Advisor - Biologist Biomarker Development

Company: Eli Lilly and Company
Location: Indianapolis
Posted on: June 26, 2025

Job 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. Our Neuroscience organization is doing amazing research impacting patients around the world. We have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated biomarker scientist with a solid background in Neuroscience to join our growing Biomarkers Unit at Lilly’s Indianapolis Lilly Research Laboratories site. The ideal candidate will be a critical thinker and understand Neuroscience with a broad range of biochemical or pharmacology skills. You will be part of a diverse group of research scientists, clinicians, statisticians, and business professionals working with internal and external partners across multiple geographical locations. Our group seeks to identify, explore, and deliver on therapies for novel neurodegenerative disease targets, by developing biomarker solutions across a broad range of therapeutic platforms to support our preclinical and clinical portfolio. Responsibilities: Develop and implement innovative approaches to gain new insights into neurodegenerative diseases through biomarker identification and validation. Work with project leads and cross-functional partners while mentoring junior associates to design and execute in vitro experiments for preclinical evaluation of therapeutic molecules. Guide sample preparation from rodents, non-human primates, and humans. Plan and execute method development, optimization, and sample analyses. Use automation for low/medium/high throughput assays. Validate assays for preclinical and clinical sample analyses. Use statistical analyses and data visualization software for data analyses. Demonstrate excellent communication skills by: Documenting experimental results in an electronic lab notebook. Presenting data and conclusions to leadership and decision-makers across functional boundaries in a clear, balanced, and compelling manner. Contributing to technical reports and publications. Perform general laboratory housekeeping tasks. Work independently and within a flexible team-oriented environment. Prioritize and execute multiple tasks simultaneously while adapting to changing project needs and timelines. Basic Requirements: PhD in Biology, Biochemistry, Neuroscience, or related scientific discipline with 1 years industry, academic, or postdoctoral experience. Additional Skills/Preferences: Must have in vitro biomarker assay development skills. Demonstrated expertise in cell and molecular biology techniques. Proficiencies in designing neuroscience-relevant pharmacological experiments across neuroscience indications. Knowledge of CNS anatomy and tissue dissection, biofluid collection, tissue processing/preservation, and histology. Join Us: If you’re passionate about scientific innovation and driven to improve patient lives through pioneering biomarker research, Lilly offers the platform, people, and purpose to turn your ambition into real-world impact. Let’s make life better—together . Lilly is dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities to actively engage in the workforce, ensuring equal opportunities when vying for positions. If you require accommodation to submit a resume for a position at Lilly, please complete the accommodation request form ( https://careers.lilly.com/us/en/workplace-accommodation ) for further assistance. Please note this is for individuals to request an accommodation as part of the application process and any other correspondence will not receive a response. Lilly is proud to be an EEO Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, 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 are open to all employees. Our current groups include: Africa, Middle East, Central Asia Network, Black Employees at Lilly, Chinese Culture Network, Japanese International Leadership Network (JILN), Lilly India Network, Organization of Latinx at Lilly (OLA), PRIDE (LGBTQ Allies), Veterans Leadership Network (VLN), Women’s Initiative for Leading at Lilly (WILL), enAble (for people with disabilities). Learn more about all of our groups. Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is $121,500 - $198,000 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).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. WeAreLilly

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