Advisor

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 35,000 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.

Lilly is passionate about the discovery, development and commercialization of potential new medicines that will impact and improve the lives of patients. Our Medicines Innovation Hub team is an innovation-focused organization striving to identify, develop and apply the most groundbreaking technologies to deliver maximum benefit to our patients. Our agile and diverse team strives to operate as an autonomous 'biotech-like' company within the walls of Lilly.

In the Medicines Innovation Hub Team, both basic and applied sciences are vital. We are looking for creative and energetic problem solvers to lead in a multidisciplinary team at the front edge of innovation.

Key facets of the role are identifying and leveraging novel biocatalytic approaches in the creation of novel small molecules, protection/deprotection reactions, and ligation approaches to elaborate linear molecules. Successful candidates will have a strong working knowledge of chemistry, biochemistry and biology techniques and the ability to collaborate with a highly cross functional team.

You will join our fast-paced, interdisciplinary team as we apply biocatalysis to the discovery and development of novel therapeutic modalities to enhance the Lilly portfolio. The successful applicant will use their knowledge and technical expertise to complement and enable core capabilities and help drive the creation and development of new clinical candidates. Do you have the skills for creative approaches and modalities in discovery and development focused on identifying impactful therapies for the patient? We want you on our team! Apply today and help us take novel therapeutics to the next level!

Basic Qualifications:
• PhD in chemistry, chemical biology, or related field.

Additional Skills/Preferences:
• Expertise in the discovery and application of new reactions using biocatalysis on analytical and preparative scales.
• Expertise in the design of High-Throughput Experimentation (HTE) and screening of small molecules for new reaction discovery.
• Expertise in analytical chemistry techniques: developing methods, chiral separations, and quantification by mass spectrometry
• Expertise in cell culture, maintenance, and molecular cloning leveraging various cell lines
• Experience with protein engineering, including directed evolution using mutagenesis for library generation
• Experience in designing new synthetic organic routes and ability to separate, purify, isolate, and characterize small organic compounds.
• Strong scientific communication skills including oral and written presentations.

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