Associate Scientist– Clinical Chemistry and Biomarker Research

At Lilly, the work is demanding because patients are waiting. We unite caring with discovery to help make life better for people around the world, knowing that every decision, every detail, and every day matters. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, our over 50,000 employees around the globe take on complex challenges to discover and deliver life‑changing medicines, strengthen how health is understood and managed, and support the communities we serve.

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.

Our clinical chemistry and biomarker laboratory within Cardiometabolic Research (CMR) generates high‑quality data across preclinical and clinical samples — to characterize and evaluate the safety, efficacy, and pharmacology of therapeutic candidates from discovery through clinical development. We are strengthening this capability and are seeking a hands‑on scientific team leader to establish reliable, high‑quality delivery, build a collaborative and resilient team, and adapt to shifting portfolio priorities.

This is a senior, hands‑on leadership role that leads and coordinates the people and day‑to‑day operations of the clinical chemistry laboratory and owns the review, interpretation, and translation of analytical results into clear, actionable conclusions for therapeutic‑area scientists, study teams, and cross‑functional partners. The emphasis is team leadership and interpretation rather than routine bench execution; however, this is a working leader who retains hands‑on competency and steps at the bench as needed to train staff, cover workload, and lead by example.

Success depends on strong delegation, a collaborative team culture, and an out‑of‑the‑box approach suited to a discovery setting that does not fully mirror a standard clinical chemistry laboratory. A central objective is to build and standardize operations — coordinating closely with all biomarker research labs on shared samples and hand‑offs — and to restore dependable, on‑time turnaround.

• 1. Team Leadership, Delegation & Culture — Lead, coordinate, and develop the laboratory team of employees and contractors. Delegate effectively across the team, balance and schedule workload, and provide day‑to‑day coaching, mentoring, training, and competency development. Champion a collaborative, accountable, high‑performing culture, and establish clear roles, expectations, and ways of working as the group rebuilds.
• 2. Interpretation & Translation of Results — Review and interpret clinical chemistry, hematology, pathology and biomarker data and translate results into clear conclusions and their biological and study context for therapeutic‑area scientists, study directors, and cross‑functional partners. Contextualize findings against species‑specific reference intervals and expected physiology, follow up on anomalies, present result summaries, and serve as the laboratory’s point of contact for data interpretation.
• 3. Technical Leadership & Hands‑On Support — Maintain personal competency in core clinical chemistry, pathology and biomarker methods. Perform, troubleshoot, and validate assays as needed to support the team, cover capacity, and onboard new tests; provide at‑the‑bench technical guidance; establish, deliver, and assess staff training and competency programs; and serve as a technical resource for laboratory personnel, study teams, veterinarians/pathologists, and external partners.
• 4. Quality, Compliance & Data Integrity — Oversee QC and data review to ensure high quality and eliminate errors. Author and revise SOPs/SLPs, methods, and guidelines; ensure adherence to applicable standards and quality systems (e.g., GLP/GCP/GCLP/CLIA/CAP as applicable); own investigations, corrective and preventive actions, and audit and inspection readiness.
• 5. Laboratory Operations & Standardization — Direct daily workflow, sample management and chain‑of‑custody, instrument readiness, inventory, and laboratory organization and safety — primarily through the team. Drive…