Principal Research Scientist

Location: Indianapolis
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** At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!
**** As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets.*
* ** At Elanco, we are driven by our vision of Food and Companionship Enriching Life and our purpose – all to Go Beyond for Animals, Customers, Society and Our People.
**** At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success. Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.
**** Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today!
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* Job Title:

** Principal Research Scientist
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* Location:

** 450 Elanco Circle, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46221. 25% domestic and international travel required for internal meetings for project planning and external meetings with external business partners for planning project implementations.
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* Job Description:

** Your day-to-day will include:
* Responsible for conducting groundbreaking clinical research, all with the goal of developing novel, effective animal health products.
* Conceptualize, design, construct, and validate cell based in vivo and in vitro bioassays to screen activity and potency of Elanco’s proprietary biotherapeutic and vaccine molecules.
* Conceptualize, design, construct, and validate cell based in vitro anti-drug antibody assays.
* Develop pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic biomarker assay reagents and assays, including providing subject matter expertise on the development of biopharmaceutical pre-clinical and clinical pharmacology flow schemes.
* Keep abreast of scientific developments in the field and integrate these novel developments into our research and development projects.
* Provide expertise and specialized knowledge in the evaluation of new platform technologies; determine which technologies and processes are best suited to meet Elanco’s unique needs.
* Proactively search for novel technologies or product opportunities; use specialized knowledge to establish collaborations and research programs to deliver innovative technical solutions.
* Transfer knowledge and information from research to development, from development to registration, and from registration to launch, including the preparation of internal and external publications; ensure each step follows Elanco’s company-wide standards and best practices.
* Analyze Elanco’s current product offerings and identify areas for further research and development.
* Manage and oversee multiple research projects, ensuring that each project adheres to Elanco’s standards, protocols, and best practices.
* Supervises 8 subordinates:
Consultants and Senior Research Scientists.
** You have the following technical skills and qualifications:
*** Requirement - Bachelor’s degree in Veterinary Science, Veterinary Medicine, Animal Science, a related field, or a foreign equivalent plus 5 years of progressively responsible post-baccalaureate experience in job offered or any research scientist related job titles.
* Relevant experience - Applicants must possess at least 5 years of experience in the following: (1) clinical product development including experience with regulatory requirements for drug, vaccine, and parasitology; (2) conducting GCP and GLP studies; (3) obtaining approval for parasitology, small molecule drug, as well as vaccine projects; (4) team management; (5) Technical writing experience (writing papers for submission to regulatory agencies / publications);

(6) developing clinical regulatory strategy; and (7) parasitology technologies for farm animals.
* 25% domestic and international travel required for internal meetings for project planning and external meetings with external business partners for planning project…