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.

Lilly is an outstanding company committed to its employees, patients and community. Our scientists are at the core our discovery efforts. Are you passionate about research and want to contribute to improve the lives of patients? Our Lilly Immunology Discovery team has an exciting opportunity that may be a great fit! We need a scientist who has strong technical skills in immunology. Our team contributes to target identification/validation, mechanism of action (MOA) studies utilizing both molecular biology and pharmacological approaches. This is a great opportunity to work for a company dedicated to impacting the lives of the patients we serve. We are looking for someone with these abilities:

• Design and conduct immunological and pharmacological (large or small molecule) studies to validate immunology targets.
• Design and execute molecular and cell biology experiments, troubleshoot and analyze complex data in support of Target Identification and validation projects.
• Design, validation and execution of cell-based assays including human whole blood and human PBMC-based assays.
• Craft and perform MOA studies using basic molecular biology tools involving RNA, DNA and protein-based technologies.
• Perform cell culture such as transient transfections, viral expression systems and stable cell line generation. Conduct cell adhesion and cell migration assays.
• Perform independent analysis, processing and reporting of raw data; summarize and present research to cross-functional teams.
• Maintain high laboratory standards with regard to quality and safety.

If this sounds like you, apply today and join the Lilly family!

Basic Qualifications:

• BS degree in Biology or related field with at least 2 or more years of research experience or
• MS degree in Biology or related field with lab research component.

Additional Skills/Preferences:

• Knowledge of immunology and immune cell signaling.
• Lab experience in immune cell biology, flow cytometry, immunofluorescence and high content analysis.
• Extensive experience with cell culture techniques (e.g. growing cell lines, transfections, virus infection, generation of stable cell lines, etc).
• Extensive cell biology and molecular biology skills such as nucleic acid (RNA, DNA) isolation, taqman, flow cytometry, western blotting, immunoprecipitation.
• Experience and willingness to work with human blood, small molecules and animal tissues.
• Ability to work both independently and in a team environment.

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