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Associate - LGT Operations

Employer
Eli Lilly and Company
Location
Boston, Massachusetts
Start date
Jan 15, 2025
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Discipline
Manufacturing & Production, Operations
Required Education
Bachelors Degree
Position Type
Full time
Hotbed
Genetown, Best Places to Work

Job Details

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.

Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location.  The anticipated wage for this position is

$69,000 - $154,000

Come join the rapidly expanding Lilly Gene Therapy team at Eli Lilly! We are responsible for inventing, characterizing, and advancing novel genome editing reagents for a myriad of clinical applications. Our team works cross-functionally within our organization across multiple disease areas and platforms. Our goal is to deliver on the promise of gene editing to patients around the world. "

This position will work closely with the LSC-based Lilly Gene Therapy Lead Team, LGM Chief Operating Officer, LRL Operations team.

Job Responsibilities: 

  • Work closely with LSC operations and LSC-based LGT team to oversee vendor relationships and support scientists in resolution of issues with vendors, including receiving quotes for non-catalogue orders, working with existing vendors through Scientist.com, and establishing new third party research service agreements with procurement as needed.
  • Manage the intake, storage, and distribution of critical IND-enabling reagents (lipids and mRNA) or samples (in vivo tissue) according to established protocols, along with their benchling registration. 
  • Manage the end-to-end procurement process (e.g., Quartzy), including vendor selection, contract negotiation, purchase order creation, and supplier management.
  • Setting up blanket POs, approving invoices on Fiori, and submitting capex on behalf of scientist to procurement.
  • Work with the Unity team to ensure proper storage, labeling, and organization of goods. Oversee the receiving, storing, and shipping processes.
  • Contribute to and/or lead innovation culture initiatives in LSC LGT, include onboarding new scientists to the group.  
  • Contribute to and/or lead the development, improvement and maintenance of operational management information systems.

Basic Requirements:  

  • Bachelor’s degree with 2+ years of procurement or laboratory operation work experience, or Associates Degree with 3+ years of procurement or laboratory operation work experience.

Additional Skills/Preferences:

  • Deep understanding of inventory management systems and methodologies, such as JIT (Just-in-Time), EOQ (Economic Order Quantity), and reorder point calculations.
  • Proven experience managing lab-specific procurement functions (e.g., chemicals, reagents, equipment, instruments, consumables).
  • Experience in working with contract management and negotiations with suppliers and service providers.
  • Demonstrated expertise in inventory management, with an emphasis on lab-specific needs, including stock control, order fulfillment, and forecasting.
  • Experience in managing supplier relationships and vendor performance evaluations to ensure cost efficiency, quality, and timely delivery.
  • Excellent interpersonal and influence skills including ability to provide advisership and develop teamwork between team members with diverse interpersonal styles, and appropriately network across a wide variety of functional components and/or external vendors/partners.
  • Proficiency in inventory management software (e.g., SAP, Oracle, or similar) and Microsoft Office Suite (Excel).

Lilly is dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities to actively engage in the workforce, ensuring equal opportunities when vying for positions. If you require accommodation to submit a resume for a position at Lilly, please complete the accommodation request form (https://careers.lilly.com/us/en/workplace-accommodation) for further assistance. Please note this is for individuals to request an accommodation as part of the application process and any other correspondence will not receive a response.

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.

Our employee resource groups (ERGs) offer strong support networks for their members and help our company develop talented individuals for future leadership roles. Our current groups include: Africa, Middle East, Central Asia Network, African American Network, Chinese Culture Network, Early Career Professionals, Japanese International Leadership Network (JILN), Lilly India Network, Organization of Latinos at Lilly, PRIDE (LGBTQ + Allies), Veterans Leadership Network, Women’s Network, Working and Living with Disabilities. Learn more about all of our groups.

Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k); pension; vacation benefits; eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts); life insurance and death benefits; certain time off and leave of absence benefits; and well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities).Lilly reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion and Lilly’s compensation practices and guidelines will apply regarding the details of any promotion or transfer of Lilly employees.

#WeAreLilly

Company

Science has been our calling from the beginning. Colonel Eli Lilly founded the company in 1876 and charged employees to “take what you find here and make it better and better.” More than 147 years later, we remain committed to his vision through every aspect of our business and the people we serve, starting with discovering the best treatments for those who take our medicines and extending to health care professionals, employees and the communities in which we live. Moreover, you can also count on the team at Lilly to be incredibly civic-minded, supporting our communities through philanthropy, volunteerism, and a creative and innovative can-do spirit. 

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