Sr. Principal Process Engineering SME, Parenteral

Overview

The Engineering Tech Center at Lilly provides global technical expertise in engineering sciences related to Process Engineering and secondary/tertiary loop disciplines. This includes knowledge and stewardship of First Principles, unit operations, Equipment Flow Diagrams, Capability Calculations, Material & Energy Balances, Facilities (fitness for use), Root Cause applications, Equipment and Unit Operation Changes/Improvements including new technologies, Scale-ups, Periodic Reviews, Process Safety, Maintenance/Reliability, etc. This function has a global presence.

Responsibilities

• Provides engineering support to global manufacturing sites for the customer network, Global Facilities Delivery (GFD), development sites, as well as external manufacturing organizations and alliances.
• Serves as a technical resource in Aseptic Processing and Parenteral Technologies such as Equipment Preparation, Formulation, Filling, Freeze Drying, and Isolation systems, providing expert process engineering support globally.
• Serves as a mentor to Lilly engineers with a focus on technical development and functional capability building.
• Monitors and, when appropriate, influences change in external codes and standards on Lilly's behalf.
• Provides technical consulting and leadership, both conceptual and detailed design, to Global Facilities Delivery on major capital projects.
• Provides technical consulting and leadership to Lilly’s external manufacturing partners.
• Provides Network technical leadership, oversight, and ownership for designated equipment platforms or processes.
• Investigates, develops, and integrates emerging technology and capabilities applicable to the Parenteral manufacturing process to meet production and compliance requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical field.
• Minimum 10 plus years in cGMP manufacturing or manufacturing support experience with increasing technical responsibility.

Additional Preferences

• Extensive knowledge of parenteral processing equipment and operations including formulation, filling, freeze drying, and isolation equipment.
• Demonstrated ability to solve technical problems and implement projects.
• Familiarity with technology advances in vial, cartridge, and syringe container closure systems.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to be effective in a team-based situation.
• Ability to work across boundaries (functional, geographic, external company, etc).
• Demonstrated learning agility.
• Ability to work effectively with outside suppliers.