Sr Principal Engineer - MES Systems

About the role

Lilly is entering an exciting period of growth and we are committed to delivering innovative medicines to patients around the world. Lilly is investing over $50 Billion to create new Manufacturing Capacity throughout the world. This is an exciting once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to help build and start up new sites.

Responsibilities

• Develop and integrate MES common and site-specific components.
• Benchmark on innovative solutions (external and internal to Lilly).
• Dynamically adapt road map to site evolution/strategic directions, and new trends/issues.
• Support MES solutions start up activities.
• Work with site resources towards replication & standardization to drive value and implement the appropriate technical solutions.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and implications to existing Lilly footprint.
• Maintain open communication with MES vendor(s) to address needs in standard solution or via functional packs.
• Evaluate and translate functional requirements into technical solutions.
• Ensure project and/or validation documentation is maintained during lifecycle & release management.
• Develops \ assists in the creation and maintenance of the MES interfaces with other Lilly systems.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in IT, Engineering, or related technical field, 10+ years of strong experience with MES system implementations and Data Integration preferably Syncade/Delta V MES.
• Professional experience working in a GXP, regulated environment.

Qualifications

• Preferred Skills: Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Regulatory compliance knowledge and experience (cGMP), Effective people and team leadership skills, Ability to manage and contribute to multiple concurrent activities and adapt to changes in priorities, Ability to cross functionally collaborate, Excellent written and oral communication skills, Demonstrate creativity, analytical thinking, and the ability to troubleshoot and solve problems, Knowledge of cloud solutions and architecture, History of promoting safety and maintaining a safe work environment, Establish a strong site culture based in Lilly values, expectations, and operational excellence standards, Demonstrate adherence to compliance for internal and external quality guidance, Demonstrate and promote Operational Excellence, Effectively encourage knowledge sharing and education.

Skills

• Have experience serving as an escalation contact with vendor(s)
• Proven technical ability to develop and integrate MES solutions

Pay

The anticipated wage for this position is $126,000 - $184,800

Schedule

Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance).

Benefits

• Ineligible for sponsorship
• Eligible 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
• Well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities)