Kinsale Careers

Our state-of-the-art Kinsale site is unique in the biopharmaceutical industry in Ireland. The Lilly campus accommodates chemical synthesis, biotechnology and continuous manufacturing technologies - all inside one site boundary.

Lilly Kinsale – Working Together for a Better Life

Lilly Kinsale is home to over 1,300 employees and has been built on a team-based working environment where everyone takes pride in our contributions to the site and the company, and most of all the positive impact we are able to have on the lives of people around the world who depend on Lilly medicines.

Our mission at Lilly Kinsale is to make medicine to help millions of patients worldwide, with safety first, and quality always.

We offer many exciting career paths available in a variety of functions across the business. The nature of our site allows us to work with traditional batch chemical synthesis technology, biotechnology, synthetic peptide and continuous manufacturing technologies – all within one site boundary, and we believe every employee at Kinsale plays an integral part in our mission.

Alongside the manufacturing plants, home to Operators, Engineers and a wide range of functional teams including Analytical Laboratories and Manufacturing Science/Technical Services, the site is also home to critical functional teams such as Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Environmental, Health and Safety, Finance and Human Resources.

Whatever path you choose, you will find Lilly Manufacturing at Kinsale is an exciting place to work, with a genuine, supportive and friendly team spirit that epitomises the warmth and welcome of West Cork.

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Employee wellbeing goes beyond site safety, and Live4Life is our dynamic wellness strategy developed to respond to the evolving needs and priorities of employees.

Live4Life is a holistic and integrated approach to employee health, safety & wellbeing, built on four essential pillars: Live Safe, Live Fit, Live Healthy, Live Well.

Employees benefit from access to a fully equipped gym, 2 fitness studios, mothers' room, wellness rooms and occupational health consultation areas.

Diversity and Inclusion and Environmental Sustainability also form important parts within the Live Well and Live Healthy pillars, and we have five employee resource groups. These groups offer strong support networks and provide the opportunity to learn about the many cultures that make up Lilly. All employees are welcome and encouraged to join.

At all stages of your career, you will find continuous learning and development opportunities and programmes. You will also find a huge variety of health and wellness programmes, sports and social activities and a host of other benefits if you join our team.

Find your place at Lilly Kinsale.

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Live4Life at Lilly Kinsale

At Kinsale, we have an holistic and integrated approach to employee health, safety & wellbeing called “Life4Life”, which is built on four essential pillars: Live Safe, Live Fit, Live Healthy, Live Well.