Technical Specialist/Manufacturing Scientist Engineer

1 month ago

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States Eli Lilly and Company Full time

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.

Join us at Eli Lilly in a dynamic role where you'll be a pivotal force in our Device and Packaging Manufacturing division, supporting our mission to deliver life-saving medications to patients worldwide. As a Technical Specialist in Manufacturing Sciences, you will provide technical oversight and will work to deliver successful approaches for new and existing medicines introduced on lines, support technical transfer, and optimize existing control and capacity to maintain the reliable supply for products across the site.

Key Objectives and Deliverables:

Technical Subject Matter Expert (SME) Oversight:

Demonstrate a strong ownership and stewardship for the device and packaging area you support by being flexible, proactive and involved.Liaise with regulatory function to align on regulatory strategies for new products, packaging, platform changes and planning for consolidated technical change agendas. Identify and lead the deployment of new technologies as appropriate.Engage externally to ensure the organization stays current in the evolving science, manufacturing technology, regulatory and compliance environment. Leverage these to improve strategies and applications for developing and controlling manufacturing processes.Prepare, review, and approve study designs, protocols, technical reports, and other related technical documentation. Provide input on the experimental findings and conclusions.Independently identify the key scientific questions/issues and develops solutions to advance business objectives.Innovation and Problem-Solving:Provide technical and effective process support services for production issue resolution and investigation with proficient data analysis and first principles applications, ensuring reliable solutions, safe execution, and regulatory compliance.Identify and drive improvement opportunities. Implement the organization's technology transfer agenda, ensuring seamless integration and replication of Site business and Quality Systems for Commercial Launch/Technical Agenda activities.Support complex investigation of key issues and events and work on the identification and implementation of CAPA plans to address such events and prevent recurrence.Regulatory Compliance:Ensure adherence to current regulatory requirements, including cGMP standards, OSHA regulations, and environmental sustainability goals.Support site inspection readiness and execution. This role has direct interaction with Regulatory Agencies during site inspections.Identify weaknesses and opportunities in control strategy and pursue improvements and resolutionEstablish guidance and standards for critical aspects of the operational and equipment control strategy supporting device and packaging platforms.Process Optimization:Develop local processes and procedures to enhance efficiency and effectiveness, utilizing lean tools for success.Use first principles and theoretical knowledge to define scientific approaches to support technical expectations. Utilize in depth understanding of materials, process, and product to improve product/process robustness, reduce variability, and provide improvement in control strategies.Perform process monitoring of critical parameters and react to signals/trends to drive continuous improvement, process capability and prevention of issues.Cross Functional Collaboration:Foster knowledge sharing and education within the team and with key internal and external partners to drive alignment, share best practices, technical principles and meet manufacturing goals.Collaboratively integrate different disciplines such as engineering and analytical science on technical projects, process performance improvements, or control strategy effectivenessMentorship:Mentor and provide coaching to develop other technical resources on scientific approach, technology, as well as business approach and behaviors. This may include coaching on first principles, change or deviation management and processing issue resolution.Create a safe and encouraging environment for colleagues to share ideas, contribute and thriveWillingness to openly share, to speak up and ensure others understand the risks when making business choices and decisions.Safety and Quality Culture:Lead by example in building and driving a culture of safety first and quality always within the organization.Author, Review and/or approve GMP documentation including procedures, deviation investigations, technical reports, change controls, regulatory submissions, validation protocols and summary reports, PFDs, APRs, etc.Minimum Qualifications:Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Science or related fields.5+ years of experience in a technical role of pharmaceutical manufacturing or regulated industryStrong understanding of cGMPs and pharmaceutical or regulated industry manufacturing.Ability to lead complex technical projects and make informed decisions.Demonstrated, strong technical leadership and communication skills. Communicates effectively across disciplines and types of audiences (internal and external) to influence and/or drive common understanding and appropriate actions.Ability to work well independently, as well as in teams. Provides partnership and collaboration across multiple disciplines. Demonstrated, strong analytical and problem solving abilities.Familiarity with Commercialization process and Process Control requirements.Additional preferences:Project management experience and basic statistical skills.Prior experience in packaging and/or dry/wet device assembling operations.Working knowledge of equipment and facility qualification processes.Safety equipment (PPE) and precautions required in the manufacturing plant environment.Travel may be required to support business needs. Eli Lilly and Company, Lilly USA, LLC and our wholly owned subsidiaries (collectively "Lilly") are committed to help individuals with disabilities to participate in the workforce and ensure equal opportunity to compete for jobs. If you require an accommodation to submit a resume for positions at Lilly, please email Lilly Human Resources ( ) for further assistance. Please note This email address is intended for use only to request an accommodation as part of the application process. Any other correspondence will not receive a response.

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