Associate Scientist - Cambridge, United States - Lilly

Lilly

Verified Company

Cambridge, United States

1 week ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

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.

Organization Overview:

The Lilly Genetic Medicine (LGM) team is looking for talented and motivated scientists to join our Innovation Hub in Cambridge, MA before moving to the Seaport District in Boston starting Aug, 2024.

We pursue cutting-edge research in a highly interdisciplinary environment to enable the next generation of nucleic acid innovation.

These technologies will expand the impact of our existing pipeline in small-interfering RNAs (siRNA) and our emerging pipeline in additional nucleic acid modalities.

We work in collaboration with colleagues across Lilly Genetic Medicine and therapeutic areas (e.g., Neuroscience).

Responsibilities:

As a delivery scientist, you will be responsible for developing nucleic acid-based formulations across various scales and for characterization using both routine and advanced analytical methods.

You will be responsible for the design, implementation, and troubleshooting of experiments, both independently and in collaboration with colleagues, to reach desired goals.

Other main responsibilities include:

Support formulation efforts for delivery of nucleic acids, including optimization and characterization to provide high quality, wellcharacterized drug products for in vitro and in vivo evaluation
Conduct experiments, independently and in collaboration with colleagues to support projects
Optimize existing formulation methods and processes and generate standard operating procedures (SOPs) and test method documents
Communicate research and development findings with internal and external partners
Operate instruments and assist in maintaining general laboratory functionality, including lab equipment maintenance and the ordering, and receiving of lab supplies

Basic Requirements:

Bachelors or Masters degree in Engineering, Chemistry or Pharmaceutical Sciences, or related field
1+ years of laboratory work experience in formulation science, nanomedicine, and/or in vitro/ in vivo evaluation of nucleic acid formulation. Experience working with nanomedicine is not required but is strongly preferred.

Additional Skills/Preferences:

Experience with analytical techniques relevant for characterizing nanoparticles (particle size, RNA encapsulation efficiency, etc.)
Preferably has one year of experience with novel drug delivery systems including lipid nanoparticles
Experience with preparation of nanoparticlebased formulations preferably at different scales sufficient to support in vitro and in vivo studies (rodents)
Preferably has strong research background in nucleic acid formulation / characterization and / or wet lab biology techniques.
Preferably has highthroughput screen experience

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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