Sr. Principal Process Engineer - ADN Ramp Team

Eli Lilly and Company; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 114,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled engineer to join their expanding team focused on Peptide API processes. This role involves providing technical expertise, coaching local teams, and ensuring safe and efficient facility start-ups. Candidates will leverage their problem-solving skills and collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance operational excellence. With significant travel opportunities and the chance to work on groundbreaking projects, this position offers a dynamic environment for professional growth and development. If you are passionate about making a difference in healthcare, this role is an exciting opportunity to advance your career.

Benefits

401(k)

Pension

Vacation benefits

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Flexible benefits

Life insurance

Well-being benefits

Qualifications

• 8-10 years experience in Peptide Synthesis or Purification pharmaceutical manufacturing.
• Deep technical interest in manufacturing operational excellence principles.

Responsibilities

• Provide Peptide API process engineering expertise for facility start-up.
• Coach local technical teams and support operational excellence.

Skills

Peptide Synthesis

Process Engineering

Analytical Skills

Problem Solving

Communication Skills

Collaboration

Education

BS Engineering degree

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.

Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is $114,000 - $198,000.

Position Brand Description:

The Lilly API / Dry Product Network is rapidly expanding to meet the demand for new products, and several new greenfield sites are under construction and will be starting up in the coming years. The new sites are staffed based on full-scale, steady state production; however, additional surge capacity is needed to support the site start-up and help quickly ramp to full capacity rates.

The ADN RAMP (Rapid Access to Medicines for Patients) team is a cross-functional team that will bring deep manufacturing expertise and will support each site start-up through Operational Excellence knowledge, rapid troubleshooting and problem-solving capability, and surge capacity resources. This unique opportunity will enable team members to work at our new sites, create a larger Lilly network, build and use their technical skills, and learn leadership skills through formal training and on-the-ground experiences. This team will also build strategies to help other new Lilly sites to start up faster, helping to accelerate Lilly’s vision of serving more patients.

Success in this challenging role will require supporting the sites through startup through direct technical execution, coaching next employees, and strong collaboration – and development of the local technical and operational teams to be ready for full operation.

The team will directly report through their respective functions but will be coordinated by the Ramp Team Sr. Director.

Key Objectives / Deliverables:

• Provide Peptide API process engineering expertise to the Global Facility Delivery team and the Site Process Engineering team, with a strong focus on safe, right first time delivery and on-time facility start-up, through application of process engineering fundamentals.
• Partner with the site engineering team to provide consultation and technical problem solving related to Peptide API unit operations, Process Safety Management, operational readiness, and C&Q support.
• Coach and develop local technical team capabilities to support acceleration of operational excellence and technical skills.
• Utilize root cause analysis techniques to investigate process and equipment issues and deliver robust and sustainable corrective and preventative actions.
• Monitor, assess, and document equipment performance to maintain ongoing qualification of assets.
• Maintain the basis of safety for process equipment.

Basic Requirements:

• BS Engineering degree with 8-10 years experience in Peptide Synthesis or Purification pharmaceutical manufacturing.
• Deep technical interest and understanding in manufacturing operational excellence principles.

Additional Skills / Preferences:

• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Collaborative skills with operations, automation, and other process team members.
• Ability to coach others.
• Ability to influence without authority.
• Ability to clarify and simplify complex issues.
• Strong trust building with peers and leaders.
• Willing to work off-shift hours as needed to support project milestones and training of new employees.

Other Information:

The ADN RAMP team will support multiple new API / Dry Products sites in various locations (US and OUS). Significant travel may be required to current startup sites in order to meet business needs, along with potential short-term assignments across the network (can include international relocations). Candidates must be mobile and flexible.

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 for further assistance.

Lilly is an EEO / Affirmative Action Employer and 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.

Our employee resource groups (ERGs) offer strong support networks for their members and help our company develop talented individuals for future leadership roles.

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; life insurance and death benefits; certain time off and leave of absence benefits; and well-being benefits.

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