project implementations
Company
Elanco
Elanco is an animal health company that manufactures and markets a diverse range of products to promote animal health and well-being.
5001-10000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (9)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$252.86MKey Investors
AncoraBill & Melinda Gates Foundation
2023-12-30Post Ipo Equity· $250M
2018-09-19IPO
2017-05-24Grant· $2.86M
Leadership Team
Dave Kinard
Executive Vice President Human Resources, Corporate Affairs & Administration
Jennifer Black
Senior Director, Global Indirect Procurement
Recent News
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