Post-Doctoral Associate, Visual Inspection

At Lilly, the work is demanding because patients are waiting. We unite caring with discovery to help make life better for people around the world, knowing that every decision, every detail, and every day matters. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, our over 50,000 employees around the globe take on complex challenges to discover and deliver life-changing medicines, strengthen how health is understood and managed, and support the communities we serve. This is hard, urgent, selfless work—but it’s work worth doing. If you’re driven by purpose and ready to bring your best to work that truly matters for patients, we invite you to join us.  TECHNICAL SERVICES & MANUFACTURING SCIENCE Post-Doctoral Associate, Visual Inspection: Full Time (Fixed Duration) 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! Post-Doctoral Associates at Lilly are responsible for: Ensuring reliability of our manufacturing and quality systems Searching for and implementing continuous improvements Driving technical and scientific projects Maintaining our processes in a state of compliance with US and global regulations Designing and developing inspection strategies and control systems for parenteral drug products The position is a Post-Doctoral Associate position within the Visual Inspection (VI) group of the Technical Services/Manufacturing Science (TS/MS) organization. The position will provide technical and scientific support within a dynamic manufacturing environment for the development of automated and manual inspection strategies used to detect particulate and container defects in parenteral drug products. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing and executing experiments to advance inspection science, probability of detection (PoD) modeling, and particle characterization, as needed. Associates actively contribute to the TS/MS organization and have extensive opportunities for involvement in cross-functional teams. This position allows for development of a comprehensive understanding of the pharmaceutical industry, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), regulatory requirements, and the essential role scientists play in making medicine and creating real-world solutions. Key Objectives/Deliverables: Understanding the scientific principles required for visual inspection of parenteral drug products, including the interaction of defect type, container, and inspection method. Understand the formation, classification, and risk profile of particulate and container defects (vials, syringes, cartridges). Develop appropriate laboratory-scale models and defect libraries to support inspection qualification studies. Design, conduct, and analyze statistically-designed experiments (e.g., probability of detection studies, Knapp reject zone methodology) to deepen inspection process understanding and optimize detection performance. Evaluate AI-based strategies for optimization of defect detection performance. Understand scale-up