What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Advisor/Director – CNS Drug Delivery position at Eli Lilly and Company?
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.
Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is
148,500 - $217,800
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
For more than 130 years, Lilly has been dedicated to meeting the health care needs of people in the United States and around the world. We address these needs primarily by developing innovative medicines—investing a higher percentage of our sales in research and development than any other major pharmaceutical company.
The Drug Delivery and New Product Innovation Group within Lilly’s DDCS (Delivery and Device Connected Solutions) function studies physiological barriers across various routes of administration to apply and create novel patient centric drug delivery solutions. With a broad focus to develop injection device platforms and novel delivery devices to improve patient care, the group focuses in serving as a Center of Excellence in the following areas
Injection physiology (across various injection barriers) and new device ideation including modeling and simulation
Develop Novel Drug Delivery technologies (for various modalities and routes of administration) to create next gen patient centric medicines
Nanomedicine and Targeted delivery
Connected devices, digital biomarkers
We are seeking a highly collaborative and self-motivated professional with experience in CNS drug delivery to :
Key Responsibilities
Serve as a bridge between discovery and medical device teams to enable matrixed collaboration on projects / technologies to achieve creative results for impact on Neuroscience portfolio (early development).
Work closely with a multidisciplinary team of scientists and engineers to formulate preclinical study designs aligned with industry best practices to characterize biodistribution, in-vivo efficacy and other effects of drugs dosed directly to the CNS.
Identify best in class preclinical CROs, lead / contribute to protocol design, plan, schedule and execute studies at CROs, analyze, interpret and communicate study results to relevant stakeholders.
Work closely with the device design team to optimize / simplify direct to CNS drug delivery including interventional approaches.
Be up to date with relevant scientific literature, share findings with stakeholders and provide expert input toward optimizing drug delivery to the CNS.
Develop / train junior team members as needed.
Qualifications and Requirements
PhD in neurobiology or related field with a minimum of 4 years of relevant industrial / post-doctoral experience
In vivo animal research experience is required.
Knowledge of CNS anatomy, physiology, and biochemistry to help develop and support in vivo models is required.
Knowledge of direct to CNS drug delivery technologies is required
Knowledge of modeling and simulation to understand molecular transport within the CNS is preferred
Self-motivated, dedicated and adaptable to change
Excellent communication skills and attention to detail.
Ability to work in a multidisciplinary matrix environment and adaptability to changes in priorities.
Able to work well within a team.
Able to travel 25 % of the time to study sites and headquarters.
Employees may be required to work with, take specific precautions against and / or be immunized against potentially hazardous agents.
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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 : $148,500 - $217,800
