Manufacturing Associate - Advanced Manufacturing

Lilly • Lebanon, IN

1d • $65,250 - $145,200 • Onsite

About The Position

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.
Lilly is currently constructing a cutting-edge facility for the manufacture of new modalities including Gene Therapy in Lebanon, Indiana. This facility will be Lilly’s most technically advanced manufacturing site focused on the delivery of the next wave of innovative products at Lilly. It will include next-generation manufacturing technologies and advanced data collection and analysis platforms that will deliver improvements in safety, quality, and process performance. This is a unique opportunity to be a part of the team for the startup of a greenfield manufacturing site, and the successful candidate will help to start up the facility for both clinical and commercial supply.
This is an exciting opportunity to help start up a state-of-the-art facility and build a manufacturing supply chain from ground-up.
Position Overview:
The Manufacturing Associate will be responsible for performing routine manufacturing activities across GMP manufacturing areas, including: Cell Culture, Downstream Purification, and Fill & Finish at the Lebanon Advanced Therapies, LP2 site.
Initially, the Manufacturing Associate will be responsible for supporting execution of equipment qualification, developing site operations procedures and setting up production areas. During this initial project delivery/startup phase of the project, roles will be fluid and dynamic. Once the plant is operational, the Manufacturing Associate will be responsible for execution of production activities on their shift under the leadership of the shift supervisor.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field.
• Or high school diploma + 5 years of relevant pharmaceutical manufacturing operations experience.
• Qualified applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Lilly will not provide support for or sponsor work authorization and visas for this role, including but not limited to F-1 CPT, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, J-1, H-1B, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, or L-1.
• Requires learning and understanding Good Manufacturing Practices and strict adherence to GMP regulations.
• Will be expected to adhere to all safety and environmental guidelines and to promote safety and environmental compliance in all areas.

Nice To Haves

• Direct manufacturing experience with automatic, manual, and semi-automated equipment, following operational procedures.
• Technical problem-solving skills.
• Good communications skills (both oral and written).
• Good organization skills.
• Ability to work with and learn new digital systems
• Ability to demonstrate attention to detail

Responsibilities

• Work cross functionally with TSMS and Engineering to develop procedures, MES records, and establish operational controls.
• Work in a cleanroom environment to produce advanced therapies in a safe and quality manner.
• Coordinate production activities with Quality Control, Quality Assurance, and Plant Maintenance to facilitate on-time release of advanced therapies.
• Participate in equipment commissioning and qualification testing and process validation activities in collaboration with other departments.
• Safely work with BSL-2 materials, following site biologics safety program.
• Conduct and appropriately document production of advanced Therapies via strict adherence to digital manufacturing batch records and affiliated SOPs.
• Utilize and monitor manufacturing equipment to ensure performance and safety standards are met.
• Collaborate with maintenance technicians, equipment manufacturers, and quality assurance to ensure that all production equipment is in good working order and is validated for use.
• Provide verbal and written reports to supervisors and other teams in a clear and concise manner.
• Maintain accurate and complete electronic records and logbooks as per cGLP and/or cGMP, as appropriate.
• Adhere to all applicable procedures, cGLP, cGMPs, company policies, and any other quality or regulatory requirements.
• Compliance with cleanroom gowning requirements required for completing specific work in drug substance and drug product.
• Work well in a fast-paced team environment.
• Maintain focus on a complex task for 4-6 hours at a time.
• Maintain clear, consistent, and constant verbal communication with one or more team members during performance of duties.

Benefits

• company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance)
• company-sponsored 401(k)
• pension
• vacation benefits
• 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)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level