Post-Doctoral Scientist, Translational Biomarkers and Bioanalytics

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.

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 tackling neurodegenerative diseases, a grave epidemic and impending public health problem? If so, this might be a right role for you where you will be champion biomarker-enabled drug research, ranging from early research to the translation to patients. You will be joining the Translational Biomarkers and Bioanalytics (TBB) team at Prevail Therapeutics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eli Lilly. Eli Lilly and Company is committed to developing innovative, game-changing therapies for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, or Frontotemporal dementia.

We are seeking an ambitious post-doctoral scientist with strong research and communication skills to contribute to high visible research projects. Your work will contribute to the development of disease state- and disease progression-biomarkers by utilizing quantitative assays based on cutting-edge technology in preclinical and clinical samples.

In this role, you will:

• Spearheading the identification of disease-validated biomarkers to aid diagnosis and treatment using multi-omics approaches.
• Be part of a larger effort to identify disease state- and disease progression-biomarkers and explore the development and validation of protein- and lipid-based assays for clinical interrogation.
• Working in a highly collaborative environment, the candidate is expected to be an active contributor to the cross-functional teams.
• 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 Neuroscience, Translational Medicine, Molecular Biology, Chemistry or a related field 

Additional Skills/Preferences:

• Driven, ambitious and motivated to achieve challenging goals to contribute to drug discovery for patient populations with high unmet need 
• Excited about seeking clinical validation for new cutting edge biomarkers
• Inspired to discover new biomarkers to drive understanding of neurological disorders
• Hands-on experiences in mass spectrometry-based targeted and unbiased proteomics, lipidomics, or metabolomics is preferred 
• Experience with multiplex platforms such as Olink, Mesoscale Discovery, and BioRad/Luminex is preferred
• Demonstrated ability to critically evaluate data and to think creatively about experimental design
• Bioanalytical Method Validation Guidance to implement clinical biomarker analysis
• Experience with multi-omics data integration, including network analysis is preferred
• Develop robust analytically validated assays per FDA guidance
• Experience with a scripting language (R, Python, etc.) is preferred
• Experience with working in an interdisciplinary team of scientists in a highly collaborative environment is valuable
• Present and communicate study results to the project teams 
• Track record of scientific accomplishments, as indicated by peer-reviewed publications and presentations/ field of interest / qualifications if applicable 
• 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 

• Experience/knowledge of neurodegenerative diseases is a plus
• Excellent people skills with the ability to efficiently interface with multiple groups including clinical operations and data sciences 

Additional Information

• This position is not permanent. It is for a fixed duration of two years with potential to extend to 3 years and for maximum of up to 4 years. You will have opportunities to apply for full time positions after your duration is complete. 
• 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.
• Position Location: NYC, Prevail Therapeutics a wholly owned subsidiary of Eli Lilly.
• Lilly currently anticipates that the base salary for this position could range from between $78,000 to $78,000 and will depend, in part, on the successful candidate’s qualifications for the role, including education and experience. Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k); pension; vacation benefits; eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts); life insurance and death benefits; certain time off and leave of absence benefits; and well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities).Of course, the compensation described above is subject to change and could be higher or lower than the range described above. Further, Lilly reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion and Lilly’s compensation practices and guidelines will apply regarding the details of any promotion or transfer of Lilly employees

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 

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