Analytical Chemistry - Discovery Chemistry Research & Technologies

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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

121,500 - $198,000

The Discovery Chemistry Research & Technologies organization within Lilly Research Laboratories (LRL) is seeking an Analytical Purification Scientist with expertise in supercritical fluid, normal phase, and reverse phase chromatography to join the Analytical Sciences group within Medicinal Chemistry located at Lilly Corporate Center, Indianapolis, IN. The candidate will act as a lead scientist to execute compound purification on milligram to gram scale using an array of analytical and preparative purification techniques and provide innovative solutions to complex analytical and separation problems to accelerate the small molecule discovery portfolio.

Responsibilities :

The ideal candidate will :

• Always keep safety as the top priority, striving to maintain a proactive safety culture.
• Work across all areas of achiral and chiral purification modes including normal phase, reverse phase, and SFC, crude sample analysis, method selection and optimization, and material quality control.
• Use their scientific knowledge and experience of various analytical techniques to solve diverse problems, develop purification methods, evaluate and implement new analytical technologies and methods, and influence purification strategy at project, team, and departmental levels.
• Be able to establish strong collaboration and partnerships with portfolio project teams to provide technical guidance to solve analytical and purification problems to allow for rapid iteration through design cycles.
• Work in close collaboration with internal and external partners to ensure a strong relationship and rapid delivery of quality results in a format customized to meet their specific needs.
• Maintain a high level of productivity in the laboratory setting.
• Work to support and enhance analytical and small scale-preparative purification capabilities for high-throughput chemistry experimentation and library synthesis.
• Collaborate with late-stage discovery projects to facilitate large-scale purifications.
• Be responsible for purification instruments, providing basic troubleshooting and partnering with groups for support.
• Mentor and develop scientific staff. Ensure continued technical and professional growth of group members, encourage efforts towards excellence and knowledge sharing.
• Keep abreast of current literature and industry trends to assess new approaches in purification and analytical technologies.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to manage several projects simultaneously.
• Contribute to Lilly Research Lab-wide initiatives embracing diversity of thought, background, and experience to deliver creative solutions in the face of ambiguity.
• Enthusiastic and self-motivated, with excellent communication skills necessary to operate effectively in a fast-paced multidisciplinary environment with flexibility and an adaptable approach to goal delivery.
• Demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills to represent both the technical aspects and business-related implications of your work.

Qualifications :

Minimum Qualifications :

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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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Salary : $121,500 - $198,000