Scientist - Lem

Eli Lilly Eli Lilly · Pharma · Indianapolis, IN

Scientist role focused on assay validation, troubleshooting, and clinical testing for immunogenicity and biomarker studies in a healthcare setting. Involves developing and implementing laboratory protocols, ensuring regulatory compliance, and managing data. Requires a Bachelor's degree with industry experience and strong organizational and communication skills.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead and manage assay transfer, assay validation, assay troubleshooting, and clinical testing, ensuring timelines are met and updates on data deliverables and assay performance are communicated to LEM project leaders, clinical teams, and other stakeholders.
  2. Review and/or approve documents, procedures, and SOP related to assay method, validation plan, validation report, sample analysis plan, and sample analysis report.
  3. Develop and implement laboratory protocols, quality control measures, and risk mitigation strategies to maintain compliance with Lilly policies, local and international regulations, and regulatory guidelines.
  4. Lead the revision of current procedures with new pertinent regulatory expectations identified through discussions with Quality, Regulatory, IT, and TPO partners, documented audit findings, and information generated from scientific and/or regulatory conferences.
  5. Maintain proper documentation to ensure the validation/study is audit-ready at all times and support regulatory inspections as required.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in biology or a related discipline
  • 3+ years of industry experience
  • Excellent problem-solving ability
  • Proven organizational skills
  • strong interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Proven Microsoft Word, Excel, Teams, SharePoint, and PowerPoint skills
  • Ability to manage multiple projects and meet timelines

Nice to have

  • Master’s degree
  • Experience with immunogenicity and biomarker assay validation, troubleshooting, and clinical sample analysis
  • Experience with validated LIMS systems, for instance, Watson, for assay validation and sample analysis
  • Good understanding of relevant regulatory guidance on immunogenicity and bioanalysis
  • Experience working in a regulated (for example, GLP, GCP, Good Manufacturing Practice [GMP], CAP, and Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments [CLIA]) environment
  • Knowledge and experience with immunogenicity assessment and assay development, for instance, affinity capture elution assay, affinity capture elution bridging assay, and cell-based neutralizing antibody assay
  • Supervisory experience with lab analysts
  • Automation of immunogenicity and biomarker assays and sample analysis
  • Familiarity with the design and conduct of clinical trials

What the JD emphasized

  • maintain compliance with Lilly policies, local and international regulations, and regulatory guidelines
  • maintain proper documentation to ensure the validation/study is audit-ready at all times and support regulatory inspections as required
  • Experience working in a regulated (for example, GLP, GCP, Good Manufacturing Practice [GMP], CAP, and Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments [CLIA]) environment