Bioprocess Engineering Advisor

At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals

As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets. We’re driven by our vision of ‘Food and Companionship Enriching Life’ and our approach to sustainability – the Elanco Healthy Purpose™ – to advance the health of animals, people, the planet and our enterprise.

At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success. Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.

Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today

Your Role: Bioprocess Engineering Advisor

The Bioprocess Engineering Advisor role is a self-starter capable of working independently and leverages their comprehensive understanding of (bio)chemical engineering principles and subject matter expertise to provide technical leadership and consultation to the Elanco Animal Health Biotech Network sites producing vaccines, monoclonal antibodies (mAb), and other fermented products.  This role will partner with site leadership, plant engineers, site process engineers, and Technical Service/Manufacture Science (TSMS) scientists and engineers to provide rigorous technical solutions for existing products and new products being brought to the market. 

Your Responsibilities:

• Consultation – Advise and assist sites globally with process optimization and design, technical evaluations, capital expenditure and recapitalization, product launches, technology assessments and specific problem resolution including troubleshooting and root cause analysis. 
• Technical Leadership – Provide engineering support and guidance related to manufacturing strategy (critical capital investments, business development, etc.), alignment of priorities and development of engineering capability and expertise. 
• Knowledge Sharing – Develop and implement tools and programs to foster knowledge and best practice sharing across the Global Elanco Engineering community.  Participate in Communities of Practice.  Provide coaching and mentorship of junior engineering staff.   
• Capital Support – Provide technical consulting, from conceptual through detailed design and commissioning and qualification, for capital projects.
• External Influence – Leverage external resources to stay current in specific area of technology expertise and when necessary to complement internal resources.

What You Need to Succeed (Minimum Qualifications): 

• Education: B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering, Biochemical Engineering or a related field
• Required Experience: Minimum of 10 years in biologics pharmaceutical and/or vaccine manufacturing operations including experience with cell culture, fermentation, recovery, purification, formulation and/or aseptic filling operations
• Top Skills: Experience in a GMP environment including working knowledge of USDA, EU and/or FDA regulatory compliance requirements. 

What will give you a competitive edge (Preferred Qualifications):

• Significant experience (15 years) in Animal Health, Pharmaceutical or Biotech manufacturing environments including clean utilities, HVAC, maintenance and reliability, and safety and environmental aspects
• A high degree of technical knowledge of vaccine operations (antigen production, formulation, aseptic filling, and lyophilization) and bioprocessing (fermentation, bioreactor design, tangential flow filtration, and chromatography). 
• Understanding of validation activities, technology transfer and process validation
• Demonstrated ability to apply problem-solving methodology to complex technical situations within required deadlines and strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple assignments concurrently.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret and apply quality, safety and business requirements to different situations by understanding customer needs

Additional Information:

• Travel: min. of 30% on an annual basis
• Location: Global Elanco Headquarters- Greenfield, IN Hybrid Work Environment.
• Must be fluent in English.
• Flexibility in domestic and international travel (sometimes at short notice) to visit manufacturing sites in support of significant business initiatives.

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