Principal Process Engineer - Critical Utilities - Lebanon API

Eli Lilly and Company; Lebanon (IN); On-site; USD 64,000 - 168,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare company is seeking a Principal Critical Utilities Process Engineer for their new manufacturing facility in Lebanon, Indiana. This key role involves overseeing critical utility systems in a GMP environment, contributing to the start-up and optimization of manufacturing operations. The successful candidate will leverage their engineering expertise to enhance product delivery and operational efficiency in a state-of-the-art facility dedicated to producing life-changing medicines.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits program

401(k) and pension options

Flexible spending accounts

Employee assistance program

Qualifications

• 7+ years of relevant experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing operations.
• Deep technical interest and understanding in chemical engineering.

Responsibilities

• Oversee GMP water pre-treatment and distribution systems.
• Provide engineering support for facility start-up and operations.
• Develop operational readiness plans and ensure safety compliance.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving skills

Creativity

Flexibility

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering (chemical or mechanical preferred)

Job description

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.

Lilly is currently constructing an advanced manufacturing facility for production of API (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient) molecules located in Lebanon, IN. This facility is Lilly’s largest investment in manufacturing capacity and is intended to provide APIs for current and future products, including new modalities. This is a unique opportunity to be a part of the start-up team for a greenfield manufacturing site, and the successful candidate will help to build the processes and facility to enable a successful startup into GMP manufacturing operations.

We are seeking a Principal Critical Utilities Process Engineer to support the API manufacturing business in Lebanon.The Utilities Engineer will be responsible for critical utilities in a GMP environment. Overseeing GMP water pre-treatment, generation and distribution, as well as other utility systems supporting manufacturing. This engineering role is core to delivering our product pipeline across batch and continuous API production and development.

Responsibilities

Facility Start-Up:

• Provide engineering support to theglobal facility deliveryteam(Lilly’sglobal largescalecapitaldeliveryteam)with a strong focus on right first time and on schedule facility start-up(e.g.design reviews,process safety assessments,user requirements, C&Q support, unit operationshakedown and startup, facility operational readiness)
• Define and own relevant aspects of the overall integrated operational readinessplan(e.g.SOP development,maintenance strategy,automation optimization,pre-startup safety reviews, alarm requirements, performance qualification requirements/protocol development,etc.)
• Own the qualified state of equipment for respectivearea of responsibility
• Develop and implement unit operation and equipment control strategy to sustain and optimize utilities/ecu systems in support of manufacturing operations
• Supportinitialoperationstraining requirementsastheequipmentand areaSME

Facility Operations:

• Provide engineering support in utilities operations through application of chemical and/or mechanical engineering fundamentals.
• Monitor, assess and document equipment performance to maintain ongoing qualification.
• Develop and maintain the basis of safety for equipment as required.
• Integrate mechanistic modelling, process simulation and analysis into current and future processes to enhance process understanding and control.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities related to equipment and processes as core member of cross-functional process team.
• Utilize root cause analysis techniques to investigate process and equipment issues and deliver robust and sustainable corrective and preventative actions

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (chemical or mechanical preferred)
• 7+ years of relevant experience in relevant pharmaceutical manufacturing operations

Additional Skills/Preferences

• Deep technical interest and understanding in the field of chemical engineering
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a process team consisting of a diverse group of management, production, science and engineering professionals
• Creativity to identify improvement opportunities and the tenacity/initiative to see them implemented
• Guidance/mentoring of others through processes
• Flexibility to meet business needs

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

$64,500 - $167,200

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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