We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.
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 35,000 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.
Are you looking to make a significant difference by contributing to development of novel mRNA therapeutics targeted at the CNS?
We are seeking an ambitious post-doctoral scientist with strong research and communication skills to contribute to highly visible research projects.
Your work will contribute to the development of mRNA therapeutics to address unmet needs in CNS diseases. In this role, you will :
- Design and optimize novel secreted fusion proteins that will be expressed from mRNAs.
- Test the mRNAs function in internally established assays in vitro and in vivo.
- Establish and optimize new assays required to achieve project goals.
- Collaborate with and learn from delivery innovation, protein, and mRNA engineering mentors and a wide range of cross functional subject matter experts across Lilly.
- Identify areas of key need across clinical development and champion creative solutions to address those needs. Maintain external awareness and learning to benefit the organization.
- Present findings at conferences and publish in high quality peer-reviewed journals.
Basic Qualifications :
PhD in Life Science related field.
Additional Skills / Preferences :
- Self-directed and highly motivated individual who wants to learn new techniques while continually pursuing research and publication goals.
- Excellent communicator (oral and written) with presentation experience, along with a strong publication record.
- Proficient in data analysis and reporting.
- Experienced with biology of protein secretion, uptake, and intracellular protein trafficking.
- Experienced with cell culture and basic cell manipulation techniques.
- Experienced with a wide range of molecular biology techniques for analysis of nucleic acids and proteins.
- Familiarity with fusion protein and mRNA sequence design principles.
- Familiarity with mechanisms of protein translation.
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.
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
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.
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