Biologist-In Vivo at Eli Lilly And Company in Indianapolis, Indiana

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 39,000 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.

The Diabetes and Complications Team is seeking a highly skilled and motivated scientist to join our discovery research team. We are directly involved in a variety of drug discovery projects for cardiovascular/renal diseases. This position will primarily involve in vivo compound testing in various rodent models of diabetes, obesity, cardio-metabolic, or cardio-renal disease. Are you a passionate about the science? This role requires a self-motivated worker who is capable of independently conducting detailed research protocols. You will craft and perform experiments independently as well as within team-based environments, and interact with internal and external collaborators. This will be an opportunity to work cross-functionally within Lilly Research Laboratories.

Grow in your career while contributing to innovative research! Consider being a part of a diverse and innovative company committed to its patients, employees and communities. If you have previous experience with animal models in research we would love for you to apply!

Responsibilities:

• Active involvement in heart failure drug hunting teams - serve as a scientific and technical collaborator to project team to develop, optimize and validate in vivo experiments, and aid in understanding in vivo experimental results.


• Perform acute and chronic in vivo studies including animal handling, blood and biopsy collection, measurement of body weight and blood pressure as well as test article formulation and administration by oral gavage and subcutaneous, intravenous, and intramuscular injection.


• Perform small animal surgical procedures including, but not limited to, rodent catheterization and mini pump implantation.


• Analysis, interpretation and presentation of data in these experiments in spreadsheet and graphical form with descriptive statistical analysis.

Basic Qualifications:

Associate degree with 2 years of applicable experience or Bachelor's degree preferably in biology/animal science/veterinary technology or a closely related field with applicable laboratory research experience.

Additional Skills/Preferences:

• Significant experience in the handling of small laboratory animals.


• Experience with rodent disease models, with some knowledge of small animal surgery techniques.


• Proven ability to perform in a flexible, collaborative environment.


• Ability to arrange, modify, and coordinate methods for in vivo studies and modify procedures when warranted.


• Ability to work with radioisotopes, chemical, and biological hazards.


• Oral/written communication/listening skills in English are needed.


• Strong relationship-building and interaction skills with peers and management.

Additional Information:

• Flexible scheduling is a requirement. The position is full-time (40 hrs/wk), but not all regularly scheduled work hours will occur Mon-Fri from 8 AM-4:45 PM. There is a requirement to work occasionally early and/or after-hours or on weekends.


• The position is governed by regulations including OSHA, AAALAC, OLAW and NRC – compliance to all applicable regulations is required.

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