Sr. Principal Process Engineer - ADN Ramp Team

Initial Therapeutics, Inc.; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 114,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a driven professional to join their ADN RAMP team, focusing on Peptide API process engineering. This role offers a unique opportunity to support new product sites, enhance operational excellence, and develop leadership skills through hands-on experience. The ideal candidate will possess a strong technical background in pharmaceutical manufacturing and a passion for coaching and collaboration. Join a dynamic team dedicated to making life better for patients worldwide while enjoying the chance to grow your career in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of experience in Peptide Synthesis or Purification manufacturing.
• Deep understanding of manufacturing operational excellence principles.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Peptide Synthesis

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.