✦ Luna Orbit — Science & Research

Advisor - Engineering - Drug Substance

at Eli Lilly

📍 US, Indianapolis IN Unknown 💰 $129K – $209K USD / year Posted March 13, 2026
Salary $129K – $209K USD / year
Type Not Specified
Experience mid
Exp. Years 3+ years
Education Not specified
Category Science & Research

This role involves designing and optimizing chemical processes for small molecules, oligonucleotides, and peptides, supporting drug development from lab to manufacturing scale, ensuring compliance and process robustness.

  • Design and optimize chemical processes
  • Execute lab experiments
  • Develop scalable processes
  • Collaborate on process transfer
  • Ensure regulatory compliance

The technical environment includes process modeling, laboratory experiments, and pharmaceutical manufacturing standards. The candidate will work on process scale-up, technology transfer, and regulatory adherence.

The ideal candidate is an experienced chemical engineer with expertise in process design, scale-up, and pharmaceutical manufacturing. They have strong knowledge of reaction kinetics, thermodynamics, and process modeling, with a proven track record in process optimization and regulatory compliance.

Design and optimize chemical processesLab experiment executionKnowledge of reaction kineticsthermodynamicsfluid dynamicsExperience with unit operations like crystallizationfiltrationdryingProcess scale-up and technology transferRegulatory compliance in pharmaceutical industry
Experience with analytical chemistryProcess validationKnowledge of pharmaceutical manufacturing standards
Process modeling softwareLaboratory equipmentRegulatory guidelines
Chemical Process DesignReaction KineticsHeat TransferMass TransferThermodynamicsFluid DynamicsProcess ModelingCrystallizationFiltrationDryingMillingBatch ChemistryContinuous ChemistryScale-upTechnology TransferRegulatory Compliance
Chemical Process DesignReaction KineticsHeat TransferMass TransferThermodynamicsFluid DynamicsProcess ModelingCrystallizationFiltrationDryingMillingBatch ChemistryContinuous ChemistryScale-upTechnology TransferRegulatory Compliance
CollaborationProblem-solvingTechnical LeadershipTeamworkCommunication
Industry Healthcare & Medical
Job Function Designing and optimizing chemical processes for pharmaceutical development
Role Subtype Process Engineer
Tech Domains Active Directory, Microsoft 365, Regulatory Compliance
Chemical Process DesignReaction KineticsHeat TransferMass TransferThermodynamicsFluid DynamicsProcess ModelingCrystallizationFiltrationDryingMillingBatch ChemistryContinuous ChemistryScale-upTechnology TransferRegulatory Compliance

Lack of experience in pharmaceutical process development, No knowledge of reaction kinetics or thermodynamics, Insufficient experience with scale-up or technology transfer

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