Research Scientist-Diabetes Complications

Responsibilities
The Diabetes Complications team at Lilly strives to find and deliver innovative therapies. We are looking for a Research Scientist who is passionate about this mission. Have you experience managing data-driven research projects? Do you have strong interpersonal and presentation skills? Have you worked in drug discovery teams to advance key therapies to make patient's lives better? Would you thrive working in a collaborative research environment? You will function as a Diabetes Complications team member interacting with diverse disciplines such as Biology, Chemistry, Translational Science, Medicine, Biologic Engineering, and Toxicology. This is an exciting opportunity to use your strong research skills to impact human health.
In this role some of your responsibilities include:

Identification and validation of novel therapeutic targets for the treatment of atherosclerosis, cardiovascular disease, and additional complications in patients with diabetes.
Propose new research hypotheses Generate disease insightsCreate and prosecute a drug discovery flow schemeAssess target safety risks
Supervise and mentor associate scientists Collaborate with in silico research scientists to answer key questions where advanced scientific understanding is needed to solve problems, validate targets and prioritize portfolio assetsContribute to cross-functional portfolio therapeutic development projects for the treatment of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease
Lead and assist in the identification, evaluation, and selection of new small and large molecule therapeutic targetsDesign and oversee the implementation of assays for the development of clinical candidate moleculesCollaborate with chemists and protein engineers to create structure-activity relationships and optimize the therapeutic for clinical evaluationRecognize the relationships between therapeutic efficacy, patient subpopulations, clinical trial design and outcomes that significantly impact clinical development
Monitor research literature and regularly communicate current trends and innovative methods and applications to scientific partnersEngage key Diabetes and Complications R&D stakeholders in research needs assessment in order to plan and organize the execution of value-focused research projectsCurate scientific alliances with key leaders in academia/biotechnology to assure best practices and key capabilities in atherosclerosis, cardiovascular disease and diabetes

Company Overview
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.

Basic Qualifications

PhD in biology, molecular biology, biochemistry, cell biology, physiology or related discipline Emphasis on metabolism, lipoprotein physiology, or biology of diabetes and complications preferred

Additional Skills/Preferences

• Experience with drug discovery teams
• Strong writing and oral presentation skills

Additional Information
Lilly is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status