Manufacturing IT Analyst — Site Ops & OT Partner

Elanco; Elwood (IN); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Elanco is seeking a Site Senior IT Analyst for the Elwood manufacturing facility to ensure reliable and secure IT infrastructure across manufacturing and labs. You will partner with OT stakeholders and lead IT projects to enable safe, compliant, and efficient operations.

Responsibilities include maintaining site IT systems, collaborating with regional/global IT teams, and delivering technology solutions aligned with regulatory standards while supporting 24/7 operations on-site.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of hands-on IT experience, preferably in manufacturing, lab, or regulated environments.
• Minimum of 2 years of hands-on IT project management experience with senior stakeholders.
• Proven troubleshooting and root-cause analysis across IT/OT environments and infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Ensure reliability, availability, and security of site IT systems and services supporting manufacturing and laboratory operations; troubleshoot issues in a compliant manner.
• Serve as the primary on-site IT contact for site leadership and liaise with regional/global IT teams, vendors, and service providers.
• Build partnerships with business/operational stakeholders to identify needs and deliver effective technology solutions.
• Provide local support for enterprise applications and maintain site-specific systems, including validation and change control.
• Lead and manage multiple technology projects, including scope definition, risk management, and status communication.

Skills

Cisco networking

Wireless access points

Palo Alto firewalls

VMware

Windows Server

SolarWinds

ITIL / ServiceNow

Incident management

Change management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT/CS/Engineering

Tools

ServiceNow

VMware vSphere

SolarWinds

Job description

Elanco is seeking a Site Senior IT Analyst for the Elwood manufacturing facility to ensure reliable and secure IT infrastructure across manufacturing and labs. You will partner with OT stakeholders and lead IT projects to enable safe, compliant, and efficient operations.

Responsibilities include maintaining site IT systems, collaborating with regional/global IT teams, and delivering technology solutions aligned with regulatory standards while supporting 24/7 operations on-site.