Eli Lilly
Pharma · Pharma
- HQ
- Indianapolis, US
- Founded
- 1875
- Size
- 35,000+
- Website
- lilly.com
Eli Lilly currently has 36 active AI-related job listings. The majority of these roles, 56%, are focused on agents, with data-related positions making up another 28%. Engineering is the most frequent function for these hires. The company is primarily hiring in the United States and India. Frequent technology tags include agent orchestration, RAG, and model serving, indicating a focus on building and deploying AI systems.
Currently tracking 28 active AI roles, down 25% versus the prior 4 weeks. Primary focus: Agent · Engineering. Salary range $58k–$345k (avg $175k).
Eli Lilly currently has 36 active AI-related roles in our index. The most common open titles are: Director, Discovery Bioinformatics Oncology (2), Advisor - Agent Research, Advisor - Antibody Developability Validation & Benchmarking, Advisor - Data Architect, Data Foundry, Advisor - Lab Automation Software Engineer. Most positions are in Engineering and Research.
Eli Lilly's active AI hiring is concentrated in: agents (53%), data (25%), application (8%). These categories follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle: data, pre-training, post-training, serving infrastructure, agents, evaluation, and application.
Eli Lilly is hiring AI talent in: United States (29 roles), India (7 roles).
Job postings at Eli Lilly most frequently reference: agent orchestration, rag, model serving, llm observability, vector db.
In the past 30 days, Eli Lilly has posted 12 new AI-related roles. That is a -48% change versus the prior 30 days (23 → 12).
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| Associate Director - Engineering Associate Director of Engineering for Formulation, Filling, and Automated Inspection operations in a pharmaceutical manufacturing site. Focuses on equipment reliability, quality, compliance, and team development within a GMP and regulatory environment. | — | 0 |
| HSE Permit Writer The Health Safety and Environment (HSE) Permit Writer role at Eli Lilly is responsible for developing and maintaining safe work permits within the Tank Farm and Solvent Recovery (TFSR) area. This involves coordinating with process, project, and maintenance teams, conducting risk assessments, preparing permits for activities like LOTO and hot work, and ensuring compliance with safety regulations and cGMP practices. The role requires a minimum of 10 years of experience in an applicable industry and direct HSE permit execution experience. | — | 0 |
| Post-Doctoral Scientist – Advanced Resin Characterization for TIDES Manufacturing This role focuses on developing advanced analytical techniques for resin characterization in peptide and oligonucleotide synthesis within the pharmaceutical industry. It involves quantifying diffusion effects, understanding reaction efficiencies, and utilizing various analytical methods like chromatography and mass spectrometry. The position requires a PhD in a relevant scientific field and emphasizes research, problem-solving, and publication. |
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| Associate Scientist - Process Development Associate Scientist - Process Development role at Eli Lilly focused on leading the development and optimization of downstream purification processes for viral vector programs, from research through preclinical development. Requires expertise in ultracentrifugation, chromatography, and TFF, with experience in process development strategies and platform development. | — | 0 |
| Laboratory Animal Veterinarian Eli Lilly is seeking a Clinical Veterinarian to support a rodent-based research program within their Nonclinical Safety Assessment department. The role involves leading daily clinical care, health surveillance, and oversight of rodent colonies, as well as collaborating with research scientists on animal models and protocols. The position requires a DVM or VMD with at least 3 years of experience in Laboratory Animal Medicine. | — | 0 |
| Principal Scientist - Process Translation and Execution Lilly Medicine Foundry This role is for a Principal Scientist in Process Translation and Execution at Eli Lilly's new Medicine Foundry. The focus is on translating chemical processes from development labs to pilot plant operations for clinical trial supply. Responsibilities include operating and troubleshooting kilo-scale equipment, applying chemical engineering principles for scale-up, developing models for filtration and crystallization, evaluating process safety, documenting procedures, and contributing to process improvement and troubleshooting. The role requires a BS/MS in Chemical Engineering and 4+ years of industry experience in pharmaceutical process development or manufacturing. | — | 0 |
| Principal Platform Reliability Engineer Principal Platform Reliability Engineer responsible for designing, operating, and improving highly available, scalable, and fault-tolerant systems across cloud environments. Focuses on establishing reliability standards, driving operational excellence, and enabling engineering teams. Key responsibilities include defining SLOs/SLIs, leading incident response, developing operational standards, implementing observability frameworks, building CI/CD pipelines, and ensuring security and compliance. | — | 0 |
| Process Technician - Filling (Day Shift) Process Technician role at Eli Lilly focused on operating automated filling equipment for syringes in a pharmaceutical manufacturing environment. Responsibilities include ensuring compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) and safety standards, supporting leadership, monitoring product quality, and assisting with operator training and development. Requires a High School Diploma and relevant experience in a regulated industry. | — | 0 |
| Associate Director, Clinical Research Lead (East Coast/Midwest) Associate Director, Clinical Research Lead responsible for driving clinical trial execution through investigator engagement and site performance management. This role requires deep therapeutic and scientific knowledge to influence investigators, elevate protocol understanding, and co-develop enrollment strategies. The CRL acts as a trusted partner to investigators and collaborates with internal teams to ensure quality, speed, and insight in trial delivery. Responsibilities include investigator management, clinical trial management, business development, and engagement with regulatory bodies. | — | 0 |
| Associate Director Data and Systems QA Associate Director of Data and Systems QA responsible for quality and regulatory compliance of computer systems and data management at a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility. This role involves direct quality oversight, guidance, and people leadership, with a focus on computer system validation and data integrity principles within a cGMP environment. | — | 0 |
| Senior Principal Scientist - Bioanalytical Research Senior Principal Scientist in Bioanalytical Research at Eli Lilly, focusing on small and large molecule mass spectrometry for oncology portfolios, particularly radioligand therapeutics. Responsibilities include sample preparation, operating mass spectrometers for quantitative bioanalysis, investigating structure-activity relationships (PK, biodistribution, biotransformation), and mentoring junior scientists. Requires a Bachelor's or Master's degree with significant experience in mass spectrometry and bioanalysis, with preferred qualifications in radioligand therapeutics and advanced data analysis tools, including AI-based analysis as an advantage. | — | 0 |
| Principal Associate - QA This role is for a Principal Associate in Quality Assurance at Eli Lilly, focusing on providing quality oversight for clinical trial materials, specifically in packaging and release. The responsibilities include ensuring cGMP compliance, managing document control, reviewing batch records, investigating deviations, and supporting regulatory audits. The role requires a STEM degree and 3-5 years of experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing, with a strong knowledge of cGMPs and FDA regulations. | — | 0 |
| Associate Director - TSMS Dry External Manufacturing Associate Director responsible for managing TS/MS and ENG personnel supporting external manufacture of dry products. Requires knowledge of cGMPs, regulatory manufacturing guidance, and validation/engineering practices. Role involves cross-functional collaboration, technical oversight, process optimization, and staff management within a pharmaceutical manufacturing environment. | — | 0 |
| Bioprocess Scientist (Drug Product) - Advanced Therapies Manufacturing Bioprocess Scientist role at Eli Lilly focused on the technical services and manufacturing science for gene therapy drug product. Responsibilities include providing technical support for tech transfer, process validation, investigations, formulation, filling, and packaging. The role requires a BS in a quantitative field with 3+ years of experience in cGMP manufacturing and parenteral drug product manufacturing, including statistical data trending and analysis. | — | 0 |
| Bioprocess Scientist (Downstream) - Advanced Therapies Manufacturing This role supports the development, implementation, and technical transfer of compliant manufacturing of gene therapy drug substance for clinical and commercial manufacture. It requires deep technical expertise in the molecule and process, strong working skills on manufacturing equipment and control systems, and data-driven decision-making. The role involves ensuring the process is in-control, capable, compliant, and validated, and may implement new technologies and process improvements. | — | 0 |
| Clinical Data Associate This role programs and tests clinical trial data collection databases, including mapping, testing, and normalization of data into a clinical data warehouse. It requires an understanding of data technology, data flow, data standards, database programming, normalization, and testing within the healthcare domain. | — | 0 |
| Senior Scientist – Manufacturing Science The Senior Scientist – Manufacturing Science provides technical support for the reliable and compliant manufacture of API External Manufacturing (API EM) portfolio, including raw materials, intermediates, enzymes, and bulk drug substances. This role executes technical projects involving experimentation, modeling, and data analysis to optimize process control, yield, purity, and productivity. Responsibilities include conducting laboratory-scale experiments, troubleshooting, and providing technical documentation for regulatory submissions and process improvements within a cGMP manufacturing environment. | — | 0 |
| Sr. Manager, IDAP Maintenance This role is for a Sr. Manager of IDAP Maintenance at Eli Lilly, a global healthcare leader. The position focuses on administrative and supervisory functions within maintenance, including coaching, performance reviews, staff development, resourcing, and succession planning. The manager will act as a subject matter expert in maintenance practices, CMMS systems, SOPs, and training processes, overseeing the Facilities/Utilities Maintenance Group's performance and business process improvements. Key responsibilities include managing the maintenance training program, ensuring compliance with safety procedures and ALCOA+ principles, and acting as a delegate for the Associate Director. A Bachelor's degree in Engineering and at least 3 years of experience in maintenance or engineering in a manufacturing environment are required. | — | 0 |
| IDAP Batch Disposition This role is a Quality Assurance Representative responsible for the final disposition of semi-finished and/or finished drug combination products and packaging products. The primary focus is ensuring adherence to Global and Local Quality requirements and GMP standards for products released to the market. It involves batch disposition, leading/mentoring personnel on quality matters, providing guidance on quality systems, participating in inspections, and reviewing/approving GMP documents. The role also participates in process improvement initiatives. | — | 0 |
| Senior Program Director - Huntsville - GFD This role is for a Senior Program Director focused on capital project delivery for industrial/manufacturing facilities, specifically within the pharmaceutical sector. The primary responsibilities include leading large programs (>$1BN USD) from planning through operational qualification, managing diverse teams, ensuring compliance with company policies and safety/environmental standards. The role requires extensive experience in capital project delivery, greenfield projects, and preferably pharmaceutical manufacturing environments. It involves significant interface and communication with stakeholders, and a disciplined approach to project management. | — | 0 |
| Electronic Quality Systems Health & Performance Management This role focuses on establishing and leading the enterprise capability for continuous monitoring, trending, and risk-based oversight of Quality Management Systems (QMS) in a pharmaceutical company. It involves defining and operating the QMS health and performance framework, monitoring quality system KPIs, aggregating and trending quality data (Deviations, CAPA, Complaints, Audits), and providing management review inputs to ensure proactive quality checks and inspection-defensible reporting. The role also supports risk-based prioritization and maintains data integrity health signals. While it mentions partnering with tech on QMS data model, AI & Advanced Analytics for quality signals, the core responsibilities are centered on traditional quality systems management and oversight, not AI/ML model development or deployment. | — | 0 |
| HPC Engineer HPC Engineer role focused on engineering and operations of scalable HPC platforms to enable analytical, statistical, and scientific computing capabilities within Lilly’s high performance computing infrastructure. Responsibilities include collaborating with researchers, leveraging tooling for orchestration, and evolving cloud/on-premises environments. | — | 0 |
| Advisor/Sr. Advisor - Molecular Biology, Cell Culture Upstream Process Development This role focuses on upstream process development for bioproducts, including cell line development, cell culture optimization, process robustness, and regulatory submissions within a healthcare/pharmaceutical context. | — | 0 |
| Scientist Chemical Hazards Lab Synthetic Molecule Design and Development Scientist role focused on chemical hazards lab, performing thermal and dust hazard analyses for pharmaceutical development using experimental design and established methods. Responsibilities include operating and maintaining testing equipment, managing outsourced testing, documenting procedures and results, and evaluating new equipment and techniques to ensure inherently safe processes. | — | 0 |
| Sr. Engineer - Automation Engineering – Hybrid Manufacturing - Lilly Medicine Foundry This role provides automation support for manufacturing operations in a healthcare setting, focusing on process control, system implementation, and ensuring compliance with GMP standards. It involves technical leadership, mentorship, and collaboration across functional disciplines to support the technical agenda and business plan priorities. | — | 0 |
| Technician - QC - IAPI The Technician - QC - IAPI performs routine laboratory testing of samples in a regulated GMP environment, ensuring timeliness, safety, and compliance with documentation standards. This role involves identifying and escalating deviations, supporting continuous improvement, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. The position requires adherence to EHS and cGMP guidelines, data integrity principles, and supporting audits. Responsibilities include sample handling, in-process testing, equipment checks, and basic troubleshooting. A High School Diploma is required, with preferences for an Associate's degree and relevant experience with specific analytical equipment like HPLC, UPLC, GC, and Karl Fischer. | — | 0 |
| Project Manager - Utilities - GFD Project Manager for a Utilities - GFD role at Eli Lilly, focusing on leading and managing teams to deliver a large-scale greenfield Utilities program ($500MM+ USD) for a biotech/bioconjugate campus. Responsibilities include managing all phases from planning to handover, ensuring interface and communication with stakeholders, and maintaining compliance with cGMP and regulatory standards. Requires a Bachelor's degree in Engineering or technical field, 10+ years of capital project delivery experience in industrial/manufacturing facilities, and experience managing greenfield projects. | — | 0 |
| Project Manager - Logistics - GFD Project Manager for Global Facilities Delivery (GFD) at Eli Lilly, responsible for leading teams to deliver large capital asset projects (>$600MM USD) from planning through operational qualification. Focuses on safety, cost, schedule, and quality assurance, with strong emphasis on interface management, communication, and compliance with company policies. Requires extensive experience in capital project delivery, preferably in industrial or manufacturing facilities, and experience managing greenfield projects. | — | 0 |
| Sr./Principle Scientist - TSMS Small Molecule External Manufacturing This role provides technical and scientific expertise in external manufacturing for small molecule pharmaceutical products. It focuses on technical transfers, process validations, and process optimization, ensuring compliance with GMP and regulatory requirements. The scientist will oversee manufacturing processes, resolve technical issues, characterize products, and optimize control strategies within a regulated environment. | — | 0 |
| Senior Program Director - Virginia - GFD This role is for a Senior Program Director in Global Facilities Delivery (GFD) at Eli Lilly, focusing on managing large capital projects (>$1BN USD) in industrial or manufacturing facilities, with a preference for pharmaceutical manufacturing. The role requires strong project management, communication, and compliance skills, with a Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a technical field and 15+ years of experience in capital project delivery. | — | 0 |
| Sr. Director-Purification and Viral Safety Senior Director to lead the purification and viral safety CMC function for biologics products. This position is accountable for downstream process development including scale-up, viral clearance strategy, technology transfer, and regulatory submissions for a broad portfolio of bioproduct programs. The role serves as a key functional representative, collaborating with Discovery, Manufacturing, and Regulatory to advance programs from preclinical development through successful registration. Leads the adoption and integration of AI/ML tools, process modeling, and high-throughput screening to advance purification and viral safety workflows. | — | 0 |
| Mechanic/HVAC-R The Mechanic/HVAC-R role at Eli Lilly involves servicing, troubleshooting, and maintaining utility equipment (high purity water, compressed air, steam, chilled water, glycol, city water, sewers) in a healthcare manufacturing environment. Responsibilities include adhering to HSE standards, performing equipment repairs and overhauls, documenting work, and maintaining refrigerant records. The role requires mechanical aptitude, a valid driver's license, willingness to respond to call-ins, and a minimum of three years of relevant experience with a Universal EPA refrigerant license. | — | 0 |
| Advisor - Immunology Discovery This role is for an Advisor in Immunology Discovery at Eli Lilly, focusing on preclinical drug discovery research. The candidate will design and evaluate novel immunomodulatory strategies, conduct in vivo and in vitro experiments, and analyze data using techniques like flow cytometry and RNA-seq. The role involves managing multiple projects, supervising research associates, and collaborating across functions. It requires strong hands-on experience in immunology, cell biology, and animal models. | — | 0 |
| Associate Oligonucleotide Chemist This role focuses on the synthesis, purification, and analysis of modified oligonucleotides and related molecules for drug discovery within the RNA Therapeutics team. It involves laboratory work, troubleshooting synthetic challenges, and collaborating with other scientists. The position requires a BS/MS in Chemistry with experience in synthetic organic and/or oligonucleotide chemistry. | — | 0 |
| Director - TS/MS Dry Products Manufacturing and Commercialization The Director/Sr. Director/Executive Director, TS/MS - Dry Products Network provides technical leadership for drug product manufacturing processes under development and in commercial production in the Dry Product Network. This role serves as the Manufacturing TS/MS representative to commercialize new dry oral solid drug products, leveraging experience in oral solid dose forms to anticipate manufacturing challenges and implement control strategies. The position involves global molecule stewardship, technical project integration, process optimization, manufacturing process transfers, and authoring technical reports for regulatory submissions. The role requires a BS/MS/PhD in a related science with significant experience in oral solid dose manufacturing and development, with preferred qualifications in first principles application, new technology implementation, and technical leadership. | — | 0 |
| Infectious Disease Clinical Research Physician Physician role focused on designing, executing, and interpreting clinical trials for infectious disease therapies within a pharmaceutical company. Involves medical expertise, data review, regulatory interactions, and cross-functional collaboration. | — | 0 |
| Sr Principal Chemist- Product Protection This role focuses on the chemical analysis of drug substances and products to detect counterfeiting, tampering, or diversion, supporting product protection strategies within a global healthcare company. It involves using various analytical techniques like LC-MS, HPLC, and spectroscopy, and developing advanced authentication methods. | — | 0 |
| IDAP TS/MS Steward This role is for a Technical Services Manufacturing Scientist (TS/MS) Product Steward at Eli Lilly, supporting and developing technical agendas for manufacturing processes and products. Responsibilities include maintaining validated states, establishing metrics, improving processes, and leading technical aspects of commercialization. The role requires technical leadership, support for investigations, document review, process monitoring, and mentorship within a regulated pharmaceutical manufacturing environment. | — | 0 |
| Engineer - Automation Engineering – Biologics- Lilly Medicine Foundry The Engineer - Automation Engineering will work as a member of the Automation Engineering Department at Eli Lilly, Foundry. The engineer will provide automation support for one or more operating areas across site and/or for capital projects. Process Automation is core to delivering a right first-time facility start up and continued support of ongoing manufacturing operations into the future. The Automation engineer will collaborate and partner with cross-functional peers to support successful delivery of robust control systems and instrumentation, business plan priorities, and compliance objectives. | — | 0 |
| Research Advisor, Drug Product - SMDD This role focuses on the design and development of drug products for synthetic molecules, integrating pharmaceutical sciences with disease state and patient preferences. Responsibilities include applying drug delivery fundamentals, predicting in vivo performance using molecular properties and preclinical data, leveraging modeling for formulation development, refining clinical drug product prototypes, and collaborating with partners on CMC strategy. The role also involves authoring technical reports and regulatory documentation. | — | 0 |
| Senior Director, Global Parenteral Drug Product Technical Services (MSAT) Senior leadership role in Global Parenteral Drug Product Technical Services (MSAT) at Eli Lilly, accountable for technical stewardship of commercial parenteral drug product processes across a global manufacturing network, including internal sites and external partners. The role involves setting technical direction, managing a team of Global Product Stewards, serving as an escalation point for technical issues, and driving consistency and continuous improvement in injectable medicine manufacturing. | — | 0 |
| Automation Engineer- Systems Administrator Automation Engineer-Systems Administrator role focused on implementing and managing automation, data, integration, and security systems for a new state-of-the-art manufacturing site in Concord, NC. Responsibilities include system administration, security management, procedure development, and supporting manufacturing processes. Requires a Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field, with experience in automation, process control, or platform system administration. | — | 0 |
| Associate Director - Medical Science Liaison Cardiometabolic Health- Charleston, SC/Savannah, GA The Associate Director - Medical Science Liaison (MSL) for Cardiometabolic Health at Eli Lilly is a field-based role focused on scientific exchange within a specific therapeutic area. The MSL will engage with healthcare professionals to provide and gather in-depth medical and scientific information, acting as a key interface between Lilly and the scientific community. Responsibilities include continuous learning, customer engagement, territory management, and synthesizing customer insights for internal teams. This role requires an advanced degree in health sciences and experience in clinical or therapeutic areas, with a strong preference for cardiometabolic experience. The position emphasizes scientific expertise, strategic thinking, and compliant operations within a regulated healthcare environment. | — | 0 |
| Discovery Oncology Scientific Lead Seeking a scientist to join a Discovery Oncology biology team, focused on advancing next-generation genetic medicine technologies for oncology applications. The role involves creating and executing strategies for the discovery and credentialing of oncology targets enabled by new therapeutic modalities, collaborating with other discovery and translational functions. Requires a strong understanding of oncogenic pathways and experience in designing experiments to evaluate molecular interactions and cellular pathways. | — | 0 |
| Associate Director – Biologics Process Engineering, Lilly Medicine Foundry Associate Director of Biologics Process Engineering at Eli Lilly, responsible for leading a process engineering team to support biologics drug substance manufacturing. This role involves recruitment, supervision, guidance on process engineering work, ensuring GMP compliance, and overseeing technical issues and improvements for biologics unit operations. The position also requires interaction with regulators and collaboration during the startup phase of the Lilly Medicine Foundry. | — | 0 |
| Principal Biologist - Cutaneous Biology This role focuses on designing, developing, and validating biological assays to test molecule activities, investigate drug mechanisms of action, and evaluate performance in animal disease models for preclinical testing in the field of immunology and cutaneous biology. | — | 0 |
| Senior/Executive Director Global Medical Affairs - Breast Franchise Senior/Executive Director of Global Medical Affairs for the Breast Franchise at Eli Lilly, focusing on oncology. The role involves providing medical and scientific support for drugs in development and marketed products, engaging with external stakeholders (KOLs), shaping scientific strategy, and leading a team of medical affairs professionals. Requires strong leadership, strategic execution, therapeutic area expertise (breast cancer preferred), and scientific communication skills. | — | 0 |
| Senior Principal - Supplier and Material Management QA This role provides technical and administrative leadership for materials and supplier quality systems at a pharmaceutical manufacturing site. It involves establishing and maintaining supplier programs, managing quality agreements, handling complaints, supporting warehouse operations, and ensuring regulatory compliance for materials and suppliers. The position requires strong knowledge of pharmaceutical QA, supplier management, and relevant regulations. | — | 0 |
| Senior Director - Software Engineering & Product Delivery Senior Director of Software Engineering & Product Delivery at Eli Lilly, focused on leading teams to design and build patient engagement software solutions using modern technologies and agile methodologies. The role involves guiding strategy, delivery, resourcing, budgeting, and process improvement for customer-facing applications, with a working understanding of AI/ML and Data Engineering. | — | 0 |
| MES Engineer - Lilly Medicine Foundry This role is for an MES Engineer at Eli Lilly's Medicine Foundry, focusing on configuring and delivering SaaS-based MES solutions for pharmaceutical manufacturing. The role involves translating manufacturing procedures into digital workflows, ensuring GxP compliance, and supporting validation activities within a GMP environment. It requires hands-on experience with MES platforms and collaboration with engineering, operations, and quality stakeholders. | — | 0 |