Eli Lilly and Company · 18 hours ago
Advisor/Sr. Advisor, Downstream Purification Development
Indianapolis, IN
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$126K/yr - $205K/yrEli Lilly and Company is a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, dedicated to discovering and delivering life-changing medicines. The role involves collaborating with teams to develop and optimize purification processes for recombinant therapeutic proteins and leading strategic initiatives to enhance capabilities and technologies in the field.
BiotechnologyHealth CareMedicalPharmaceutical
Responsibilities
Lead the design, execution, and interpretation of appropriate purification development experiments to drive the definition and optimization of downstream processes for the generation of recombinant protein active pharmaceutical ingredients
Use first principles and designed experiments (DOE) to predict/understand/control the impact of physical and chemical processing conditions on recombinant protein product quality
Lead the development of validated scaled-down models of key bioprocess unit operations including: filtration/TFF, chromatography operations and freeze/thaw
Participate in and/or lead cross-functional process development teams and effectively collaborate with other groups in Bioprocess and Bioproduct Development, Discovery, Technical services for Manufacturing and Manufacturing
Support transfer of purification processes to technical services for Manufacturing laboratories and pilot plant/manufacturing sites
Authorship of technical reports and regulatory documents
Work effectively with external parties on development projects, research collaborations and outsourcing efforts
Lead/support implementation of organizational strategic initiatives in support of the Lilly pipeline
Keep abreast of relevant scientific literature and new technologies/capabilities and regulatory initiatives/requirements. Lead implementation, as appropriate
Leverage internal and external influence to solve problems and benchmark potential solutions
Ensure work and team activities are aligned with all relevant Development Quality, regulatory, HSE, GLP and GMP requirements
Qualification
Required
Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Chemistry, or related field
General knowledge and understanding of issues associated with scaling of protein purification processes and use of statistics for data analysis
Preferred
Exceptional problem solving and decision-making skills
Demonstration of scientific skills
Effective oral and written communication skills
Must be able to work productively in an interdisciplinary team environment
Benefits
Company-sponsored 401(k)
Pension
Vacation benefits
Eligibility for medical, dental, vision and 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.
Founded in 1876
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
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
Recent News
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