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.

Undergraduate - API External Manufacturing

Desired Start Date: May/June 2026

Desired End date: September 2026

This is a full time on site position based in Kinsale.

Eli Lilly and Company is a world-leading medicine company that unites caring with discovery to create medicines for millions of people around the world.

The Kinsale manufacturing campus, located in Dunderrow, near Kinsale, Co. Cork is home to over 1,250 employees, and every year, we welcome undergraduates from third level institutions across the country to Learn by Experience, to Advance your Potential – LEAP @ Lilly.

We offer Undergraduate placement opportunities across multiple functions within the business, to give university students real life experience of their chosen course.

LEAP @ Lilly is our Undergraduate Development Programme to support you along the way.

Placement Information

As a company, we are dedicated to providing students with challenging, interesting and relevant work experience. We believe that students make a significant contribution to Eli Lilly during their time on placement.

The Technical services and Manufacturing Science group (TS/MS) are responsible for providing technical support for existing manufacturing processes as well as support for commercialization and technology transfer of new processes to our contract partners. During the placement the student will be exposed to a variety of roles and functions while working as part of a cross functional team. These may include but are not limited to online operational support, process safety, quality, regulatory, deviation management and investigation and project work. Working alongside the TS/MS team will enable the student to employ their existing knowledge and to expand it further.

In addition to providing relevant work experience, there is a good social interaction and plenty of extracurricular activities including those provided by the company's very active Sports and Social club.

Requirements

Currently enrolled in 3rd level education and ready to pursue student placement as part of an undergraduate program.

Excellent analytical, interpersonal, written and oral communication skills.

Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.

Ability to prioritize activities.

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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