Overview In this role you will advance analytical and formulation development for synthetic drug substances, from early research through commercialization. You will work with cross-functional teams to select and characterize formulations, identify risks, and ensure regulatory-compliant drug product delivery. You'll contribute to optimizing drug form and performance, shaping development strategies, and delivering solutions that impact patients. Join Lilly's mission to translate discovery into life-changing medicines at scale, on a diverse and collaborative team. This is a pivotal opportunity to influence early development and support a broad portfolio with meaningful impact.
Compensation / Benefits- bonus
- 401(k)
- medical, dental, vision
- flexible benefits (FSA)
- life insurance
- well-being benefits
Responsibilities- Develop analytical methods and perform experiments to support early clinical formulation development for diverse synthetic drug molecules.
- Collaborate with formulation scientists to guide formulation selection and characterization for pre-clinical and early clinical candidates.
- Partner with biopharmaceutical modeling scientists, analytical chemists, pharmaceutical scientists, and engineers to define drug form and process characteristics for desired product performance.
- Identify and mitigate technical risks affecting clinical and commercial drug product performance and production.
- Execute activities in compliance with safety, quality, regulatory, GLP/GMP, and legal requirements.
- Prepare regulatory documents and articulate product performance control strategies and biopharmaceutics risk mitigation for trials and commercialization.
- Contribute to a culture of diverse thinking to drive innovative solutions.
- Demonstrate strong communication, organizational, and leadership skills and engage with external scientific communities to foster collaborations.
Key requirements- B.S. in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Pharmaceutical Science, or related discipline
- Understanding of analytical techniques for physicochemical characterization and drug product performance (e.g., HPLC, UV, NIR, dissolution)
- Strong leadership, teamwork, communication, and writing abilities
- Authorized to work in the United States full-time (no visa sponsorship provided)
- leadership
- communication
- written communication
- analytical chemistry
- formulation development
- pharmaceutical sciences
