Scientist

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 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.

We are seeking an entry-level Scientist to join the Technical Services & Manufacturing Sciences (TSMS) organization at Eli Lilly and Company. This role offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience at the intersection of science, technology, manufacturing, and regulatory compliance, supporting the production of commercial, life‑saving medicines.

Scientists in TSMS are exposed to the full lifecycle of pharmaceutical manufacturing and play a critical role in ensuring the safety, quality, and reliability of medicines across therapeutic areas including diabetes, oncology, endocrinology, and animal health. This position provides broad visibility into the pharmaceutical industry while building a strong foundation for long-term scientific and technical career growth.

What You’ll Do

As a TSMS Scientist, you will actively contribute to manufacturing operations and continuous improvement initiatives by applying scientific principles to real‑world challenges. Key responsibilities include:

• Develop and maintain scientific understanding of manufacturing processes used to produce pharmaceutical substances and drug products.
• Analyze manufacturing and laboratory data, perform routine data monitoring, and identify trends to support process improvements and operational excellence.
• Provide direct technical support to manufacturing operations, including support of non‑routine events such as deviation investigations.
• Apply scientific principles to deliver practical, real‑world solutions to technical and business‑related manufacturing challenges.
• Support the preparation of technical documentation, including technical reports, change controls, protocols, deviations, and regulatory submissions.
• Utilize Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) to analyze process intermediates, active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), and finished drug products.
• Monitor and respond to statistically based process metrics in real time to assess process capability and variability.
• Lead or contribute to technical improvement initiatives within your area of responsibility to drive quality, efficiency, and robustness.
• Collaborate effectively with cross‑functional partners including engineering, manufacturing, development, quality, and other scientific teams to deliver TSMS objectives and business goals.

Scientists at Lilly are responsible for:

• Ensuring reliability of our manufacturing and utility systems
• Searching for and implementing continuous improvements
• Maintaining our facilities and processes in a state of compliance with US and global regulations
• Managing capital projects
• Designing and developing drug delivery systems

Basic Qualifications Requirements:

• BS in STEM related degree
• Qualified applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Lilly will not provide support for or sponsor work authorization or visas for this role, including but not limited to F-1 CPT, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, J-1, H-1B, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, or L-1.

Additional Skills/Preferences Desired Experience:

• Analysis/problem assessment skills

• Communication (oral and written) skills

• Information monitoring skills, quality orientation, and teamwork/interpersonal skills

• Previous internship experience within the pharmaceutical industry

• Searching for and implementing continuous improvements

• Maintaining our facilities and processes in a state of compliance with US and global regulations

• Managing capital projects

• Designing and developing drug delivery systems

Lilly is dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities to actively engage in the workforce, ensuring equal opportunities when vying for positions. If you require accommodation to submit a resume for a position at Lilly, please complete the accommodation request form (https://careers.lilly.com/us/en/workplace-accommodation) for further assistance. Please note this is for individuals to request an accommodation as part of the application process and any other correspondence will not receive a response.

Lilly is proud to be an EEO Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

Our employee resource groups (ERGs) offer strong support networks for their members and are open to all employees. Our current groups include: Africa, Middle East, Central Asia Network, Black Employees at Lilly, Chinese Culture Network, Japanese International Leadership Network (JILN), Lilly India Network, Organization of Latinx at Lilly (OLA), PRIDE (LGBTQ+ Allies), Veterans Leadership Network (VLN), Women’s Initiative for Leading at Lilly (WILL), enAble (for people with disabilities). Learn more about all of our groups.

Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location.  The anticipated wage for this position is

$66,000 - $149,600

Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a 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; and well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities).Lilly reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion and Lilly’s compensation practices and guidelines will apply regarding the details of any promotion or transfer of Lilly employees.

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