ADME​/SLOT Discovery Operations Scientist

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This is hard, urgent, selfless work—but it’s work worth doing. If you’re driven by purpose and ready to bring your best to work that truly matters for patients, we invite you to join us.

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 Lilly

The ADME/SLOT Discovery Operations Scientist supports the Specialized Science organization by executing and coordinating critical bioanalytical and operational activities that directly advance the Lilly ADME discovery portfolio. This individual will serve as a key operational resource for the SLOT (Scientific Logistics and Oversight Team) and ADME Specimen Management functions, managing CRO partnerships, study lifecycle activities, data integrity workflows, and functional planning and contracting initiatives.

• Coordinate bioanalytical study activities with internal and external research partners, including tracking project status and resolving issues as they arise.
• Manage the intake, submission, and quality review of bioanalysis study requests and vendor deliverables.
• Prepare bioanalytical study reports, including data compilation, analysis, and summary documentation.
• Maintain data repositories and templates used to organize, validate, and archive ADME discovery data.
• Reconcile vendor invoices and maintain accurate financial tracking records, confirming study completion prior to approval.
• Partner with procurement, quality, and operations teams to support vendor oversight and compliance

• Support functional planning and contracting activities, including capacity planning, forecasting, and resource alignment with external partners.
• Contribute to operational metrics, dashboards, and reporting to monitor performance and identify process improvements.
• Help reconcile vendor contractual commitments against actual utilization and support vendor governance activities such as performance reviews and contract renewals.
• Maintain strong vendor relationships and elevate issues appropriately.

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in a scientific field (e.g., chemistry, biochemistry, biology, pharmaceutical sciences).
• A minimum of 3 years of experience in a laboratory, CRO, or pharmaceutical operations setting.
• 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.

• Experience in ADME, bioanalysis, or drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics (DMPK), including familiarity with in vitro and in vivo study types (e.g., BEA, TK studies).
• Familiarity with LC-MS bioanalytical platforms and software (e.g., Analyst, Watson) and CRO data delivery workflows.
• Experience with CRO oversight and sponsor-vendor interactions, including invoice reconciliation, study tracking, performance monitoring, financial operations, process improvement, and metric development.
• Strong project management skills with demonstrated ability to…