Sr. Process Engineer - ADN Ramp Team

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

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated process engineer to support new product sites. This role involves providing engineering expertise to ensure safe and timely facility start-ups while coaching local teams in operational excellence. Candidates will work collaboratively to tackle challenges, utilize root cause analysis, and enhance equipment performance. The position offers the chance to make a significant impact on the company's mission of delivering life-changing medicines. Join a dynamic team committed to innovation and excellence in the healthcare sector, where your contributions will help serve more patients effectively.

Benefits

401(k) plan

Pension

Vacation benefits

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Flexible spending accounts

Life insurance

Employee assistance program

Fitness benefits

Qualifications

• 3+ years in process engineering within pharmaceutical manufacturing.
• Strong understanding of operational excellence principles.

Responsibilities

• Support site start-ups through process engineering and operational excellence.
• Coach local teams to enhance technical skills and operational readiness.

Skills

Process Engineering

Operational Excellence

Root Cause Analysis

Analytical Skills

Problem-Solving

Coaching

Communication Skills

Collaboration

Education

BS degree in Engineering

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.

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 process engineering support 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 additional capacity for tasks including but not limited to: operational readiness, C&Q support, on-floor process support, document reviews, deviation investigation, change controls.

• 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 degree in Engineering with minimum 3 years of process team experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing, preferably API/Dry Products.

• Deep technical interest and understanding in manufacturing operational excellence principles.

Additional Skills/Preferences:

• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.

• 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.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Collaborative skills with operations, automation, and other process team members.

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 (https://careers.lilly.com/us/en/workplace-accommodation) for further assistance.

Lilly is proud to be an EEO Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

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.

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