Process Engineer - Lilly Medicine Foundry

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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

Lilly is currently constructing an advanced research facility for production of API molecules for clinical trials located in Lebanon, IN. This facility is Lilly's largest investment in a clinical trial 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 startup 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 Process Engineer to support the pilot plant facility in Lebanon with a focus on peptide and oligonucleotide synthesis. This position involves solving technical challenges with equipment design, developing and sustaining process knowledge, optimizing processes, and managing equipment capabilities.

Responsibilities

The Process Engineer provides technical assessment and support for production operations in the areas of developing and sustaining process knowledge, process and equipment support, process optimization, equipment capability and asset management, and engineering business systems. This role is to serve as a process engineer supporting drug substance active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturing for peptide and oligonucleotide synthesis.

Key Responsibilities :

• Perform impact and risk assessments for the peptide and oligo synthesizers and unit operations
• Learn the lab and plant design for the reactors including automation recipes and procedures.
• Ensure that people and their environment are safe and that company policies concerning safety are followed.
• Ensure processing equipment remains compliant with PR&D Quality System requirements, applicable engineering standards, and cGMP requirements.
• Assesses rig fit by receiving the technical data package for new processes and performing modeling, simulations and / or experimental work as required to ensure heat and mass transfer are acceptable when scaling to the plant.
• Active engagement and communication with : HSE, Quality Assurance, Tech Services, Development, Operations, FUME / C&Q, Automation, Maintenance, Environmental Monitoring, and Manufacturing.
• Author, review, or approve high-quality technical reports and regulatory submissions dealing with the work performed by the department. Ensure that records and technical notebooks are adequately maintained.
• Demonstrate the Lilly Leadership behaviors, as defined in the Lilly Performance Management system. This is of high importance when working within the Foundry team of analytical and process chemists as well as automation engineers and operations.
• Demonstrate engagement and employ a quality mindset in all endeavors by proactively identifying quality issues and communicating appropriately.
• Develop or review plans and timetables for project work.

Basic Qualifications

Additional Skills / Preferences

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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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Salary : $64,500 - $167,200