Advisor​/Sr. Advisor Molecular Biology, Cell Culture Upstream Process Development

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We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.

At Lilly, we serve an extraordinary purpose. We make a difference for people around the globe by discovering, developing and delivering medicines that help them live longer, healthier, more active lives. Not only do we deliver breakthrough medications, but you also can count on us to develop creative solutions to support communities through philanthropy and volunteerism.

The Bioproduct Research and Development (BR&D) organization strives to deliver innovative medicines to patients through the development and commercialization of monoclonal antibodies, novel therapeutic proteins, peptides, bioconjugates, cell therapies, gene therapies, and other genetic medicines etc. This organization is a multidisciplinary group that works collaboratively with our discovery, manufacturing and quality, business units.

The Advisor/Sr. Advisor is responsible for upstream process development activities related to the production of bioproduct active pharmaceutical ingredients including cell line development, cell culture process definition and optimization, process robustness studies, process transfers to pilot plant and manufacturing sites and authorship of upstream process development sections of Regulatory submissions. The position will interact closely with other scientists in  &D as well as Discovery, Technical services for Manufacturing and Manufacturing scientists.

They are expected to be an integral participant on multidisciplinary CMC project teams that support bioproduct process and product development activities.

• Design, execute and interpret appropriate upstream development experiments for generation of bioproduct active pharmaceutical ingredients including protein intermediates for bioconjugation.
• Provide support including hands‑on experiments for troubleshooting technical issues and driving innovation projects with novel ideas and technologies.
• Participate in cross‑functional process development teams and effectively collaborate with other groups in  &D, Discovery, Technical services for Manufacturing and Manufacturing.
• Support transfer of cell culture processes to pilot plant and manufacturing sites.
• Author technical reports and regulatory documents.
• Work effectively with external parties on development projects, research collaborations and outsourcing efforts.
• Support organizational initiatives as needed to achieve short‑term and long‑term departmental goals.
• Engage externally through conference attendance, presentations and publications. Identify, partner, and develop process innovations from the outside to complement existing capabilities and areas of focus and incorporate these across the portfolio.
• Ensure work is aligned with all relevant Development Quality, Regulatory, HSE, GLP and GMP requirements.
• Provide technical leadership, guidance, mentorship of junior scientists.

• PhD in Microbiology, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Biology, Chemical Engineer, or related field, or BS with >12 years, or MS with >8 years of relevant industrial experience.
• Knowledge of cell biology, cell culture, molecular biology with an emphasis on recombinant protein expression.
• General knowledge and understanding of the scaling of upstream processes, and potential issues and mitigation strategies.
• Extensive experience with designing experiments, generating data, interpreting results, and documenting the work independently.
• Ability to work well in a team environment incorporating a variety of functional relationships and desire to be a point of accountability.
• Effective oral and written communication skills, self‑management, task planning and…