Eli Lilly and Company · 1 day ago
Principal Scientist - In-vitro Display
San Diego, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$110K/yr - $187K/yr
6+ years expEli Lilly and Company is a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. They are seeking a highly motivated and organized Principal Scientist to contribute to the discovery and development of biotherapeutics, focusing on in vitro display systems for novel antibody discovery and related applications.
BiotechnologyHealth CareMedicalPharmaceutical
Responsibilities
Discover, engineer, and optimize antibodies using in vitro display technologies to improve biological function, developability, and immunogenicity profiles
Use biochemical and functional assays to evaluate antibody-antigen interaction including ELISA, cell binding and signaling assays, Octet or other SPR-based techniques
Demonstrate strong expertise in molecular and cellular biology techniques including western blotting, PCR, cell culture, and site-directed mutagenesis
Experience with antibody fusions, Fc-fusions, and conjugation to antibodies is highly desirable
Qualification
Required
B.S./M.S. in a relevant field with at least 6+ years industry experience in molecular biology, biochemistry, or protein engineering
Proven hands-on experience with fundamental biology techniques, including: cell culture, viability assays, transfections, Western blot, affinity assays, image-based assays
Strong experience in molecular biology including standard cloning techniques, sequence analysis, DNA and RNA extraction, ligation, PCR
Hands-on experience with flow cytometry
Experience in tissue culture
An understanding of biochemistry and molecular biology especially pertaining to techniques for protein engineering
Detail oriented
Skilled at data analysis and troubleshooting
Accountable for preparing and presenting data at lab meetings with guidance regarding required tasks and expected results
Preferred
Experience with flow cytometry is highly desirable
An understanding of antibody discovery, particularly with respect to in vitro display systems
Benefits
Company bonus
401(k)
Pension
Vacation benefits
Medical benefits
Dental benefits
Vision benefits
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
Well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities)
Company
Eli Lilly and Company
We're a medicine company turning science into healing to make life better for people around the world.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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Public CompanyTotal Funding
$6.5M2024-02-12Post Ipo Debt· $6.5M
1978-01-13IPO
Leadership Team
David Ricks
Chair, CEO
Lucas Montarce
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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