Post-doctoral Biologist

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.

Organization Overview: 

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 45,000 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.

At Lilly, we serve an extraordinary purpose. For more than 140 years, we have worked diligently to discover medicines that make life better. These discoveries start in Lilly Research Laboratories, where our scientists work to create new medicines that will help solve our world’s greatest health challenges.  We are looking for a highly motivated Postdoctoral Biologist with strong in vivo background and animal surgery experience to join our discovery research team within the Biotherapeutic Enabling Biology (BioRx) in Biotechnology Discovery Research (BioTDR) at Lilly Research Labs, Indianapolis, Indiana. 

Lilly's Biotechnology Discovery Research organization delivers novel biotherapeutic medicines for clinical testing across multiple therapeutic areas. Our BioRx team is responsible for identifying and evaluating the biological activities of therapeutic peptides, antibodies, and proteins that address unmet medical needs.

Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will join an interactive, collaborative, and innovative scientific team to discover and advance peptide and antibody drugs to combat diseases in the diabetes, auto-immune diseases, oncology, neurodegenerative, pain and other unmet medical needs. 

• Provide technical leadership in developing rodent models, including models generated through survival surgeries, to support projects.
• Execute in vivo studies to test the therapeutic potential of peptides, antibodies, and proteins, including application of histology and imaging technologies.
• Perform mammalian cell culture and cell-based assays, as well as noncell-based in vitro assays.
• Analyze data (including statistical analysis and graphing) and propose follow-up plans. Participate in internal and external team meetings and deliver oral and written presentations of data.
• Actively interact with internal and external collaborators to accelerate progress and deliver key in vivo and in vitro data.
• Manage multiple priorities and timelines while delivering high-quality results.

Basic Requirements: 

• Ph.D. in Biology
• Proficiency in conducting in vivo studies
• Experience on small animal surgery and animal model development.
• Familiarity with cell-based assays
• Ability to work well independently and in a team environment

• 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.

Additional Skills/Preferences:

• Ph.D. completed
• Experience with wound healing, tendon, or ligament repair models
• Experience with brain sectioning
• Experience with fluorescence microscopy and/or high-content imaging
• Strong interpersonal and analytical/problem-solving skills

Additional Information:

• The position is located at Indianapolis, Indiana
• This position is not permanent.  It is for a fixed term position up to a maximum of 4 years.

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Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location.  The anticipated wage for this position is

Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k); pension; vacation benefits; eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts); life insurance and death benefits; certain time off and leave of absence benefits; and well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities).Lilly reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion and Lilly’s compensation practices and guidelines will apply regarding the details of any promotion or transfer of Lilly employees.

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