Post Doctoral Scientist- Global Patient Safety Pharmacoepidemiology at Eli Lilly and Company

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.

Are you looking to make a significant contribution to public health through the practice of pharmacoepidemiology?

We are seeking an ambitious post-doctoral scientist with strong research and communication skills to contribute to a highly visible research project. Your work will support development of scientific capabilities in the Global Patient Safety (GPS) Pharmacoepidemiology (PE) group by building internal expertise with the Target Trial Emulation (TTe) framework. In this role, you will establish comprehensive understanding of the TTe methodology to meaningfully drive adoption of this approach across the enterprise, serving patients and public health by:

• Accelerating the production of high-quality scientific protocols.
• Increasing the acceptability of real-world evidence (RWE) for informing patient safety and regulatory decision-making.
• Substantively contributing to the advancement of pharmacoepidemiologic science used at Lilly.

In addition to work associated with TTe, the Post-Doctoral Scientist will have the opportunity to gain first-hand experience with the following:

• Leading and/or collaborating on the design, execution, and interpretation of pharmacoepidemiology studies and specialized risk minimization activities.
• Evaluating safety signals and communicating with global regulatory authorities.
• Support Risk Management Planning.
• Authoring external disclosures.
• Characterizing the natural history of diseases.

Employment for this position will be in-person at Lilly Corporate Center in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Post-Doctoral Scientist will work closely with other members of the PE team, the broader GPS organization, and with cross-functional teams including Clinical Development, Regulatory Affairs, and others.    

Global Patient Safety

GPS works to ensure that the benefits and risks of Lilly’s medications are continuously monitored and communicated to regulators, health care professionals, and patients. Over 300 scientists and health care professionals who work in GPS are committed to collecting, monitoring, evaluating, and communicating high-quality safety information through the science of pharmacovigilance.

Basic Qualifications:

• A PhD or DrPH in epidemiology or other subject with high epidemiologic content

Additional Preferences:

• Ability to conduct epidemiology research including preparation of study protocols and statistical analysis plans.
• Competent in the independent analysis of data and interpretation of results from clinical and epidemiology studies.
• Highly motivated to learn new techniques while continually pursuing research and publication goals.
• Excellent computer skills; knowledge of SAS, SPSS, Epi Info, and/or equivalent statistical software package.
• Have strong analytic skills, oral and written communication skills, strong interpersonal and leadership skills, and able to work independently and as a team member, using pharmacoepidemiology skills to resolve a variety of drug safety issues.

Additional Information

• This position is not permanent. It is for a fixed duration of two years with potential to extend to 4 years. You may have opportunities to apply for full time positions after your duration is complete.

About Eli Lilly’s Postdoctoral Scientist Program

When it comes to research and development, our goal is to discover and deliver innovative medicines that make life better for people around the world. It’s challenging, expensive, and often filled with failure. But even when we fail, we advance medical science and understanding by learning more about diseases, biology, and chemistry – ultimately bringing new solutions one step closer to reality.

Over the course of our history, we have shed light on some of the toughest health care problems known to man – diabetes, heart disease, infectious diseases, neuroscience disorders, cancer and more. We could not pursue this without our research and development team. Postdoctoral scientists help us continue this pursuit. During your experience you will get:

• Top industry research experience
• Mentoring by some of Lilly’s top scientists 
• Collaboration and networking across dozens of postdoctoral scientists and other researchers

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