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Director - Neuroscience

BioSpace
Indianapolis, IN Full Time
POSTED ON 1/11/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/9/2026
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.

We are seeking a highly motivated scientific laboratory leader with a solid background in Neuroscience to join our growing Psychiatry, Pain and Neuronal Health Team within Neuroscience Discovery Group at Lilly’s Indianapolis Lilly Research Laboratories site. The ideal candidate will be a critical thinker with a deep understanding of Neuroscience and neuronal plasticity, with an emphasis on psychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders. Successful candidates will have demonstrated abilities to lead a laboratory in industry and/or biotech that provides critical and robust decisional data. Demonstrated ability to develop preclinical in vivo biomarker assays, such as EEG, for translational early clinical phase development is desirable. The candidate will be an integral part of multiple cross-functional teams focused on developing novel medicines across broad neurological and psychiatric disorders. There is an expectation of effective communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively across the multiple geographies of Lilly’s research sites, and strong leadership of cross-functional teams.

Overall Responsibilities

  • Supervise a group of dedicated laboratory neuroscientists.
  • Lead cross-functional teams in preclinical drug development phase.
  • Present data and conclusions to leadership and decision makers in a clear, balanced, and compelling manner.
  • Identify, develop, and implement innovative approaches to add functional capabilities and gain new insights into psychiatric and neurological disease biology, target engagement and pharmacodynamics.


Basic Qualifications

  • PhD in Biology, Biochemistry Neuroscience, Neurophysiology, or related scientific discipline with 10 years industry or academic experience beyond any postdoctoral positions.
  • Alternatively, a Masters degree in Neuroscience, Neurophysiology, or related scientific discipline with 20 years industry or academic work experience leading a laboratory and leading discovery projects through preclinical development


Additional Skills/Preferences

  • Clear understanding of pharmacology principles and measures of target engagement ex vivo or in vivo to drive human dose projections.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead a cross-functional team and translate preclinical biomarkers to clinical development.
  • Experience preparing document for regulatory filings.
  • Excellent communication and presentation of scientific skills.
  • Ability to work both independently and in cross-functional teams, as well as influencing beyond direct reports.
  • Demonstrated expertise in Neuroscience research as evidenced by peer reviewed publication record.


Additional Information

  • 20-30% travel
  • On Site position at Lilly Coporate Center in Indianapolis, Indiana and/or Lilly Seaport Innovation Center in Boston, Massachusetts


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 proud to be an EEO Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, 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 are open to all employees. Our current groups include: Africa, Middle East, Central Asia Network, Black Employees at Lilly, Chinese Culture Network, Japanese International Leadership Network (JILN), Lilly India Network, Organization of Latinx at Lilly (OLA), PRIDE (LGBTQ Allies), Veterans Leadership Network (VLN), Women’s Initiative for Leading at Lilly (WILL), enAble (for people with disabilities). Learn more about all of our groups.

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

$144,000 - $250,800

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.

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Salary : $144,000 - $250,800

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