
Technician - QC
Indianapolis, INFull-time$18.75–35.96/hrSeen 4 days agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago
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The Technician – QC in Lilly’s Indianapolis Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient group performs routine and some non-routine laboratory testing under GMP and safety guidelines, verifies other analysts’ results, and supports investigations, equipment qualification, and quality-system improvements. The role also involves reviewing data, maintaining laboratory equipment, writing protocols with guidance, and sharing technical practices. It is a 12-hour night-shift position; overtime or weekend work may be required.
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Full job description
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.
Organization Overview:
The Technician – QC in Indianapolis Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (IAPI) group performs accurate and timely testing of routine and some non-routine lab samples in accordance with appropriate GMP and safety guidelines. The technician completes second person verification of others results. The technician also participates in laboratory root cause investigations, equipment evaluations and qualification, and some quality system improvement initiatives by executing well-defined protocols and procedures. The technician shares technical information and best practice within plant sites or group.
Responsibilities:
Sample Analysis and Reporting
•Verify (SPV) analytical data of other analysts within the lab as requested.
•Accurately and safely perform analytical test methods or related support activities as per procedures or protocols. Uses technical knowledge in the review and interpretation of data for conformances to procedures, standards, protocols, and/or real-time recognition of aberrant data and results.
•Perform data entry and reviews own work for accuracy in accordance with laboratory procedures, standards and GMP requirements.
•May perform holistic review of data for release of data from the laboratory.
Problem Solving
•Recognizes when a deviation from procedures et cetera has occurred and initiates and participates in a Root Cause Investigation.
•Performs investigations for deviations.
•Troubleshoot equipment and methods as required.
Continuous Improvement Initiatives
•Assist in improvement of quality systems by creating or revising worksheets and other lab documentation systems.
•Identifies and communicates opportunities for improvement initiatives in daily work activities.
•Reviews SOPs for executable as written.
•Shares technical information and best practice within plant sites or group.
Lab Operations
•Write protocols for non-routine testing or validation with appropriate guidance.
•Develop equipment qualification protocols with appropriate guidance.
•Perform routine equipment calibrations or maintenance.
•Comply with and implement safety standards.
•Execute notification to management when required by procedures or standards.
•Initiate change controls and deviations
•Train and mentor others. Develop training materials.
Basic Requirements:
•Associate's degree in a science field related to the lab (e.g., chemistry for Chem. Labs) or 3-5 years of demonstrated relevant experience in a GMP analytical lab
Qualified applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Lilly will not provide support for or sponsor work authorization or visas for this role, including but not limited to F-1 CPT, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, J-1, H-1B, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, or L-1.
Additional Skills/Preferences:
•Proficiency with computer systems LIMS, Empower, Excel, etc.
•Ability to work in a lab environment, including wearing appropriate PPE and other safety required equipment and considerations.
•Demonstrate strong math and documentation skills.
•Demonstrate strong oral and written communication and interpersonal interaction skills.
Additional Information:
•3-2-2-3 Hourly Shift Position - 12-hour, NIGHT SHIFT .
•Tasks may require repetitive motion and standing for long periods of time.
•Must be able to lift at least 5 liters of liquid.
•Overtime or weekend work required, as necessary.
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 (AMECA), Black Employees at Lilly (BE@Lilly), Chinese Culture Network (CCN), EnAble, Evolve, Lilly Indian Network (LIN), Organization of Latinx at Lilly (OLA), Pride (LGBTQ+ Allies), Veterans Leadership Network (VLN) and Women’s Initiative for Leading at Lilly (WILL).
Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is
$18.75 - $35.96
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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How this job compares
Set against the 1,985 open Laboratory Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$18.75–35.96/hr
- Indiana median$20–27/hr20 hourly ranges
- US median$22–26/hr960 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $27.36/hr, is 6% above the Indiana median midpoint ($26/hr) — in the middle half of Laboratory Technician hourly ranges in Indiana.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 29 open Laboratory Technician jobs in Indiana and 1,985 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Indiana
- Kelly Services6 open
- Lilly (this employer)4 open
- Eurofins US Network3 open
- Experience
- Laboratory Technician postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (848 postings).
- Education
- 279 of the 1,985 open Laboratory Technician jobs (14%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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