Lab Manager – Analytical Laboratories
Eli Lilly and Company
August 31, 2026
On-site
Lebanon, IN
Operations
Lab Manager – Analytical Laboratories (Lilly Medicine Foundry)
Key Responsibilities
- Lead day-to-day analytical laboratory operations to ensure safe, efficient, compliant execution.
- Ensure lab readiness for new programs, equipment installations, method transfers, and facility expansions.
- Develop laboratory resource plans, schedules, and capacity forecasts; serve as primary escalation point for operational issues.
- Foster a safety culture and ensure compliance with HSE requirements; ensure activities comply with quality standards.
- Maintain inspection readiness; support regulatory inspections and audits; apply 5S and ALCOA.
- Oversee analytical equipment lifecycle (procurement, installation, qualification, calibration, maintenance, relocation, retirement).
- Manage lab asset inventories and critical materials; monitor utilization/performance and drive improvement.
- Lead initiatives for productivity, automation, digitalization, and operational excellence; drive digital workflows and data-driven improvement; cross-functional collaboration.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in chemistry or biology (or related scientific discipline).
- 5+ years’ experience in pharmaceutical/chemical/biotechnology/process development laboratories.
- Experience managing lab operations in a regulated environment.
- Ability to work safely with chemicals and PPE in a lab environment.
- Full-time US work authorization required; employer will not sponsor visas.
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge of analytical instrumentation (HPLC/UPLC/GC/LC-MS, dissolution, spectroscopy, particle characterization, microbiology).
- Equipment qualification/validation/lifecycle management.
- Familiarity with LIMS, Empower, ELN, Kneat, CMMS, and lab digital systems.
- Knowledge of regulatory requirements, data integrity, and quality systems.
- Ability to lead cross-functional teams.
Benefits (eligible employees)
- 401(k) and pension; vacation; medical/dental/vision; flexible benefits; life insurance; time off/leave; well-being benefits (e.g., EAP/fitness).
Key Responsibilities
- Lead day-to-day analytical laboratory operations to ensure safe, efficient, compliant execution.
- Ensure lab readiness for new programs, equipment installations, method transfers, and facility expansions.
- Develop laboratory resource plans, schedules, and capacity forecasts; serve as primary escalation point for operational issues.
- Foster a safety culture and ensure compliance with HSE requirements; ensure activities comply with quality standards.
- Maintain inspection readiness; support regulatory inspections and audits; apply 5S and ALCOA.
- Oversee analytical equipment lifecycle (procurement, installation, qualification, calibration, maintenance, relocation, retirement).
- Manage lab asset inventories and critical materials; monitor utilization/performance and drive improvement.
- Lead initiatives for productivity, automation, digitalization, and operational excellence; drive digital workflows and data-driven improvement; cross-functional collaboration.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in chemistry or biology (or related scientific discipline).
- 5+ years’ experience in pharmaceutical/chemical/biotechnology/process development laboratories.
- Experience managing lab operations in a regulated environment.
- Ability to work safely with chemicals and PPE in a lab environment.
- Full-time US work authorization required; employer will not sponsor visas.
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge of analytical instrumentation (HPLC/UPLC/GC/LC-MS, dissolution, spectroscopy, particle characterization, microbiology).
- Equipment qualification/validation/lifecycle management.
- Familiarity with LIMS, Empower, ELN, Kneat, CMMS, and lab digital systems.
- Knowledge of regulatory requirements, data integrity, and quality systems.
- Ability to lead cross-functional teams.
Benefits (eligible employees)
- 401(k) and pension; vacation; medical/dental/vision; flexible benefits; life insurance; time off/leave; well-being benefits (e.g., EAP/fitness).