InVitroPharmacologist

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. # **Job Summary** We are looking for an in vitro pharmacologist with deep experience in molecular biology, cell biology, biochemistry, and pharmacology, and broad expertise across multiple therapeutic modalities and therapeutic areas. This individual will be responsible for the critical evaluation of scientific and business opportunities — assessing the scientific merit, technical feasibility, and assay readiness of potential partnerships and programs to enable high-quality decision-making. They will also serve as a key ExploR&D scientific expert and consultant to biotechs, designing and executing fit-for-purpose in vitro pharmacology models to support hit selection, lead optimization, and candidate progression in partnership with biotechs, and will evaluate and build CRO networks to support and extend these capabilities. A distinguishing feature of this role is the rigorous, critical assessment of biotech partner assay readiness and fit-for-purpose hit identification, hit selection, and lead optimization. This leader will serve as the primary pharmacology interface collaborating across multiple modalities bringing scientific rigor, innovative thinking, demonstrated learning agility, and collaborative leadership to advance molecule innovation from concept to candidate, and to deliver clear, evidence-based go/no-go recommendations at key milestones. # **Key Responsibilities** **Scientific Evaluation & Biotech Partner Assay Asse