Undergrad Manufacturing Science – Full Time (Indy)

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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.

We strive to ensure our employees are part of a team that cares about them and our shared purpose of making life better for those around the world. How do we do this? We continue to look for ways to include, innovate, accelerate and deliver while maintaining integrity, excellence and respect for people. We hope that you seek to join us on our journey as we create medicine and deliver improved outcomes for patients across the globe!

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Lilly offers:
• A Purposeful Career-bringing together people who discover and deliver life-changing medicines that improve people’s lives around the world.
• A Balance of Work and Life-creating an environment for employees to be productive in both their lives and their work. An Opportunity for Growth-providing opportunities for each individual to develop and advance professionally.
• A Diverse Culture-committed to uniting individuals across cultures, and developing a comfortable, connected, environment that values diverse thought.

We’re looking for:
• Highly motivated and driven leaders.
• Individuals with integrity, excellence, and respect for people.
• Individuals who want to make a difference in someone else’s life.

Responsibilities

Manufacturing Science Overview:

• Ensuring reliability of our manufacturing and utility systems
• Searching for and implementing continuous improvements
• Maintaining our facilities and processes in a state of compliance with US and global regulations
• Managing capital projects
• Designing and developing drug delivery systems

The positions are entry level scientist positions in the Tech Services Manufacturing Sciences (TSMS) or Quality organizations and will be in areas including science and technology, direct process support as well as analytical laboratory support. The positions expose employees to the technology, science, and regulatory requirements for making commercialized life-saving medicine in therapeutic areas including but not limited to: diabetes, oncology, and endocrinology.

Scientists actively contribute to the TSMS and Quality organizations, building a comprehensive understanding of the pharmaceutical industry, and the role scientists play in creating solutions for Eli Lilly and Company. Scientists interact with other engineering, manufacturing, development, and other science professionals.

Quality Assurance: Develops and audit systems to ensure quality of medicine is achieved every time. Expert on production science and compliance to solve manufacturing challenges and support technological improvements.

Quality Control: Performs critical analytical testing to confirm consistent product quality. Evaluates and Investigates testing results, as well as, develops expertise to improve testing methods.

Technical Services Manufacturing Science: Oversees and develops scientific knowledge of the processes for making medicine. Analyzes data and performs routine data monitoring to lead process improvements and identify trends.

Project opportunities are available in, but not limited to, the following areas:

• Dry Products (tablets)
• Parenteral Products
• Bulk processing (small and large molecule)
• Small Molecule Design & Development

Key Objectives/Deliverables

• Provide a practical real-life solution to a manufacturing business related technical project.
• Understand the scientific principles required for manufacturing pharmaceutical substances, including the interaction of the chemistry and equipment.
• Provide technical support to non-routine (e.g. deviation) investigations.
• Be capable of preparing relevant technical documents, such as Reports, Change Controls, Regulatory submissions, Deviations, Protocols, etc.
• Utilize the principles of Good Laboratory Practices/Good Manufacturing Practices and principles to analyze process intermediates, active pharma ingredients, and drug product in a Quality Control Lab (QCL) using analytical techniques such as: wet chemistry, HPLC, ICP, AA, Titration, and/or Microbiological Assays.
• Actively run a technical improvement agenda within area of responsibility to drive process improvement.
• Monitor and appropriately react to established statistically based metrics in real-time to assess process variability and capability.
• Work within cross-functional teams in a positive fashion to implement TSMS or Quality objectives and deliver on business plan and quality objectives.

Basic Qualifications

Requirements:

• Positions located in Indianapolis, IN or Lebanon, IN
• Currently attending college and completion of a BS scientific discipline degree by August 2025
• Qualified candidates must be authorized to be legally employed in the United States. Lilly does not anticipate providing sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B or TN status) for this employment position.

Additional Skills/Preferences

Desired Experience:

• Analysis/problem assessment skills, communication (oral and written) skills, information monitoring skills, quality orientation, and teamwork/interpersonal skills
• Previous internship experience within the pharmaceutical industry

Lilly is dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities to actively engage in the workforce, ensuring equal opportunities when vying for positions. If you require accommodation to submit a resume for a position at Lilly, please complete the accommodation request form (https://careers.lilly.com/us/en/workplace-accommodation) for further assistance. Please note this is for individuals to request an accommodation as part of the application process and any other correspondence will not receive a response.

Lilly is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.

Our employee resource groups (ERGs) offer strong support networks for their members and help our company develop talented individuals for future leadership roles. Our current groups include: Africa, Middle East, Central Asia Network, African American Network, Chinese Culture Network, Early Career Professionals, Japanese International Leadership Network (JILN), Lilly India Network, Organization of Latinos at Lilly, PRIDE (LGBTQ + Allies), Veterans Leadership Network, Women’s Network, Working and Living with Disabilities. Learn more about all of our groups.

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