Postdoctoral Scientist – Next Generation Sequencing of Adventitious Agents

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Company: 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.

The Post doctoral fellow will be responsible for the development of a next generation sequencing (NGS) platform to detect adventitious agent contamination in biologics. The Post doctoral fellow is responsible for the development of strategies and experiments which demonstrate the ability to accurately detect adventitious viruses in biologics with sufficient sensitivity. He/she is responsible for ensuring that biosafety strategies and data packages meet FDA and ICH guidelines for the appropriate phase of development. The Scientist will work closely with other functional groups internally and externally on issues related to NGS. He/she is also responsible for leading/supporting organizational strategic initiatives, evaluating and/or installing new capabilities/technologies and leveraging internal and external influence to solve problems and benchmark potential solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement an NGS platform to support Biosafety strategies for Lilly’s mammalian cell culture bioproduct molecules and gene therapy molecules.
• Design and execute both laboratory studies and bioinformatics used in NGS
• Lead the design and execution of NGS for adventitious agent testing.
• Work effectively with external parties on development projects, research collaborations and outsourcing efforts.
• Author technical reports, regulatory documents, and manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journals.
• Keep abreast of relevant scientific literature/new technologies /capabilities and regulatory initiatives/requirements. Lead implementation, as appropriate.
• Leverage internal and external influence to solve problems and benchmark potential solutions.

Basic Qualifications

Ph.D. in Virology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology or related field; alternatively, skills commensurate with a Ph.D. Virologist

Additional Skills and Preferences

• Broad knowledge of Virology and Molecular Biology principles including NGS and PCR.
• Demonstration of scientific leadership skills.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Must be able to work productively in an interdisciplinary team environment.

About Eli Lilly’s Postdoctoral Scientist Program

When it comes to research and development, our goal is to discover and deliver innovative medicines that make life better for people around the world. It’s challenging, expensive, and often filled with failure. But even when we fail, we advance medical science and understanding by learning more about diseases, biology, and chemistry – ultimately bringing new solutions one step closer to reality.

Over the course of our history, we have shed light on some of the toughest health care problems known to man – diabetes, heart disease, infectious diseases, neuroscience disorders, cancer, and more. We could not pursue this without our research and development team.

Postdoctoral scientists help us continue this pursuit. During your experience you will get:

• Top industry research experience
• Mentoring by some of Lilly’s top scientists
• Laboratory and classroom training and education to further your development
• Collaboration and networking across dozens of postdoctoral scientists and other researchers

Additional Information

• This position is not permanent. It is for a fixed duration of two years with potential to extend to 3 years. You will have opportunities to apply for full time positions after your duration is complete.

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