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Advisor - Antibody Engineering - BioTDR

at Eli Lilly

📍 US, San Diego CA Unknown 💰 $138K – $224K USD / year Posted March 25, 2026
Salary $138K – $224K USD / year
Type Not Specified
Experience mid
Exp. Years 2+ years
Education Ph.D. in Molecular Biology, Immunology, Biochemistry, or a related field
Category Software Engineering

This role involves designing and engineering therapeutic antibodies using various technologies, supporting drug discovery, and characterizing antibody activity through biochemical and cell-based assays.

  • Design and execute strategies for antibody engineering
  • Perform antibody humanization and affinity maturation
  • Support delivery technologies of genetic medicines
  • Characterize antibody binding and activity
  • Collaborate with project teams

The candidate will work with antibody technologies such as phage and yeast display, perform biochemical assays like ELISA and SPR, and utilize rational design and high-throughput screening methods in a biotech setting.

The ideal candidate is a mid-level protein engineer with 2+ years of industry experience in antibody engineering, skilled in biochemical and cell-based assays, and familiar with antibody technologies such as phage and yeast display. They should be capable of designing and optimizing therapeutic antibodies within a collaborative biotech environment.

Ph.D. in Molecular BiologyImmunologyBiochemistry or related2+ years industry experience in protein engineeringExperience with antibody technologiesBiochemical and cell-based assay experience
Viral Delivery MethodsHigh-throughput ScreeningMolecular CloningMutagenesisLibrary Construction
ELISASurface Plasmon ResonanceFlow Cytometry
Protein EngineeringAntibody DesignPhage DisplayYeast DisplayMolecular Biology TechniquesAntibody HumanizationAffinity MaturationDevelopability OptimizationBiochemical AssaysCell-based AssaysELISASurface Plasmon ResonanceFlow CytometryHigh-throughput ScreeningRational Design
Protein EngineeringAntibody DesignPhage DisplayYeast DisplayMolecular Biology TechniquesAntibody HumanizationAffinity MaturationDevelopability OptimizationBiochemical AssaysCell-based AssaysELISASurface Plasmon ResonanceFlow CytometryHigh-throughput ScreeningRational Design
CollaborationData AnalysisScientific CommunicationProblem-solvingIndependent Work
Industry Healthcare & Medical
Job Function Protein engineering and antibody development for therapeutic applications
Role Subtype Protein Engineer
Tech Domains Active Directory, Microsoft 365, Biotechnology
Protein EngineeringAntibody DesignPhage DisplayYeast DisplayMolecular Biology TechniquesAntibody HumanizationAffinity MaturationDevelopability OptimizationBiochemical AssaysCell-based AssaysELISASurface Plasmon ResonanceFlow CytometryHigh-throughput ScreeningRational DesignINDUSTRY EXPERIENCETHERAPEUTIC ANTIBODIESPROTEIN DESIGNBIOCHEMICAL TECHNIQUESCELL-BASED ASSAYSPHAGE DISPLAYYEAST DISPLAYprotein engineeringantibody designphage displayyeast displaybiochemical assayssurface plasmon resonanceflow cytometryhigh-throughput screeningrational design

Lack of industry experience in protein engineering, No Ph.D. or relevant advanced degree, No experience with antibody technologies, Inability to perform biochemical or cell-based assays

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