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Scientist (R2-R4)

2+ years
$106,701
10 Oct. 8, 2025
Job Description
Job Type: Full Time Education: B.Sc/M.Sc/M.Pharma/B.Pharma/Life Sciences Skills: Causality Assessment, Clinical SAS Programming, Communication Skills, CPC Certified, GCP guidelines, ICD-10 CM Codes, CPT-Codes, HCPCS Codes, ICD-10 CM, CPT, HCPCS Coding, ICH guidelines, ICSR Case Processing, Interpersonal Skill, Labelling Assessment, MedDRA Coding, Medical Billing, Medical Coding, Medical Terminology, Narrative Writing, Research & Development, Technical Skill, Triage of ICSRs, WHO DD Coding

Position Title: Scientist (R2-R4)

Job ID: R-91528
Category: Research & Development
Job Type: Full Time, Regular
Location: Boston, Massachusetts, USA


🌍 About Lilly

  • Global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana

  • Focused on discovering and delivering life-changing medicines

  • Encourages philanthropy, volunteerism, and putting people first


🎯 Role Purpose

  • Develop nucleic acid-based formulations across various scales

  • Characterize formulations using both routine and advanced analytical methods

  • Support process transfer, scale-up, and troubleshooting of nanoparticle formulation processes

  • Communicate findings with internal and external partners


🧪 Key Responsibilities

  • Formulation Development: Design, implement, and troubleshoot experiments to optimize nucleic acid delivery formulations

  • Characterization: Perform analytical characterization of nanoparticles for in vitro and in vivo evaluation

  • Process Support: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support scale-up, process transfer, and troubleshooting

  • Documentation: Prepare, review, and revise SOPs and experimental protocols

  • Innovation & Reporting: Communicate R&D findings and contribute to the development of well-characterized drug products


🎓 Qualifications & Requirements

Minimum Requirements

  • Master’s degree in Biotechnology, Biomedical Engineering, Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or related scientific field

  • 2+ years of academic or employment experience with:

    • Preparation of nanoparticle-based formulations for in vitro and in vivo studies

    • Nucleic acid formulation, characterization, and wet lab biology techniques

    • Use of various mixing equipment and buffer exchange methods

    • Lipid nanoparticle characterization techniques

    • Preparing, reviewing, and revising SOPs and protocols

Additional Skills / Preferences

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

  • Ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional teams

  • Effective communication and documentation skills

  • Willingness to travel up to 10% domestically and internationally

  • Part-time telecommuting may be permitted


💰 Compensation & Benefits

  • Salary: $106,701

  • Eligible for company bonus

  • Benefits include: 401(k), pension, vacation, medical, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, wellness programs, and employee clubs


🔖 #WeAreLilly

  • Equal Opportunity Employer

  • Accommodations available for individuals with disabilities

  • Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) include: PRIDE, WILL, VLN, enAble, and more