Lilly Posted July 13, 2026

Sr. Advisor/Director – Small Molecule Analytical Scientist

Hyderabad, Telangāna, India FULL_TIME
Manufacturing & CMC Director

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About this opportunity

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.

Company Overview

Lilly, a leading innovation-driven corporation is developing a growing portfolio of pharmaceutical products by applying the latest research from its own worldwide laboratories and from collaborations with eminent scientific organizations.  Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, Lilly makes life better – through medicines and information – for some of the world’s most urgent medical needs.  Founded over 145 years ago, the company has sustained a culture that values excellence, integrity and respect for people. This has resulted in Lilly frequently being ranked as one of the best companies in the world at which to work.  Lilly knows its business has prospered because of its employees – people with a talent for innovation and a passion for making a difference by finding treatments for the most stubborn diseases; people whose talent is matched by their generosity, and people with strong values and a determination to prevail, regardless of the challenges.  Join our team – and make a difference in improving health for people all over the world!

Manufacturing and Quality Technical Hub Hyderabad

Lilly has made a strategic investment of more than $1B dollars to establish a Manufacturing and Quality technical hub. This hub will oversee the significant investment in contract manufacturing of starting materials and intermediates for API manufacturing in India and the technical services responsible for managing the scientific agenda for manufacturing and quality. The hub will be recruiting top talent in the areas of process engineering, chemistry, analytical and data sciences to build a cutting-edge scientific organization supporting the exciting manufacturing portfolio of Lilly.

Job Description

Role Overview and Key Responsibilities:

Provides technical support and performs analytical development work for small molecule synthesis/Process development lab; process development through design and execution of experiments and development of analytical methods.

This role expects to work in lab along with fellow scientists.

Key Responsibilities:

Safety culture lab management:

To ensure that appropriate personal protective equipment in the laboratory premises are available and follows the safety precautions.

Ensure the good administration and housekeeping of the PRD department work area.

People Leadership

Build, lead, and develop a high-performing team of process chemists aligned with Lilly culture.

Set clear objectives, provide coaching, conduct performance reviews, and support career development.

Promote a culture of scientific excellence, collaboration, safety, and compliance.

Work as a team and take responsibility with accountability.

Scientific & Technical Leadership

Understand the scientific principles required for analytical and semi-preparative scale separation of manufacturing intermediates and drug substances in small molecules

Understand the chemistry and stability of small molecules

Hands-on experience in developing analytical methods for key process steps in synthesis of small molecules in commercial stage

Design, conduct, and analyze experiments to deepen process understanding and optimize reaction conditions

Understand analytical instrumentation including LC, GC, titration, and mass spectrometry and expertise in PAT tools

Provide technical support to process development areas if needed

Participate in technology transfer of analytical methods

Document all work in an appropriate manner

Education Requirement:

Ph.D. in scientific disciplines of Chemistry and Analytical chemistry /Ph.D + Post Doc in Chemistry (focusing more process chemistry) with 12+ years

Other Information:

Some travel (domestic and international) less than 5% may be required.

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 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.

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Job details

Seniority
Director
Function
Manufacturing & CMC
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Hyderabad, Telangāna, India
Employment type
FULL_TIME

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Manufacturing & CMC role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 163 comparable Director Manufacturing & CMC roles across 25 biopharma companies.

163Comparable roles tracked
157Currently active
25Companies hiring similar roles
11Countries represented

Salary context

119 of 163 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.

This roleSubject Not listed on this posting
Lowest disclosed · Senior/Principal Scientist, Bioprocess Purification Development · Lilly $79,500/yr – $116,600/yr
Highest disclosed · Sr Director Operations · Hospira, Inc. $214,900/yr – $358,100/yr
Peer group range $98,050 – $286,500 (median $184,900)

Where these roles are based

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United States140
India10
Netherlands4
Ireland2
France1
United Kingdom1

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Seniority mix

163 of 163 peers have a known seniority level

Principal79
Director63
Senior Director21

Therapeutic area mix

2 of 163 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology1
Vaccines & Infectious Disease1

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